Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Thor: Love and Thunder review: Uneven but enjoyable
October 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Sincere heart and a superb turn from a villainous Christian Bale make this bloated sequel an enjoyable, if uneven, ride.Read More
My Father’s Dragon review: Ambitious and uplifting
October 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Cartoon Saloon’s gorgeously complex tale of childhood and adulthood is an ambitious and uplifting celebration of friendship and trust.Read More
VOD film review: Control (2022)
September 29, 2022 | Anton Bitel
A mother must escape a literal and psychological prison in this freaky locked-room thriller.Read More
Blonde review: Ana de Armas delivers a bombshell turn as Marilyn Monroe
September 28, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Ana de Armas delivers a bombshell turn as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s powerful adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel.Read More
VOD film review: When the Screaming Starts
September 26, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Funny, bloody and unpredictable, this serial-killing mockumentary comedy lets no one off the hook easily.Read More
VOD film review: Athena
September 24, 2022 | David Farnor
This timely thriller about unrest following a tragic death is a visceral, alarming triumph.Read More
VOD film review: Sidney
September 24, 2022 | David Farnor
This superbly understated documentary about Sidney Poitier is a moving, revealing portrait of a screen icon.Read More
VOD film review: Raven’s Hollow
September 24, 2022 | David Farnor
This suitably creepy Edgar Allan Poe horror doesn’t live up to its literary inspiration.Read More
VOD film review: The Lost City
September 24, 2022 | Ivan Radford
Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are a perfect match in this entertaining adventure rom-com caper.Read More
Netflix UK film review: I Came By
September 19, 2022 | David Farnor
This uneven, unconvincing thriller doesn’t live up to a chilling against-type turn by Hugh Bonneville.Read More
