Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Fast X
January 26, 2024 | David FarnorJason Momoa’s larger-than-life villain brings fresh peril to this bloated but entertaining franchise.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Nyad
January 25, 2024 | Ivan RadfordAnnette Bening and Jodie Foster are superb in this stirring swimming biopic.Read More
VOD film review: Anatomy of a Fall
January 25, 2024 | Ivan RadfordJustine Triet’s slow, clinical courtroom drama is an absorbing dissection of a marriage.Read More
Wonka review: A fizzy lifting delight
January 23, 2024 | Ivan RadfordStuffed with pure imagination and charm, this playful remix of Willy Wonka’s early years is a fizzy lifting delight.Read More
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes review: An entertaining prequel
January 13, 2024 | David FarnorThis entertaining prequel to The Hunger Games doesn’t quite catch fire.Read More
Killers of the Flower Moon review: Top-tier Martin Scorsese
January 12, 2024 | Martyn ConterioA sombre and tragic epic, this exemplary true-crime adaptation is top-tier Martin Scorsese.Read More
Past Lives review: A profound masterpiece
January 7, 2024 | Ivan RadfordCeline Song’s heartachingly delicate meditation on love, life and identity is a profound masterpiece.Read More
Oppenheimer: A towering achievement
January 1, 2024 | David FarnorChristopher Nolan’s daunting, harrowing epic about the Manhattan Project is a towering achievement.Read More
How to Blow Up a Pipeline: A gripping, timely thriller
January 1, 2024 | David FarnorThis efficient, relentless and urgent eco-thriller is the timeliest film of 2023.Read More
Theater Camp: One of the funniest films of 2023
January 1, 2024 | Ivan RadfordMolly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s heartfelt ode to theatre, self-expression and belonging is one of the funniest films of 2023.Read More