Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Gleason
April 24, 2017 | David FarnorThis hugely moving tribute to human resilience is cinema at its most inspiring and powerful.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Crazies (1973)
April 21, 2017 | Anton BitelPutting the “gory” in “allegory”, Romero’s film shows the madness of the Vietnam war in all its viral contagion.Read More
Netflix UK film review: How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Get the Gringo)
April 21, 2017 | David FarnorDirector: Adrian Grunberg Cast: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez Certificate: 15 Watch How I Spent My Summer Vacation online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
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Netflix UK film review: Sand Castle
April 20, 2017 | Ian WintertonAn entertaining and thought-provoking soldier’s eye view of the 2003 Iraq War.Read More
VOD film review: Seoul Station
April 17, 2017 | Rachel BowlesA promising, and affecting, zombie film is undone by a twist that’s enough to bring out the Annie Wilkes in you.Read More
VOD film review: Moana
April 17, 2017 | David FarnorThis uplifting tale of a woman writing her own life story is brimming with music and imagination.Read More
Netflix UK review: Louis C.K. 2017
April 16, 2017 | Ian Winterton“Hello. Thank you. Very much. Thank you,” booms Louis C.K., bounding on stage to rapturous applause. Dressed in a suit, with top button of his shirt undone and the knot of his tie loose, he looks like a salesman in … Read More
Mulholland Drive: Like mainlining someone else’s nightmare
April 15, 2017 | Ian WintertonDavid Lynch’s modern classic is like mainlining someone else’s nightmare. In a good way.Read More
VOD film review: The Hatton Garden Job
April 15, 2017 | Ian LoringThis take on the infamous real life heist is derivative but easy to watch.Read More
Netflix UK film review: And Now for Something Completely Different
April 15, 2017 | David FarnorIf you’re not bingeing the whole of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, this is as good as it gets. Read More