Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Queen of Katwe
March 25, 2017 | David Farnor
A chess movie starring David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o with a moving maternal bond at its centre? Checkmate.Read More
VOD film review: All This Panic
March 25, 2017 | Matthew Turner
Seven New York teens navigate the pains of growing up in this moving and beautifully made documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Paterson
March 25, 2017 | Simon Kinnear
Jarmusch’s hymn to finding something you love, and loving it, is brilliant, idiosyncratic cinema.Read More
VOD film review: The Chamber
March 24, 2017 | David Farnor
Director: Ben Parker Casts: Johannes Kuhnke, Charlotte Salt, James McArdle Certificate: 15 Watch The Chamber online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
A mission on the border … Read More
Ghost in the Shell – looking back at an anime classic
March 24, 2017 | Roxy Simons
This 1995 classic is a groundbreaking anime that has become a cinematic masterpiece in its own right.Read More
VOD film review: Tomboy
March 23, 2017 | Matthew Turner
Michelle Rodriguez and Sigourney Weaver star in this misguided thriller.Read More
VOD film review: A United Kingdom
March 23, 2017 | David Farnor
A powerful story of romance and race, A United Kingdom is a crowd-pleaser that deserves the biggest crowd possible.Read More
VOD film review: My Father Die
March 22, 2017 | Matthew Turner
Sean (son of Pierce) Brosnan makes a striking directorial debut with this violent and atmospheric thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Horton Hears a Who
March 21, 2017 | David Farnor
Witty and cute, it cannot annoy; Dr Seuss’s Horton is a piece of pure joy.Read More
BBC iPlayer film review: Carnage (Simon Amstell)
March 21, 2017 | David Farnor
Simon Amstell’s vegan mockumentary is thought-provoking, rib-tickling, stomach-churning satire.Read More
