Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
BBC Three review: Five by Five shorts (5×5)
April 8, 2017 | Helen ArcherThe centrepiece of BBC Three’s recent takeover by Idris Elba is undoubtedly the original drama anthology 5×5, which Elba produced for the strand. Scripted by new writers and starring a cast of up-and-coming actors, the series of short films each … Read More
VOD film review: Aftermath
April 7, 2017 | Matthew TurnerSchwarzenegger flexes his acting muscles in this downbeat study of grief and obsession.Read More
VOD film review: Who’s Gonna Love Me Now?
April 7, 2017 | Luke ChannellA nuanced, moving exploration of family, identity and cultural conflictsRead More
VOD film review: Harry Brown
April 6, 2017 | David FarnorMichael Caine delivers a powerful performance in this dubious action thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Snowden
April 5, 2017 | David FarnorOliver Stone’s cyber-thriller is a compellingly understated retelling of real events.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Light Between Oceans
April 2, 2017 | Matthew TurnerMichael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander shine in Derek Cianfrance’s picturesque and powerfully emotional weepie.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Discovery
April 2, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsNetflix’s new original sci-fi is full of strong potential that is frustratingly unrealised.
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VOD film review: Man Down
April 1, 2017 | David FarnorShia LaBeouf is superb in this otherwise muddled, manipulative war film.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Paul Blart: Mall Cop
April 1, 2017 | David FarnorDie Hard in a mall, but not as funny.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Snapshot
March 31, 2017 | Anton BitelSimon Wincer’s Ozploitationer is a feminist melodrama ever tinged with the faint odour of burning flesh.Read More