Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Chicken
July 11, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Scott Chambers delivers a terrific performance as a teenager with learning disabilities in this assured debut from director Joe Stephenson.Read More
VOD film review: Forsaken
July 11, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Donald and Kiefer Sutherland play father and son on screen for the first time in this pleasingly old-fashioned western.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Weiner
July 10, 2016 | Matthew Turner
Scandal-plagued congressman Anthony Weiner attempts to run for Mayor of New York City in this gripping and timely documentary.Read More
VOD film review: A Patch of Fog
July 9, 2016 | Josh Slater-Williams
An efficient low-stakes thriller featuring two excellent lead performances.Read More
In defence of Nic Cage’s The Wicker Man remake
July 8, 2016 | Ian Loring
Nicolas Cage’s unique 2006 remake of the seminal horror deserves reassessment.Read More
VOD film review: The Witch
July 7, 2016 | David Farnor
The Witch slips under your skin and leaves you squirming in discomfort. A genuinely creepy horrorRead More
VOD film review: Queen of Earth
July 6, 2016 | David Farnor
Elisabeth Moss is incredible in this absorbing study of a toxic friendship.Read More
VOD film review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
July 5, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
The fun of this genre mash-up is undone by a forgettable final half.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Brahman Naman
July 4, 2016 | Matthew Turner
A trio of quiz-obsessed nerds attempt to lose their virginity in this entertaining Indian teen sex comedy set in 1980s Bangalore.Read More
VOD film review: Grimsby
July 3, 2016 | Mark Harrison
More patronising than patriotic, this is the wrong film at the wrong time.Read More
