Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Hot Fuzz
May 11, 2017 | David Farnor
Endlessly quotable and deliriously over-the-top, Pegg, Frost and Wright serve up one of the best British comedies of the last decade.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Hollywood Shuffle
May 10, 2017 | Luke Channell
This hit-and-miss 80s sketch satire is still incisively funny and depressingly relevant in 2017. Read More
Aliens: A sci-fi film that should’ve won the Oscar for Best Actress
May 9, 2017 | David Farnor
Bigger, bolder and beautifully emotional, James Cameron’s sci-fi is one of the greatest sequels ever made.Read More
Alien: The sci-fi horror where you can hear people scream
May 8, 2017 | David Farnor
This sci-fi horror classic is a precisely terrifying feat of film-making in every possible way. Read More
Netflix UK film review: Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie
May 8, 2017 | David Farnor
Director: Jeff Garlin Cast: Jeff Garlin, Natasha Lyonne, Ava Acres Watch Handsome online in the UK: Netflix UK
Detective comedies typically come in two flavours: the tale of a bumbling idiot who nonetheless gets their man, or a story about … Read More
VOD film review: A Monster Calls
May 8, 2017 | David Farnor
A hugely moving tribute to the profound power of storytelling.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Small Crimes
May 7, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau delivera fun performance in this modest, efficient thriller.Read More
VOD film review: A Conspiracy of Faith
May 6, 2017 | David Farnor
Dark, gripping and cinematic, this is the best Department Q film yet.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Burden
May 5, 2017 | Mike Williams
An engaging portrait of the artist as an innovative man.Read More
VOD film review: Harmonium
May 5, 2017 | Matthew Turner
The arrival of a stranger plunges a family into turmoil in Koji Fukada’s powerful slow-burner. Read More
