Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
September 13, 2019 | Mark Harrison
Parker and Stone’s musical moral panic satire is as funny now as it was 20 years ago.Read More
VOD film review: Tucked
September 13, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Derren Nesbitt and Jordan Stephens deliver terrific performances in this moving drag queen drama.
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VOD film review: Out of Blue (2019)
September 10, 2019 | David Farnor
A strong lead performance and bewitching visual can’t redeem a bewildering plot in this existential noir.Read More
VOD film review: Bel Canto
September 9, 2019 | David Farnor
This disappointingly shallow hostage drama has the right notes, just not in the right order.Read More
VOD film review: Leto
September 8, 2019 | David Farnor
Kirill Serebrennikov’s depiction of musical expression in the Soviet Union is a visually stunning ode to rebellion.Read More
VOD film review: Psycho (1960)
September 8, 2019 | Ian Winterton
Shockingly effective in 1960, the brilliance of Hitchcock’s horror remains undimmed to this day.Read More
VOD film review: Memory: The Origins of Alien
September 7, 2019 | David Farnor
This insightful essay about the thematic origins of Ridley Scott’s horror finds renewed fear and fascination in the franchise.Read More
VOD film review: Avengers: Endgame
September 6, 2019 | David Farnor
What Marvel’s epic finale lacks in stakes it makes up for in sheer, spectacular fun.Read More
VOD film review: The Rock
September 6, 2019 | David Farnor
Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery are a hugely entertaining double-act in Michael Bay’s definitive 90s actioner.Read More
Venice 2019 Film Reviews: Wasp Network, Rialto, Citizen K
September 2, 2019 | David Farnor
With Netflix, Amazon and HBO out in force at the Venice Film Festival 2019, we head over to the Lido to catch up with their latest offerings and review some of the other films making their debuts.
Rialto
Sometimes, the … Read More
