Netflix review: The Last Airbender (2010)

Director: M Night Shyamalan Cast: Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Noah Ringer, Aasif Mandvi Certificate: PG

“I knew from the first moment we discovered you were a bender that this day would come.” In the mystical world of the … Read More

Amazon Prime Video film review: Splice

Director: Vincenzo Natali Cast: Adrien Brody, Delphine Chanéac, Sarah Polley Certificate: 15 Watch Splice online in the UK: Amazon Prime Video / Amazon Instant Video / iTunes / TalkTalk TV Store / Google Play

We’ve all been there. Created our … Read More

VOD film review: Superhero Movie

Director: Craig Mazin Cast: Drake Bell Certificate: 12A Watch Superhero Movie online in the UK: Amazon Prime Video / iTunes / TalkTalk TV Store / Amazon Instant Video / Google Play

Who am I? You sure you want to know? … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Please Give

8

Thorny, but first-class.

Accomplished and unpleasant, Please Give is an engaging and clever study of wealth, charity – and a lack thereof.Read More

Netflix review: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Director: Werner Herzog Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer Certificate: 18

Werner Herzog has made some weird films in his time. Some weird in a good way, some weird in a bad way, some just plain weird. But the … Read More

Netflix review: Extract

Director: Mike Judge Cast: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons Certificate: 15

Joel (Bateman) owns an extract plant making food flavourings. He has a busy life, an unfulfilling marriage, and the world’s most annoying neighbour. He’s on the … Read More

Netflix review: Whip It

Director: Drew Barrymore Cast: Ellen Page, Alia Shawkat, Marcia Gay Harden Certificate: 12A

With all that big flashy 3-D out there, people might miss a quirky little teen-sports-underdog-comedy. 17 year old Bliss (Page) is pushed by her mother (Harden) through … Read More

Netflix review: The Strangers

Director: Bryan Bertino Cast: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman Certificate: 15

The Strangers is Bryan Bertino’s directing debut and based on this offering, a long and successful career awaits him. If by “long and successful”, you mean “churn out second-rate horror … Read More

Netflix review: Shutter Island

Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow Certificate: 15

You know those films where you can guess the ending from the trailer? Based on Dennis Lehane’s novel, Shutter Island sees Federal Marshall Edward Daniels … Read More

Amazon Prime film review: The Chaser

Director: Hon-Jin Na Cast: Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Yeong-hie Seo Certificate: 18 Watch The Chaser online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Amazon Instant / TalkTalk TV Store / iTunes / Google Play

What with all the Zohans, Shreks and … Read More