Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Dancer
March 9, 2017 | Natalie LandoThis documentary about ballet bad boy Sergei Polunin lacks emotional punch but seriously delivers on the dancing.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Sun Choke (2015)
March 9, 2017 | Anton BitelMadness and motherlessness rule and unravel in Ben Cresciman’s beautifully disturbing study of dissociation.Read More
VOD film review: 127 Hours
March 9, 2017 | David FarnorShort, sharp and superbly acted, Danny Boyle’s true-life thriller is an incredible story of survival.Read More
VOD film review: Inglourious Basterds
March 6, 2017 | David FarnorTarantino’s stylish, striking revision of world history is impressive but uneven.Read More
VOD film review: You Can Count on Me
March 5, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsKenneth Lonergan’s directorial debut is a beautiful family drama of considerable staying power.Read More
VOD film review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
March 3, 2017 | Mike WilliamsThis quick-paced punch-a-thon offers solid, high-octane thrills.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Headshot
March 3, 2017 | Matthew TurnerFans of The Raid will get several big kicks out of this Indonesian martial arts thriller, which delivers plenty of punchy action.Read More
VOD film review: Train to Busan
March 1, 2017 | David FarnorThis brilliantly bonkers zombies-on-a-train flick never puts its foot on the brake.Read More
VOD film review: Your Sister’s Sister
March 1, 2017 | David FarnorDirector: Lynn Shelton Cast: Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt Certificate: 15 Watch Your Sister’s Sister online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Threesomes. Awkward and potentially fraught with embarrassment, … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Frailty (2001)
February 28, 2017 | Ian LoringDirector: Bill Paxton Cast: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe Certificate: 15 Watch Frailty online in the UK: Netflix UK
With his death at the ridiculously young age of 61, it feels like we’ve been robbed of getting a film … Read More















