Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki
May 19, 2017 | David FarnorBittersweet and shot through with the romance of defeat, this unconventional boxing movie is knock-out cinema.Read More
VOD film review: Pitch Perfect 2
May 19, 2017 | David FarnorA winning ensemble means this musical comedy still hits the high notes, despite increasingly loud clichés.Read More
VOD film review: Inversion
May 19, 2017 | Ian WintertonSmall but absorbing chamber piece set among Tehran’s middle class.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Lake Bodom
May 18, 2017 | David FarnorA cracking addition to the slasher genre, Lake Bodom is a suspenseful, surprising horror.Read More
VOD film review: Wonderstruck
May 18, 2017 | Martyn ConterioA charming cinematic rhapsody by a director at the top of his game.Read More
VOD film review: La La Land
May 17, 2017 | David FarnorDamien Chazelle’s bittersweet showstopper is a dazzling musical tribute to the timeless magic of the movies.Read More
VOD film review: Assassin’s Creed
May 17, 2017 | Laurence BoyceThis video game adaptation is disappointingly bland.Read More
VOD film review: Manchester by the Sea
May 16, 2017 | David FarnorThis masterfully prickly study of pain and grief throbs with unspoken emotions.Read More
Prometheus: A fascinating prequel with the wrong main character
May 16, 2017 | David FarnorPrometheus is ambitious, pretty, fascinating and impressive. It’s also a disappointment.Read More
Alien: Resurrection: A cautionary tale of trying to copy brilliance
May 14, 2017 | David FarnorThis flawed attempt to copy brilliance only leads to a disappointingly ugly mess.Read More