Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Mayhem
July 17, 2018 | Ian LoringJoe Lynch gets his groove back with this playful horror comedy, which is guaranteed to please anyone with a 9-to-5 job.Read More
VOD film review: Let the Corpses Tan (Laissez bronzer les cadavres)
July 15, 2018 | David FarnorThis bonkers, bewildering piece of stylish cinema is unlike anything else you’ll see all year.Read More
VOD film review: Racer and the Jailbird
July 14, 2018 | Rachel BowlesDespite its lengthy running time, The Racer and the Jailbird frustratingly never realises its potential.Read More
VOD film review: I, Tonya
July 8, 2018 | David FarnorMargot Robbie is never less than magnetic in this hugely entertaining, darkly funny sport biopic of America’s skating wild child.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Phantom Thread
July 8, 2018 | David FarnorPaul Thomas Anderson’s romantic antidote to tortured male artists is a swooning, darkly comic masterpiece.Read More
VOD film review: Lady Bird
July 8, 2018 | David FarnorGreta Gerwig finds profound universality in everyday specifics with this heartfelt coming-of-age gem.Read More
VOD film review: Time Trial
July 7, 2018 | Rachel BowlesFinlay Pretsell’s in-depth study of a human antidote to Lance Armstrong is an evocative, visceral ride.Read More
Shudder UK film review: La Grande Bouffe (1973)
July 6, 2018 | Anton BitelMarco Ferreri’s art-fart satire of bourgeois patriarchal insatiability goes down nicely.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Mary Shelley
July 6, 2018 | Matthew TurnerSaudi director Haifaa al-Mansour proves the perfect choice for this provocative, fascinating and superbly acted biopic.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Game Night
July 5, 2018 | Mark HarrisonPass Go, collect £200, and enjoy one of the funniest movies of 2018.Read More