Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
June 5, 2019 | Mark HarrisonBalancing catchy songs with existential drama, this sequel’s gonna get stuck inside your head.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Always Be My Maybe
June 5, 2019 | Katie Smith-WongThis hilarious romantic comedy oozes with charm and wit.Read More
VOD film review: Searching
June 1, 2019 | David FarnorJohn Cho is superb in this gripping thriller about a father searching for his missing daughter.Read More
UK TV review: Deadwood: The Movie
June 1, 2019 | Martyn ConterioNobody is short-changed in Deadwood’s feature-length farewell, which offers a masterclass in screen storytelling.Read More
VOD film review: Sunset
May 31, 2019 | David FarnorThis bewitchingly crafted period drama lacks in plot but is brimming with atmosphere.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: See You Yesterday
May 30, 2019 | Matthew TurnerStefon Bristol’s teenage time travel tale fuses sci-fi and social commentary to entertaining effect.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Perfection
May 28, 2019 | David FarnorDespite some dubious twists and turns, this trashy genre flick is enjoyably unpredictable.Read More
VOD film review: Starfish (2019)
May 28, 2019 | Anton BitelA.T. White’s beautiful, sad film uses apocalyptic genre tropes as an expressive tool for the isolating, dissociative processes of grief. Read More
VOD film review: XY Chelsea
May 27, 2019 | David FarnorThis intimate portrait of Chelsea Manning is interesting but leaves you wanting more.Read More
VOD film review: Glass
May 27, 2019 | David FarnorShyamalan’s unlikely comic book trilogy reaches an uneven but entertaining climax.Read More