Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Keanu
November 21, 2016 | Mark HarrisonThe greatest George Michael-soundtracked cat-napping movie Michael Mann never made.Read More
VOD film review: The Secret Life of Pets
November 19, 2016 | Nathanael SmithThe Secret Life of Pets is an efficient but soulless animation.Read More
MUBI UK film review: I, Olga
November 19, 2016 | David FarnorDirectors: Petr Kazda, Tomas Weinreb Cast: Michalina Olszanska Certificate: 18 Watch I, Olga online in the UK: MUBI UK
In 1973, a 22 year old woman ran over eight people in the streets of Prague. She pleaded guilty. What drove … Read More
VOD film review: Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie
November 19, 2016 | Nathanael SmithThis adorable CG animation remakes The Peanuts comics with real love, talent and wit. Read More
VOD film review: United States of Love
November 18, 2016 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA compelling, unsettling portrait of female isolation and repression.Read More
Shudder UK film review: LFO
November 18, 2016 | Anton BitelAntonio Tublén’s creepily surreal parable modulates the fantasies, follies and foibles of power.Read More
VOD film review: Dog Eat Dog
November 18, 2016 | David FarnorStriking visuals can’t distract from the unpleasant taste this crime thriller leaves in the mouth.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Divines
November 18, 2016 | Roxy SimonsThis ruthless depiction of French youth abandoned by the system is a brutal and heart-breaking debut for director Houda Benyamina.Read More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Gimme Danger
November 18, 2016 | Martyn ConterioJarmusch’s documentary avoids hero-worshipping to make a film that thrives off The Stooges’ mad energy and rockin’ power. Read More
VOD film review: Love/Me/Do
November 14, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Martin Stitt Cast: Jack Gordon, Rebecca Calder Certificate: 15 Watch Love/Me/Do online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
If the lyrics of The Beatles skip through your head as you sit … Read More