Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
FrightFest VOD film review: Blinders
August 31, 2020 | Anton Bitel
This cunningly constructed stalker thriller plays several blinders on the viewer.Read More
VOD film review: The Bigamist (1953)
August 31, 2020 | Josh Slater-Williams
Ida Lupino’s noir melodrama remains an ambiguous, unsettling work.Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Aquaslash
August 30, 2020 | Anton Bitel
This self-consciously backward-looking slasher celebrates the intricacies and absurdities of a downward-sliding subgenre.Read More
BFI Player review: Mark Jenkin Short Films
August 30, 2020 | Laurence Boyce
This quartet of Mark Jenkin’s shorts is a striking snapshot of a playful, impassioned and pointedly political filmmaker.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Ava (2020)
August 30, 2020 | Mark Harrison
Jessica Chastain’s game performance enlivens this textbook assassin thriller.Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: Don’t Click
August 30, 2020 | Anton Bitel
G-Hey Kim’s confronting feature debut takes a punishingly reflexive look at torture porn and its audience.Read More
FrightFest VOD film review: They’re Outside
August 29, 2020 | Anton Bitel
A pop psychologist tries to coax a haunted agoraphobe outside in this creaky found footage flick.Read More
VOD film review: Speed
August 29, 2020 | David Farnor
Jan de Bont’s non-stop thrill ride is a masterclass in economy.Read More
VOD film review: The Horror Crowd
August 29, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Ruben Pla’s affectionate documentary shows LA’s horror community as a family of misfits.Read More
FrightFest VOD Film review: Dark Place
August 29, 2020 | Anton Bitel
This five-part horror anthology turns the tensions and traumas of Aboriginal experience into genre chills.Read More
