Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Westworld: A look back at the Michael Crichton movie
September 11, 2016 | Matthew TurnerIn 1973, Michael Crichton created Westworld, a sci-fi movie about a robotic theme park gone wrong. Now, with the HBO TV series based on the movie on our screens, here’s the low-down on Crichton’s original 1973 film:
So what’s Westworld … Read More
VOD film review: Man on Wire
September 11, 2016 | David FarnorJames Marsh’s documentary about wire-walker Philippe Petit is an awesome and awe-inspiring masterpiece.Read More
VOD film review: The Blue Room (La Chambre Bleue)
September 9, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Mathieu Amalric Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau Watch The Blue Room online in the UK: Currently not available on VOD
It’s not often that you complain of a film not being long enough. The Blue Room, the … Read More
VOD film review: Florence Foster Jenkins
September 8, 2016 | Matthew TurnerMeryl Streep strikes the perfect wrong note in Stephen Frears’ amiable tragi-comic biopic.Read More
VOD film review: ChickLit
September 5, 2016 | Matthew TurnerFour men set out to write an erotic best-seller in order to save their local pub in this tepid and underwhelming comedy.Read More
Pan’s Labyrinth: The 21st century’s defining live-action fantasy
September 5, 2016 | Simon KinnearGuillermo del Toro’s beautiful, bold masterpiece is the 21st century’s defining live-action fantasy.Read More
VOD film review: Take This Waltz
September 4, 2016 | David FarnorMoving and messily honest, Take This Waltz is a romantic comedy packed full of laughter, tears and baking.Read More
VOD film review: Get on Up
September 2, 2016 | David FarnorChadwick Boseman delivers a mesmerising performance in this uneven but energetic biopic of James Brown.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Jim: The James Foley Story
September 2, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThis vital tribute rescues a man’s life from the narrative his killers imposed upon him.Read More
VOD film review: Searching for Sugar Man
September 2, 2016 | David FarnorThis strange-but-true documentary emerges as a beautiful testament to human spirit – with a stonking soundtrack.Read More















