Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
BBC iPlayer review: HyperNormalisation
October 22, 2016 | David Farnor
Last year, Adam Curtis delivered Bitter Lake directly into the nation’s eyeballs on BBC iPlayer. It was experimental, challenging, ambitious filmmaking. Now, he’s back with HyperNormalisation, an equally epic piece of TV that proves more accessible than his last work, … Read More
Shudder UK film review: Dearest Sister
October 22, 2016 | Anton Bitel
The ghosts of a nation’s future past make this horror a deftly handled allegory of class and cultural clash.Read More
VOD film review: Casa de mi Padre
October 22, 2016 | David Farnor
Casa de mi Padre proves Will Ferrell speaking nonsense in any language is entertaining. Does it make sense? No. Is it funny? Yes. Read More
VOD film review: V/H/S
October 20, 2016 | David Farnor
This uneven but effective horror anthology is an analogue shot in the arm for a digital age.Read More
VOD film review: The House of the Devil
October 20, 2016 | Alice Slater
This razor-sharp throwback to the 70s and 80s cements Ti West as a horror director to be reckoned with.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Hole (2010)
October 20, 2016 | David Farnor
A proper horror for kids big and small, this is friendly fun to freak out the hole (ahem) family.Read More
VOD film review: The Collector
October 20, 2016 | David Farnor
A grizzly 90 minutes of grimly executed gore. The Collector is horrible, but highly gripping. Read More
VOD film review: Stitches
October 20, 2016 | David Farnor
Ross Noble delivers a fantastically sick performance in this hit-and-miss horror.Read More
VOD film review: Jug Face (The Pit)
October 20, 2016 | David Farnor
A slow build of claustrophobia and dread that nudges you to the edge of your seat.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Lesbian Vampire Killers
October 20, 2016 | David Farnor
A horror-comedy that isn’t scary and isn’t funny, this is a lame-arsed attempt at making a lame duck walk.Read More
