Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK film review: Small Town Crime
March 31, 2018 | David FarnorJohn Hawkes shines in this dark, offbeat, likeable genre flick.Read More
VOD film review: The Bachelors
March 30, 2018 | Matthew TurnerJ.K. Simmons and Julie Delpy are reason enough to see this touching, low-key drama.Read More
VOD film review: Fashionista
March 29, 2018 | Ian WintertonA disturbingly unsettling descent from consumerist normality to the dark and bloody depths of insanity. Read More
Netflix UK film review: Game Over, Man!
March 25, 2018 | David FarnorThis unfunny Die Hard comedy levels down to the lowest common denominator.Read More
VOD film review: The Beguiled
March 25, 2018 | Josh Slater-WilliamsSofia Coppola’s take on this Southern Gothic tale is intoxicating, but the enchantment doesn’t linger long after viewing.Read More
VOD film review: Thelma
March 25, 2018 | David FarnorThis coming-of-age psychological thriller is disturbing, beautiful and entirely absorbing.Read More
VOD film review: Geostorm
March 24, 2018 | David FarnorGerard Butler can’t save this underwhelming disaster movie.Read More
VOD film review: Have a Nice Day
March 24, 2018 | Mike WilliamsThis visually interesting Chinese animation sadly gets lost in its own muddled ideas.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Arachnid (2001)
March 23, 2018 | Anton BitelTurn-of the-Millennium giant spider flicks don’t come bigger, or dumber, than this big bug-gy B-movie.Read More
VOD film review: Rex
March 19, 2018 | David FarnorKate Mara is excellent in this moving, distinct war drama about a Marine and her dog.Read More