Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Speed Sisters
March 27, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Amber Fares Certificate: PG Watch Speed Sisters online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Gears crunch. Tyres screech. Engines roar. But behind the wheel? Not Vin Diesel or one of his angry, … Read More
VOD film review: Mojave
March 26, 2016 | David FarnorGarrett Hedlund and Oscar Isaac can’t redeem this overly wordy thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Brave
March 26, 2016 | David FarnorThis delicately complex study of a mother and daughter is an epic adventure that dares to think small.Read More
VOD film review: Iona
March 25, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Scott Graham Cast: Ruth Negga, Tom Brooke, Michelle Duncan, Ben Gallagher, Sorcha Groundsell Certificate: 15 Watch Iona online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Sky Store / … Read More
VOD film review: Welcome To Me
March 24, 2016 | Mark HarrisonKristen Wiig is astonishing in this weird, biting celebrity satire.Read More
VOD film review: The Good Dinosaur
March 23, 2016 | Neil AlcockDazzling scenery isn’t enough to elevate a lukewarm entry in Pixar’s canon.Read More
VOD film review: The Club
March 22, 2016 | Craig SkinnerDirector: Pablo Larrain Cast: Jose Soza, Marcelo Alonso Certificate: 15 Watch The Club online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent)
The setting for Pablo Larrain’s The Club is a quiet coastal town in Chile, in which … Read More
VOD film review: Black Mass
March 22, 2016 | David FarnorScott Cooper’s well-acted crime drama is a flawed saga with impressive heft.Read More
VOD film review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
March 21, 2016 | David FarnorMockingjay Part 2 has all the emotion of the ending and none of the anti-climax.Read More
Netflix UK film review: My Beautiful Broken Brain
March 20, 2016 | David Farnor“An exquisite, painful nightmare.” That’s how Lotje Sodderland describes living after a stroke in this astonishing, vivid documentary. My Beautiful Broken Brain follows the 34-year-old’s recovery after her brain haemorrhage in 2011 – and more than lives up to its … Read More