Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Glasgow Film Festival review: Minari
February 27, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This warm, moving family drama about making a fresh start in America is as unique as it is universal.Read More
VOD film review: IWOW: I Walk on Water
February 26, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This artful, moving, mammoth meditation on homelessness is a poetic piece of cinema.Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: The Mauritanian
February 26, 2021 | Ivan Radford
A superb performance by Tahar Rahim anchors this compelling 9/11 drama.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Capone (2020)
February 25, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Tom Hardy stars in this unusual biopic of Al Capone.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Timecop (1994)
February 25, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Van Damme kicks ass in this enjoyable 90s sci-fi thriller that cares more about punch-ups than making sense.Read More
BBC iPlayer review: Rose Matafeo: Horndog
February 24, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Earlier this year, Rose Matafeo enjoyed the lead role in the hilarious and heartwarming comedy Baby Done. Now, BBC Three is giving her the chance to explain why she’ll never be the leading lady in real life, with her 2018 … Read More
VOD film review: Tripping with Nils Frahm
February 23, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This beautifully captured concert movie is an immersive trip worth taking.Read More
YouTube film review: This Is Paris
February 22, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This month saw Britney Spears put in a new spotlight, as Framing Britney Spears highlighted the pressing, controversial questions surrounding the conservatorship placed on her finances by her father. It also reframed her career through a post-#MeToo lens, making it … Read More
VOD film review: Slalom
February 21, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Charlène Favier’s claustrophobic directorial debut is a chilling, harrowing study of abuse.Read More
VOD film review: To Olivia
February 20, 2021 | Ivan Radford
A strong cast can’t bring a heart to this hollow Roald Dahl biopic.Read More
