VOD film review: The Amazing Johnathan Documentary

6

Rating

This entertainingly absurd documentary is a little too knowing for its own good.Read More

Netflix UK film review: I Lost My Body

8

Rating

This thoughtful, strange and compelling odyssey about a boy and his severed hand is a triumph of hand-drawn animation.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Destroyer

8

Rating

Nicole Kidman is blisteringly good in this brutally gripping crime drama.Read More

VOD film review: Diego Maradona

8

Rating

Whether you’re a sports fan or not, Diego Maradona is a slick, compelling portrait of a footballer of two halves.Read More

You’ve been watching Love Actually wrong all these years

It’s been 16 years since Love Actually first introduced us to Rowan Atkinson’s gift-wrapping, Hugh Grant’s dad dancing and Andrew Lincoln’s doorstepping of Keira Knightley. In that time, Richard Curtis’ rom-com anthology, which borders on self-parody with its filtered view … Read More

VOD film review: Midsommar

8

Rating

Surreal, scary, funny and freaky, Ari Aster’s operatic folk horror is a trip that’s worth taking.Read More

VOD film review: Yesterday

6.7

Rating

This what-if comedy from Richard Curtis is a catchy but shallow number.Read More

VOD film review: Sudden Fear

8

Rating

Director: David Miller Cast: Jack Palance, Gloria Graham, Joan Crawford Certificate: PG Watch Sudden Fear online in the UK: Amazon Prime

What if the femme fatale was actually the hero? That’s the lip-smacking question at the heart of Sudden Fear, … Read More

Netflix UK film review: Klaus

8

Rating

Netflix’s gorgeously old-fashioned animation is simple and sweet enough to charm the socks off the humbuggiest of viewers.Read More

Shudder UK film review: Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)

7

Rating

Brad Anderson plays off cinema’s light and shadow for existential, apocalyptic horror.Read More