Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Heads of State: A massively entertaining action comedy
July 6, 2025 | David FarnorIdris Elba and John Cena are a massively entertaining odd-couple in this bright and breezy action comedy.Read More
Deep Cover: An inspired comedy
July 6, 2025 | David FarnorThis inspired crime comedy about improv actors recruited by the cops brilliantly commits to the bit – and then some.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: A Deadly American Marriage
July 1, 2025 | Helen ArcherThis dignified documentary about the death of Jason Corbett thoughtfully reclaims the victim’s good name.Read More
Sinners: A soulful, scary masterpiece
June 28, 2025 | David FarnorRyan Coogler’s thoughtful, creative horror is a soulful, scary and visually sumptuous riff on vampires and the blues.Read More
28 Weeks Later: A scary, worthy successor
June 23, 2025 | David FarnorBalancing family emotion with military action, this ambitious, gritty horror sequel is a worthy, scary successor.Read More
28 Days Later: A bitingly political horror
June 23, 2025 | David FarnorDanny Boyle’s visceral, living zombie nightmare is a bitingly political shot of horror.Read More
Predator: Killer of Killers: A taut, thrilling anthology
June 22, 2025 | David FarnorDan Trachtenberg’s slick, smart animated anthology is a taut, thrilling slice of sci-fi action.Read More
Echo Valley: An intense, intimate thriller
June 21, 2025 | David FarnorJulian Moore and Sydney Sweeney deliver brilliantly raw performances in this intense, intimate thriller.Read More
Captain America: Brave New World: An entertaining missed opportunity
May 28, 2025 | Ivan RadfordAnthony Mackie and Harrison Ford bring grit and heart to this uneven but entertaining Marvel sequel.Read More
Warfare: A riveting, real-time feat
May 24, 2025 | Ivan RadfordA boldly stripped-down retelling of a conflict from the Iraq war, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is a riveting, real-time feat of filmmaking.Read More