Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Krampus: The Christmas Devil
December 19, 2016 | Matthew TurnerStaggeringly inept on every conceiveable level, this ultra-low-budget horror’s awfulness almost makes it worth seeing. Almost.Read More
VOD film review: Nerve
December 18, 2016 | David FarnorA techno-tale with a thrilling, beating pulse.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Shrew’s Nest
December 18, 2016 | Ian LoringAn intelligent slice of Spanish horror that squeezes tension out of character and writing more than straight scares.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: A Wish for Christmas
December 18, 2016 | David FarnorEvery day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty from the nice. It’s the #12DaysofNetflix. (Click here for the full list.)
Christmas. The season of goodwill, turkeys and, somewhere in … Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Santa Claws
December 17, 2016 | Mike WilliamsDirector: Glenn R. Miller Cast: Ezra James Colbert, Nicola Lambo, John P. Fowler Watch Santa Claws online in the UK: Netflix UK
Every day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty … Read More
VOD film review: Las Acacias
December 17, 2016 | David FarnorThis slow, absorbing road trip is an understated relationship drama that soon finds it own charming gear.Read More
VOD film review: All I Want for Christmas
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorThis Christmas, give your kids the gift of unrealistic expectations about marital problems, with a free grammar lesson to boot.Read More
VOD film review: Through the Wall
December 16, 2016 | David FarnorThis rom-com about a woman desperate to get married is a lightweight but charming affair.Read More
VOD film review: David Brent: Life on the Road
December 15, 2016 | Mark HarrisonAn overlong sketch that makes more excuses for itself than jokes.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Babes in Toyland (1986)
December 15, 2016 | Nathanael SmithEvery day until Christmas Eve, we unwrap another one of Netflix UK’s Christmas films and sort the naughty from the nice. It’s the #12DaysofNetflix. (Click here for the full list.)
There’s an astonishing moment in the middle of Babes in … Read More