Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post
January 20, 2019 | Bianca GarnerDesiree Akhavan’s coming-of-age drama is an honest and moving depiction of finding one’s identity.Read More
VOD film review: Bros: After the Screaming Stops
January 20, 2019 | David FarnorThis documentary is hugely entertaining and surprisingly moving, whether you’ve heard of the band Bros or not. Read More
VOD film review: Monsters and Men
January 19, 2019 | David FarnorReinaldo Marcus Green’s elegant triptych of race, trust and justice is an urgent yet understated directorial debut.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Dude
January 18, 2019 | Georgina SmithThis well-acted coming-of-age stoner comedy manages to focus on both everything and nothing at once.Read More
Fyre: A must-see documentary about a very modern mess
January 18, 2019 | David FarnorThis entertaining, scathing dissection of the doomed Fyre festival is a gripping portrait of a thoroughly modern mess.Read More
VOD film review: Labyrinth
January 17, 2019 | David FarnorDavid Bowie and Jim Henson join forces for this cult fantasy classic.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Murder Party
January 14, 2019 | David FarnorJeremy Saulnier’s low-budget horror comedy is a fun, promising directorial debut.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Upgrade
January 12, 2019 | David FarnorLeigh Whannell’s inventive body horror fuses old-school revenge with modern tech paranoia.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The American Meme
January 12, 2019 | Matthew TurnerThis entertaining documentary explores the lives of social media superstars, finding intriguing insight and unexpected emotion.Read More
VOD film review: Red Sparrow
January 11, 2019 | David FarnorA dedicated turn by Jennifer Lawrence can’t redeem this uneven, grisly spy thriller.Read More