Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Tomb Raider (2018)
August 2, 2018 | David FarnorAlicia Vikander makes for a likeable Lara Croft in this fun start to a promising new franchise.Read More
VOD film review: Pacific Rim: Uprising
August 2, 2018 | Jo BromilowPacific Rim: Uprising’s plot holes and underwhelming action leave you yearning for the strange magic of the original.Read More
VOD film review: Journeyman
August 1, 2018 | David FarnorPaddy Considine and Jodie Whittaker deliver knockout performances in this heartfelt boxing drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Extinction
July 31, 2018 | Ian WintertonEverything is not what it seems in Netflix’s surprising, though-provoking sci-fi actioner.Read More
VOD film review: Mom and Dad
July 29, 2018 | David FarnorNic Cage is entertainingly manic in this darkly funny parental horror.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Set It Up
July 27, 2018 | Josh Slater-WilliamsZoey Deutch and Glen Powell are delightful in this endearing, old-fashioned rom-com.Read More
VOD film review: Mission: Impossible III
July 25, 2018 | David FarnorTom Cruise runs like hell in this fun but uneven third outing for Ethan Hunt and team.Read More
VOD film review: Apostasy
July 24, 2018 | David FarnorDaniel Kokotajlo’s excellent debut is a complex, challenging and ambiguous study of family and religious loyalty.Read More
Why Mission: Impossible II is underrated
July 24, 2018 | David FarnorJohn Woo’s underrated actioner defined the Mission: Impossible formula for the sequels to come.Read More
VOD film review: Mission: Impossible (1996)
July 23, 2018 | David FarnorTom Cruise and Brian De Palma team up for this fun franchise starter that balances old-school spying with modern action.Read More