Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Breathless (À Bout de Souffle, 1960)
March 16, 2019 | Leslie Byron Pitt
Godard’s eternally cool Breathless is cinema’s definitive rule-breaker – both literally and figuratively.Read More
Benjamin: A bittersweet gem
March 15, 2019 | David Farnor
Simon Amstell’s painfully hilarious drama is a caustic, sweet, quotable gem.Read More
VOD film review: Streaker
March 14, 2019 | Matthew Turner
A schoolteacher organises a streaking ring for gambling purposes in this charming, funny Swiss comedy.Read More
VOD film review: The Predator
March 13, 2019 | David Farnor
This mis-matched misfire of a reboot is too hyperactive for its own good.Read More
VOD film review: An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
March 13, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement make a delightful double-act in Craig Hosking’s follow-up to The Greasy Strangler.Read More
VOD film review: The Immigrant
March 10, 2019 | David Farnor
James Gray’s portrait of an American Dream gone wrong is vivid, compelling and a little too chilling.Read More
VOD film review: Under The Silver Lake
March 10, 2019 | Anton Bitel
David Robert Mitchell’s L.A. slacker noir puts the cult in mystery, concealing more than it reveals about the male gaze.
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VOD film review: Three Identical Strangers
March 9, 2019 | Matthew Turner
A feel-good story about triplets separated at birth takes a sinister turn in this compelling documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Border
March 9, 2019 | Matthew Turner
This one-of-a-kind genre mash-up from the writer of Let the Right One In is a delightfully strange original.Read More
VOD film review: Blood Punch (2015)
March 8, 2019 | Anton Bitel
Madellaine Paxson’s black comedy horror uses its Groundhog Day structure to capture cycles of abuse, addiction and violence.Read More
