Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: King Kong (1976)
March 31, 2021 | David Farnor
“Put me down you goddamn chauvinist pig ape!” That’s the sound of King Kong getting an update to the 1970s in a remake that’s certainly bigger but not exactly better.
Produced by a confident Dino de Laurentiis and directed by … Read More
Beauty and the beast: Looking back at 1933’s King Kong
March 29, 2021 | David Farnor
“It wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.” Those are the iconic words that close out 1933’s King Kong – and not only gave us one of cinema’s most definitive fabled monster movie romances, but also ushered in … Read More
VOD film review: Honeydew
March 29, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Devereux Milburn’s funny, horrifying debut is a queasily nightmarish fable of America’s food chain.Read More
VOD film review: Dredd
March 28, 2021 | David Farnor
Karl Urban does Alex Garland’s script justice in this visually striking comic book thriller. Read More
Superhero Sundays: Superman: Unbound (2013)
March 28, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Superman and Supergirl take on Brainiac in this smartly written and strikingly animated comics adaptation.Read More
VOD film review: Tina
March 28, 2021 | David Farnor
A powerful portrait of a powerhouse music icon.Read More
VOD film review: Phone Booth
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Colin Farrell is on magnetic form in Joel Schumacher’s stripped-down thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Six Minutes to Midnight
March 27, 2021 | Geoffrey Lovelock
A great real-life premise is wasted as drama gives way to a dreary spy story.Read More
VOD film review: Retaliation
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Orlando Bloom delivers an intense, committed turn in this thoughtful, tough story of trauma and revenge.Read More
VOD film review: Stray
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
This beautiful, immersive dog’s eye view of Istanbul is a moving study of how people treat others.Read More
