Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: MLK/FBI
January 16, 2021 | David Farnor
This exposé of the FBI’s campaign against Martin Luther King Jr is an absorbing, eye-opening watch.Read More
VOD film review: Dear Comrades
January 16, 2021 | David Farnor
Andrei Konchalovsky’s retelling of a Soviet revolt and massacre is a gripping, chilling watch.Read More
VOD film review: The Wolf of Snow Hollow
January 16, 2021 | Mark Harrison
Jim Cummings’ compelling comedy-horror is a funny, grisly, moving monster mystery.Read More
VOD film review: Stardust (2020)
January 15, 2021 | David Farnor
This unofficial David Bowie biopic is missing more than just his music.Read More
VOD film review: Blithe Spirit
January 15, 2021 | David Farnor
An all-star cast can’t liven up this limp adaptation of Noel Coward’s classic play.Read More
VOD film review: One Night in Miami
January 15, 2021 | David Farnor
Regina King’s profound, masterful debut is a thoughtful, electrifying drama.Read More
VOD film review: Wonder Woman 1984
January 13, 2021 | David Farnor
An entertaining cast and warm message make this superhero sequel a winning, if overstuffed, second helping. Read More
VOD film review: Collective
January 11, 2021 | David Farnor
This gut-churning documentary about healthcare corruption in Romania is a gripping, harrowing watch.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Dick Johnson Is Dead
January 10, 2021 | David Farnor
This surprising, funny, profound and strangely life-affirming documentary is unlike anything else you’ll see this year.Read More
VOD film review: 21 Bridges
January 9, 2021 | David Farnor
Chadwick Boseman is on charismatic form in this tense Manhattan thriller.Read More
