Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Endless
June 29, 2018 | David Farnor
Moorhead and Benson tap into the creepiness of the everyday in this cult horror slice of stunningly ambitious cinema.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Calibre
June 29, 2018 | Josh Slater-Williams
This nerve-shredding thriller is a terrific calling card for writer-director Matt Palmer.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Alex Strangelove
June 26, 2018 | Ian Winterton
Netflix’s teen rom-com is warm, likeable and contains a positive message about sexuality.Read More
VOD film review: Dark River
June 26, 2018 | David Farnor
Clio Barnard’s intense Gothic pastoral is a superbly performed study of unspoken grief and aggressive denial.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Veronica (2017)
June 25, 2018 | David Farnor
REC director Paco Plaza conjures up fresh terror in familiar tropes with this fast, slick ouija horror.Read More
Ocean’s Twelve: Looking back at an unfairly maligned sequel
June 24, 2018 | Mark Harrison
Soderbergh turns it up past Eleven in this unfairly maligned experimental sequel.Read More
VOD film review: Studio 54
June 23, 2018 | Mike Williams
This documentary about the iconic titular nightclub is a comprehensive and emotionally taut account of the rise and death of disco culture.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Hellbound: Hellraiser II
June 22, 2018 | Anton Bitel
The first (and best) Hellraiser sequel takes us to an Escher-like underworld of surrealist psychodramas.Read More
VOD film review: In the Fade
June 22, 2018 | Matthew Turner
Diane Kruger delivers a career-best performance in this devastating German drama based on real-life race-hate attacks.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Kill Bill Volume 2
June 17, 2018 | David Farnor
Tarantino’s rip-roaring rampage of revenge ends with a whimper rather than a bang.Read More
