Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
True Crime Tuesdays: The Man who Stole the Scream
September 26, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis documentary about the theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream is frustrating in thrall to its own subject.Read More
No One Will Save You: A quietly riveting sci-fi thriller
September 25, 2023 | James RThis inventive, quietly riveting sci-fi thriller is worth shouting about.Read More
VOD film review: Elemental
September 24, 2023 | James RThis warm, visually stunning animation is a beautifully simple tale of self-expression and acceptance.Read More
VOD film review: Evil Dead Rise
September 23, 2023 | James RThis dark, nasty and gory sequel is a genuinely disturbing thrill ride.Read More
Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story: Charming, funny and empowering
September 23, 2023 | Anton BitelBruce Fletcher and Peter Beard’s documentary and Otto Baxter’s horror short form form a funny and charming diptych on disabled experience, autonomy and empowerment.Read More
Netflix film review: The Killer
September 16, 2023 | Matthew TurnerMichael Fassbender excels as a meticulous assassin who loses control in David Fincher’s enjoyably sleek thriller.Read More
El Conde: A deliciously dark satire
September 15, 2023 | Matthew TurnerPablo Larrain’s deliciously dark satire imagines Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250 year-old vampire.Read More
Maestro: A bravura biopic
September 13, 2023 | Matthew TurnerBradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan shine in this bravura biopic of composer Leonard Bernstein.Read More
Netflix film review: Society of the Snow
September 9, 2023 | Matthew TurnerJA Bayona directs this superbly made and powerfully moving survival thriller, based on the 1972 Andes flight disaster.
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Asteroid City: A quirky, profound delight
September 9, 2023 | James RA moving study of life, loss and lockdowns, Wes Anderson’s unlikely sci-fi is a quirky, profound delight.Read More