Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Waterworld (1995)
April 6, 2018 | Mark HarrisonThere’s something strangely captivating about Kevin Costner’s bloated, bizarre 90s blockbuster.Read More
120 BPM: Powerfully urgent cinema
April 6, 2018 | David FarnorThis portrait of the ACT UP movement is an intellectual drama, political thriller and living tragedy in a powerfully urgent package.Read More
VOD film review: Battle of the Sexes
April 5, 2018 | David FarnorThis superbly acted tennis drama is a smashing crowd-pleaser.Read More
VOD film review: Justice League (2017)
April 2, 2018 | David FarnorA forgettable villain and confused tone means DC’s superhero crossover is an uneven missed opportunity.Read More
VOD film review: Ingrid Goes West
April 2, 2018 | David FarnorThis social media satire is a deliciously spiky takedown of modern life through an Insta-lens.Read More
VOD film review: Spider-Man: Homecoming
April 1, 2018 | David FarnorTom Holland slings webs like he was born to do it in this hugely entertaining superhero flick.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Small Town Crime
March 31, 2018 | David FarnorJohn Hawkes shines in this dark, offbeat, likeable genre flick.Read More
VOD film review: The Bachelors
March 30, 2018 | Matthew TurnerJ.K. Simmons and Julie Delpy are reason enough to see this touching, low-key drama.Read More
VOD film review: Fashionista
March 29, 2018 | Ian WintertonA disturbingly unsettling descent from consumerist normality to the dark and bloody depths of insanity. Read More
Netflix UK film review: Game Over, Man!
March 25, 2018 | David FarnorThis unfunny Die Hard comedy levels down to the lowest common denominator.Read More