Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
The 90s On Netflix: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
May 10, 2019 | Mark Harrison
This unexpected sequel is a highly quotable time capsule of late 1990s comedy.Read More
Vox Lux: A dark dissection of celebrity
May 9, 2019 | David Farnor
Natalie Portman is formidable in this violently dark dissection of celebrity and success.Read More
VOD film review: The Lovers
May 8, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Debra Winger and Tracy Letts deliver winning performances in this acutely observed sex comedy.Read More
VOD film review: Holmes & Watson
May 8, 2019 | Laurence Boyce
Etan Cohen’s comedy take on Holmes and Watson is a load of Baskerville hound droppings.Read More
Eyes Wide Shut: Kubrick’s most misunderstood work
May 7, 2019 | Mike Williams
Kubrick’s misunderstood masterpiece is a film about sexual and existential dysfunction.Read More
VOD film review: Barry Lyndon
May 6, 2019 | Ian Winterton
Kubrick’s flawed masterpiece – beautiful but (whisper it) boring.Read More
VOD film review: 2001: A Space Odyssey
May 5, 2019 | Ian Winterton
A bona-fide ground-breaking, psychedelic sci-fi classic.Read More
VOD film review: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
May 3, 2019 | Matthew Turner
Zac Efron delivers a stunning performance in this smartly conceived biopic of serial killer Ted Bundy.Read More
VOD film review: The Myth of the American Sleepover
May 2, 2019 | David Farnor
Director: David Robert Mitchell Cast: Brett Jacobsen, Claire Sloma Certificate: 15 Watch The Myth of the American Sleepover online in the UK: MUBI UK
“I guess guys don’t call them sleepovers,” says one teenager in The Myth of the American … Read More
VOD film review: Ash Is Purest White
April 30, 2019 | Matthew Turner
An epic gangster romance anchored by a superb performance from Zhao Tao.Read More
