Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Empire of Light
April 8, 2023 | David Farnor
Sam Mendes’ love letter to cinema is full of sentiment but not much else.Read More
Magic Mike’s Last Dance review: A middling threequel
April 7, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek Pinault stage a strip show in the West End in Steven Soderbergh’s middling Magic Mike threequel.Read More
Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre review: A fun spy caper
April 7, 2023 | David Farnor
A game cast and slick action make Guy Ritchie’s uneven spy caper a fun ride.Read More
Murder Mystery 2 review: A fun, forgettable romp
April 2, 2023 | David Farnor
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler pack enough charm to make this international caper a trip to enjoy, if not to remember.Read More
Kill Boksoon: A stylish, entertaining thriller
April 1, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Jeon Do-yeon plays a single mother balancing contract killing with raising a teenager in this stylish, entertaining Korean thriller.Read More
Tetris review: A well-crafted thriller
March 31, 2023 | Laurence Boyce
The unlikely real life tale of Tetris the video game is nostalgically assembled into a dark, entertaining political thriller.Read More
VOD film review: 1976
March 26, 2023 | David Farnor
Manuela Martelli’s dark and intimidating portrait of Chile’s history is a gripping, propulsive watch.Read More
Luther: The Fallen Sun: Darkly thrilling
March 18, 2023 | Ivan Radford
Idris Elba’s welcome return as John Luther offers enough dark thrills to start a film franchise.Read More
VOD film review: Marlowe
March 18, 2023 | Ivan Radford
This half-cooked detective drama doesn’t live up to its leading man’s reputation.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Small Soldiers (1998)
March 18, 2023 | Mark Harrison
Before M3GAN but after Toy Story, there was Joe Dante’s Gremlins-flavoured action satire.Read More
