Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Beaches of Agnes
September 20, 2018 | David FarnorThis playful, innovative documentary is a winning autobiography from a legend of cinema.Read More
Netflix UK film review: On Chesil Beach
September 19, 2018 | David FarnorDominic Cooke brings Ian McEwan’s novella to life in this awkwardly moving drama about a naive couple on their honeymoon.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Next Gen
September 16, 2018 | David FarnorThis polished sci-fi adventure is a fun, thoughtful teen animation.Read More
VOD film review: Mary and the Witch’s Flower
September 15, 2018 | David FarnorThis magical coming-of-age tale is an enchanting adventure of identity and belonging.Read More
VOD film review: Scanners (1981)
September 14, 2018 | Anton BitelDavid Cronenberg’s coolly clinical sci-fi Scanners is mind-blowing art for outsiders.Read More
VOD film review: Reinventing Marvin
September 14, 2018 | Matthew TurnerFinnegan Oldfield and Julies Porier deliver compelling performances in Anne Fontaine’s affecting but occasionally pretentious coming-out story.Read More
VOD film review: Lucky
September 14, 2018 | Matthew TurnerHarry Dean Stanton delivers a wonderful penultimate performance in this delightful, low-key indie drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: On My Skin (Sulla Mia Pelle)
September 12, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s powerful, important drama brings a national tragedy to a global stage.Read More
FrightFest Presents VOD film review: Boar
September 10, 2018 | David FarnorNeat casting and practical effects deliver simple thrills in this likeable creature feature.Read More
VOD film review: Avengers: Infinity War
September 9, 2018 | David FarnorThe Avengers goes dark in this big, bold, bleak blockbuster that suffers from having its own sequel.Read More