Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Knife + Heart
July 7, 2019 | Bianca GarnerYann Gonzalez’s unapologetically lurid, visually bold thriller leaves little to enjoy but much to admire.Read More
VOD film review: The Girl in the Spider’s Web
July 5, 2019 | David FarnorGood characters are wasted in this disappointingly generic soft reboot of the Lisbeth Salander story.Read More
VOD film review: Bare
July 5, 2019 | Georgina SmithThis stripped down coming-of-ager is anti-climatic but delicately directed and excellently performed.Read More
VOD film review: Escape Plan 3: The Extractors
July 5, 2019 | Ian LoringEscape Plan 3 improves upon its sequel to pack a raw, if unremarkable, punch.Read More
VOD film review: On The Basis of Sex
July 4, 2019 | Matthew TurnerFelicity Jones is miscast in this watchable by-the-numbers biopic of Ruth Bader GinsburgRead More
VOD film review: Everybody Knows
July 3, 2019 | Martyn ConterioJavier Bardem is superb in this intriguing but not always successful take on the psycho-thriller.Read More
VOD film review: She’s Missing
July 2, 2019 | Matthew TurnerLucy Fry delivers a captivating performance in this New Mexico-set missing person drama.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Hulk Vs. (2009)
June 30, 2019 | Matthew TurnerThe Hulk takes on Thor and Wolverine in this entertaining Marvel Animated Double Feature. Read More
VOD film review: Blue My Mind
June 29, 2019 | Matthew TurnerComing-of-age drama meets body horror in this stylish debut from actor-turned-director Lisa Brühlmann.Read More
VOD film review: Cold Pursuit
June 28, 2019 | David FarnorAnchored by Liam Neeson and some strong set pieces, this US remake is an entertaining, if sometimes uneven, ride.Read More