Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Tetris review: A well-crafted thriller
March 31, 2023 | Laurence BoyceThe 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 FarnorManuela 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 RadfordIdris 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 RadfordThis 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 HarrisonBefore M3GAN but after Toy Story, there was Joe Dante’s Gremlins-flavoured action satire.Read More
VOD film review: Tar
March 12, 2023 | David FarnorCate Blanchett delivers a towering performance in this complex study of art and artists.Read More
To Leslie review: Andrea Riseborough is remarkable
March 12, 2023 | Ivan RadfordAndrea Riseborough is heartbreakingly good in this familiar but moving redemption drama.Read More
VOD film review: You Resemble Me
March 12, 2023 | Matthew TurnerDina Amer’s powerful debut feature depicts the radicalisation of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, who was wrongly labelled “Europe’s first female suicide bomber”.Read More
VOD film review: Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood And Honey (2023)
March 11, 2023 | Anton BitelRhys Frake-Waterfield’s genre-fied exploitation of AA Milne’s characters yields a woodland slasher of little brain.Read More
VOD film review: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
March 10, 2023 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Pawo Choyning Dorji Cast: Sherab Dorji, Kelden Lhamo Gurung, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup Certificate: PG
Written and directed by Bhutan-born and US-educated filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji, this charming comedy-drama was nominated for the Best International Film Oscar last year. Essentially, … Read More