Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Fall: A breathtakingly tense thriller
March 5, 2023 | Ivan Radford
This low-key, high-stakes survival thriller is a breathtakingly tense adrenaline ride. Read More
The Strays review: A twisted, twisting thriller
February 26, 2023 | VOD News
Nathaniel Martello-White’s bold thriller is a twisted, twisting tale of identity and confrontation.Read More
Corsage review: A smart, defiant period drama
February 24, 2023 | David Farnor
Vicky Krieps is excellent in this smart, defiant period drama about Empress Elisabeth of Austria.Read More
VOD film review: Moonage Daydream
February 19, 2023 | Ivan Radford
This vivid, immersive David Bowie documentary is a daydream you won’t want to wake up from.Read More
VOD film review: Elvis
February 19, 2023 | David Farnor
Austin Butler is electric in Baz Luhrmann’s energetic, excessive biopic of Elvis Presley.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: It Could Happen To You (1994)
February 14, 2023 | Mark Harrison
This lottery-inspired romantic comedy over-eggs its fairy tale of New York.Read More
VOD film review: Arranged Marriage
February 14, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Megha Sandhu stars in this horror-comedy about a student who incurs the wrath of her family when she refuses to enter into an arranged marriage.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
February 7, 2023 | Helen Archer
Just over 10 years ago, on 2nd February 2013, some footage was uploaded to YouTube by Fresno-based reporter Jessop Reisbeck. He had been interviewing a hitchhiker, known at the time only as ‘Kai’, who had intervened in an assault … Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Shakma (1990)
February 6, 2023 | Matthew Turner
An escaped baboon chomps its way through medical students in this cheesy but surprisingly dark creature feature.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Beethoven (1992)
January 28, 2023 | Mark Harrison
You can’t help but roll over for this endearingly daft family-friendly comedy.
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