Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Toni Erdmann
May 29, 2017 | Laurence BoyceA subtle yet affecting exploration of modern life values.Read More
VOD film review: xXx: Return of Xander Cage
May 28, 2017 | David FarnorThis by-the-numbers blockbuster still finds some entertainment in its familiar action.Read More
Cannes 2017 reviews round-up: Good Time, The Beguiled, Happy End, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Double Lover
May 27, 2017 | Martyn ConterioIn Cannes’ 70th year, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has an official selection of hugely promising titles – the kind of titles that streaming services Netflix, Amazon and MUBI will be bidding fiercely to acquire for their own content roster. … Read More
Netflix UK film review: War Machine
May 27, 2017 | David FarnorBrad Pitt is on brilliant form in this entertaining, if uneven, war satire.Read More
VOD film: The Other Side of Hope
May 27, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsMoving, beautiful, hilarious filmmaking from the great Finn.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Tripper
May 26, 2017 | Anton BitelDavid Arquette’s debut is a so-so slasher elevated by its unexpected (but eventually overworn) political mask.Read More
VOD film review: Kicks
May 25, 2017 | David FarnorLyrical, gritty, moving and ambitious, this study of boys trying to be men is a directorial debut from a striking new talent.Read More
Cannes 2017 reviews round-up: Ismael’s Ghosts, Loveless, A Prayer Before Dawn, April’s Daughter, Redoubtable
May 24, 2017 | Martyn ConterioIn Cannes’ 70th year, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has an official selection of hugely promising titles – the kind of titles that streaming services Netflix, Amazon and MUBI will be bidding fiercely to acquire for their own content roster. … Read More
Netflix UK film review: A Silent Voice
May 23, 2017 | Roxy SimonsThis moving anime is a hard-hitting tale of love and hope.Read More
VOD film review: Sing
May 22, 2017 | Andrew JonesThis musical comedy is a charming animation packed with overwhelming positivity.Read More