Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Welcome to Marwen
May 19, 2019 | Matthew TurnerImpressive effects work dominates this sentimental drama from Robert Zemeckis.Read More
VOD film review: Birds of Passage
May 17, 2019 | David FarnorStunningly shot and epic in scope, this unique crime drama fuses gangster thrills with ethnographic observation.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Wandering Earth
May 16, 2019 | Katie Smith-WongChina’s first sci-fi blockbuster is bold and silly, but when a film looks this gorgeous, it’s hard not to be mesmerised.Read More
VOD film review: Darkness Visible
May 16, 2019 | Anton BitelNeil Biswas’ Indian émigré horror is both a mystical murder mystery and an Oedipal chronicle of deaths foretold.Read More
VOD film review: Somers Town
May 15, 2019 | David FarnorShane Meadows’ hearwarming tale of international friendship is an unassuming, undderrated gem.Read More
VOD film review: Stan & Ollie
May 14, 2019 | David FarnorSteve Coogan and John C. Reilly capture the magic of entertainment and friendship in this warm, winning biopic.Read More
VOD film review: The Favourite
May 13, 2019 | David FarnorSurprising, side-splitting and superbly twisted, this costume drama fizzes and bubbles with manic energy.Read More
VOD film review: Where Hands Touch
May 11, 2019 | David FarnorEarnest performances and good intentions can’t redeem this misjudged WWII romance.Read More
MUBI UK film review: Madeline’s Madeline
May 11, 2019 | Bianca GarnerPowered by a vibrant performance from Helena Howard, Madeline’s Madeline is is a vivid dream that’s impossible to forget.Read More
VOD film review: Arctic
May 10, 2019 | David FarnorMads leaves it all out on the ice in this chilling, riveting survival thriller.Read More