Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK film review: The Lovers
May 8, 2019 | Matthew TurnerDebra Winger and Tracy Letts deliver winning performances in this acutely observed sex comedy.Read More
VOD film review: Holmes & Watson
May 8, 2019 | Laurence BoyceEtan Cohen’s comedy take on Holmes and Watson is a load of Baskerville hound droppings.Read More
Eyes Wide Shut: Kubrick’s most misunderstood work
May 7, 2019 | Mike WilliamsKubrick’s misunderstood masterpiece is a film about sexual and existential dysfunction.Read More
VOD film review: Barry Lyndon
May 6, 2019 | Ian WintertonKubrick’s flawed masterpiece – beautiful but (whisper it) boring.Read More
VOD film review: 2001: A Space Odyssey
May 5, 2019 | Ian WintertonA bona-fide ground-breaking, psychedelic sci-fi classic.Read More
VOD film review: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
May 3, 2019 | Matthew TurnerZac Efron delivers a stunning performance in this smartly conceived biopic of serial killer Ted Bundy.Read More
VOD film review: The Myth of the American Sleepover
May 2, 2019 | David FarnorDirector: David Robert Mitchell Cast: Brett Jacobsen, Claire Sloma Certificate: 15 Watch The Myth of the American Sleepover online in the UK: MUBI UK
“I guess guys don’t call them sleepovers,” says one teenager in The Myth of the American … Read More
VOD film review: Ash Is Purest White
April 30, 2019 | Matthew TurnerAn epic gangster romance anchored by a superb performance from Zhao Tao.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Planet Hulk
April 28, 2019 | Matthew TurnerA cast-into-space Hulk becomes the leader of a gladiator group in this entertaining adventure.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Baby Blood (1990)
April 26, 2019 | Anton BitelAlain Robak brings an epoch-spanning genetic perspective to his monster movie of maternity and madness.Read More