Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
FrightFest 2021 film review: The Parker Sessions
August 27, 2021 | Anton Bitel
In Stephen Simmon’s monochrome psychodrama, a counsellor and his insomniac client shadow-box over her ever-present past.Read More
Disney+ film review: Vacation Friends
August 27, 2021 | David Farnor
John Cena delivers an amusingly over-the-top performance in this entertaining but familiar comedy.Read More
Grimmfest 2021 film review: Motherly
August 26, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Craig David Wallace’s farmhouse survival thriller uses twisty cat-and-mouse plotting to test the outer limits of maternal love.Read More
FrightFest 2021 film review: The Brilliant Terror
August 26, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Paul Hunt and Julia Kauffman’s affectionate documentary celebrates grassroots horror filmmaking at the margins of the indie scene.Read More
VOD film review: Oasis: Supersonic
August 26, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This immersive race through Oasis’ whirlwind heyday is a thrilling, entertaining ride.Read More
Pig review: Slow-cooked cinema to savour
August 26, 2021 | David Farnor
Nicolas Cage delivers a moving, understated performance in this low-key tale of love and loss – and a pig.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Mosquito State (2020)
August 26, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Filip Jan Rymsza’s modern monster movie is a tragic parable of insects, economics and the cycles of metamorphosis. Read More
EIFF film review: Ballad of a White Cow
August 26, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A widow discovers her husband is innocent of the crime for which he was executed in this powerful Iranian drama.Read More
Fast & Furious 9 review: An entertaining ride
August 25, 2021 | David Farnor
This overblown but entertaining sequel recalibrates the Fast & Furious franchise with endearing heart.Read More
Disney+ film review: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
August 24, 2021 | David Farnor
This intimate, insightful concert-documentary hybrid is a moving, personal directorial debut for Taylor Swift.Read More
