Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Shudder UK film review: Noroi: The Curse (2005)
May 8, 2020 | Anton Bitel
A paranormal investigator is manipulated into pursuing – and filming – his doom in Koji Shiraishi’s found footage J-horror.Read More
VOD film review: Romantic Comedy
May 8, 2020 | Josh Slater-Williams
This exuberant essay film is an affectionate skewering of the rules and messages of the rom-com genre.Read More
Charlie’s Angels (2019) review: Hugely entertaining
May 7, 2020 | David Farnor
This no-nonsense franchise revival is hugely entertaining.Read More
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote review: Disappointingly dated
May 7, 2020 | David Farnor
Terry Gilliam’s finally completed passion project gets lost in its own dated ideas.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Z (2019)
May 7, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Brandon Christensen explores maternal agony and childhood trauma in this masterful tale of motherhood and madness.Read More
VOD film review: Roman J Israel, Esq
May 6, 2020 | David Farnor
Denzel Washington is superb in this compelling legal and moral drama.Read More
1917 review: Heart-wrenching and jaw-dropping
May 6, 2020 | David Farnor
Sam Mendes’ visceral WWI thriller is as heart-wrenching as it is jaw-dropping.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
May 5, 2020 | Helen Archer
A reasonable primer for newcomers to Cyntoia Brown’s story, this Netflix documentary fails to give its subject a voice.Read More
Seberg review: Kristen Stewart is magnetic
May 5, 2020 | David Farnor
Kristen Stewart is magnetic in this thoughtful drama about politics, privacy and personal conviction.Read More
VOD film review: Tomboy (2011)
May 4, 2020 | David Farnor
Céline Sciamma brings the lightest of touches to this moving, funny, sensitively performed coming-of-age tale.Read More
