Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Gunda
July 5, 2021 | David Farnor
Viktor Kossakovsky’s charming, poignant and unique documentary offers a piglet’s eye view of farmyard reality.Read More
VOD film review: Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story
July 4, 2021 | Matthew Turner
The life and career of novelist Jackie Collins are explored in this entertaining, revealing documentary.Read More
VOD film review: The Human Voice (2020)
July 3, 2021 | David Farnor
Pedro Almodóvar and Tilda Swinton bring the house down in this stylish, witty and thrillingly theatrical short.Read More
VOD film review: WITCH: We Intend to Cause Havoc
July 3, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Gio Arlotta’s documentary traces the history of WITCH, Zambia’s most popular rock band of the 1970s.
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VOD film review: Dating Amber
July 2, 2021 | David Farnor
This warm, funny and moving coming-of-age comedy is an absolute delight.Read More
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 review: A thrilling brew of carnage and hormones
July 2, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlin
Netflix’s RL Stine trilogy gets off to an intriguing start with a thrillingly bloody brew of carnage and teen hormones.Read More
The Tomorrow War review: Surprisingly emotional sci-fi
July 2, 2021 | Ian Loring
This entertaining sci-fi blockbuster carries a surprising emotional heft.Read More
VOD film review: Vicious Fun
June 29, 2021 | David Farnor
This twisting meta-serial killer thriller is a darkly entertaining ride.Read More
VOD film review: The Greenhouse
June 28, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlin
Thomas Wilson-White’s beautifully judged sci-fi drama explores grief, regret and family with poetic insight.Read More
VOD film review: Unearth
June 28, 2021 | Ian Winterton
This brilliant slow-burn family drama suffers from an intrusive body-horror subplot.Read More
