Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: 2012
March 9, 2018 | David FarnorRoman Emmerich’s disaster flick is spectacular, brainless entertainment.Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 8, Episode 10 (The Lost and the Plunderers)
March 6, 2018 | Neil BrazierWarning: This review contains mild spoilers for the start of Season 8’s second half. For full spoilers, read on below.
The Walking Dead tries to go Quentin Tarantino with The Lost and the Plunderers, even complete with title cards before … Read More
Short film review: Terminally Happy
March 4, 2018 | David FarnorBig themes and ambitious questions dissolve with precision in a poignant, thought-provoking sci-fi cocktail.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Victoria & Abdul
March 4, 2018 | David FarnorThis is a handsome tall tale sweetly performed, but royally lacking in depth.Read More
VOD film review: Marshall
March 4, 2018 | David FarnorChadwick Boseman is on hugely winning form as Thurgood Marshall in this likeable legal drama.Read More
VOD film review: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
March 4, 2018 | David FarnorPlaying out like a legal thriller, this documentary about the only scapegoat of the US banking crisis is compelling, eye-opening viewing.Read More
VOD film review: The Death of Stalin
March 3, 2018 | David FarnorArmando Iannucci’s hilariously bleak satire of the disarray of tyrannical rule is a chilling, scathingly relevant spectacle.Read More
The 90s On Netflix: Shakespeare In Love (1998)
March 2, 2018 | Mark HarrisonLoved not wisely, but too well – this Best Picture by any other name would still be as sweet.Read More
VOD film review: A Fantastic Woman
March 2, 2018 | Matthew TurnerDaniela Vega delivers a sensational performance in this compassionate character study from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio.Read More
VOD film review: Funny Cow
February 28, 2018 | David FarnorDirector: Adrian Shergold Cast: Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Alun Armstrong Certificate: 15 Watch Funny Cow online in the UK: All 4 / BritBox UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Virgin Movies / Rakuten … Read More