Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Mindhorn
September 2, 2017 | David Farnor
Julian Barratt gets the leading man role he deserves in this laugh-out-loud TV detective comedy.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Edge of Seventeen
September 2, 2017 | David Farnor
This hilarious, heartfelt teen movie is a classic addition to the genre.Read More
VOD film review: Una
September 1, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams
Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn are excellent in this challenging drama that would benefit from a little more focus.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Other Boleyn Girl
August 31, 2017 | David Farnor
This steamy Tudor romp is fun but too overdramatic for its own good.Read More
VOD film review: Boyz n the Hood
August 30, 2017 | Tom Bond
John Singleton’s 1991 coming-of-age drama remains a prescient, heartbreaking tale of lost lives and potential.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Still/Born
August 29, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams
This assured debut is a solid entry in the maternal horror genre.
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VOD film review: Voice from the Stone
August 28, 2017 | Mike Williams
This uninventive horror is unbelievably dull.Read More
FrightFest film review: Cold Hell
August 28, 2017 | Ian Winterton
A small-scale thriller but, like its kick-ass and unstoppable heroine, it punches well above its weight. Read More
FrightFest film review: Sequence Break
August 27, 2017 | Martyn Conterio
Graham Skipper’s body horror fantasia is ambitious, but fails to hit the spot.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Buster’s Mal Heart
August 26, 2017 | David Farnor
This boldly disorienting psychological thriller is a hypnotic ride worth taking. Read More
