Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK film review: Tully
January 1, 2019 | David Farnor
This frankly funny, movingly intimate drama delivers on its premise with quiet surprise.Read More
UK TV review: Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
December 30, 2018 | David Farnor
Ben Wheatley’s chamber piece is a wickedly entertaining crucible of seething family conflict.Read More
Why It’s a Wonderful Life is the greatest Christmas film of all time
December 30, 2018 | Roxy Simons
Likes its main character, Frank Capra’s heart-warming classic sums up the true spirit of Christmas.Read More
Netflix UK review: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
December 28, 2018 | David Farnor
Black Mirror takes on free will in this dizzyingly executed descent into paranoid horror.Read More
VOD film review: Yardie
December 28, 2018 | David Farnor
Idris Elba brings style and swagger to a familiar gangster thriller.Read More
UK TV review: Zog
December 27, 2018 | David Farnor
This delightful animation about not following convention is a soaring, royal treat for all the family.Read More
Angela’s Christmas: An enchanting fable of family and love
December 25, 2018 | David Farnor
Based on a story by Frank McCourt, this enchanting short is a moving, magical fable of family and love.Read More
VOD film review: BlacKkKlansman
December 24, 2018 | Nathanael Smith
Spike Lee’s uncomfortably entertaining comedy viciously skewers modern American politics with a hammer.Read More
VOD film review: Night of the Living Dead
December 24, 2018 | Martyn Conterio
George A. Romero’s zombie classic is one of the most important horror films ever made.Read More
VOD film review: The Breadwinner
December 24, 2018 | David Farnor
This enchanting animation finds hope and strength in the courage of youth and power of stories.Read More
