Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
January 26, 2017 | Mike WilliamsThis generic remake of the classic Western is a mixture of adrenaline-fuelled highs and unevenly paced lows.Read More
VOD film review: The New Man
January 26, 2017 | Matthew TurnerFiction director Josh Appignanesi turns his camera on himself and his wife for this painfully honest and powerful documentary.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Sadako vs Kayako
January 26, 2017 | Anton BitelSadako and Kayako may be turning in their graves, but who wouldn’t want ring-side seats to this hilariously unhinged grudge match?Read More
My French Film Festival short film picks: Mamans, The Geneva Convention, 4XD
January 25, 2017 | Laurence BoyceMy French Film Festival is a month-long online festival, with a host of features and shorts available to stream on Curzon Home Cinema, MUBI and more. For the full line-up click here.
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VOD film review: Blair Witch
January 24, 2017 | Natalie LandoToo many cameras spoil the broth in this unnecessary update of the iconic 1999 film that spawned a whole new genre of horrorRead More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Wiener-Dog
January 24, 2017 | Matthew TurnerSolondz’s latest features his trademark streak of deliciously black humour, but is also frustratingly uneven.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Captain Fantastic
January 23, 2017 | Simon KinnearThis whimsical indie drama is more nuanced than its Little Miss Sunshine stylings might suggest.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Visit
January 22, 2017 | David FarnorM. Night Shyamalan’s simple but effective return to form is a hoot.Read More
Unbreakable: M. Night Shyamalan and belief in the extraordinary
January 21, 2017 | David FarnorShyamalan’s masterpiece is an ambitious, earnest call to believe in the extraordinary.Read More
VOD film review: Ben-Hur (2016)
January 21, 2017 | Mike WilliamsThis unnecessary remake struggles to convince.Read More