Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Infinitum: Subject Unknown
April 10, 2021 | Leslie Byron Pitt
This low-budget lockdown time loop thriller is an interesting, ambitious sci-fi exercise.Read More
Netflix UK film review: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
April 10, 2021 | David Farnor
David Attenborough gets personal in this environmental wake-up call delivered with alarming urgency.Read More
VOD film review: Songs My Brothers Taught Me
April 10, 2021 | David Farnor
Chloé Zhao’s impressive, well-acted directorial debut is a thoughtful exploration of life on a reservation.Read More
Palm Springs review: A smart, funny delight
April 9, 2021 | David Farnor
As sweet as it is cynical, this smart, funny, charming chron-rom-com is an absolute blast.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Thunder Force
April 9, 2021 | David Farnor
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer shine in this forgettable superhero comedy.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Power (2021)
April 8, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Corinna Faith’s 1974-set ghost story conceals in its dark hospital corridors a parable of female repression and revenge.Read More
Quo Vadis, Aida? review: A powerful feat of filmmaking
April 8, 2021 | David Farnor
This retelling of the Srebrenica massacre is a haunting, powerful feat of filmmaking.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: The Pack (2015)
April 5, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A family are terrorised by a pack of wild dogs in this efficiently staged Australian creature feature.Read More
Rose: A Love Story review: Gothic romance meets survival thriller
April 5, 2021 | David Farnor
Gothic romance meets survival thriller in Jennifer Sheridan’s wonderfully atmospheric debut.Read More
VOD film review: Red River Road (2020)
April 4, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Paul Schuyler’s unsettling and disorienting pandemic psychodrama takes us from family vérité to lockdown freakout.Read More
