Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
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
VOD film review: 88:88
March 19, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Isiah Medina Certificate: TBC Watch 88:88 online in the UK: Not currently available on VOD
The word “experimental” isn’t necessarily one that brings people running in hordes to see a film. It conjures up images of an art installation, … Read More
VOD film review: The Pearl Button
March 18, 2016 | David FarnorThis beautiful documentary may not always hold water, but it’s as thought-provoking as it is poetic.Read More
VOD film review: Steve Jobs
March 18, 2016 | David FarnorAaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle team up for this gripping portrait of a man and a machine that shaped the 21st century.Read More
VOD film review: Tangerine
March 17, 2016 | Simon KinnearSean Baker’s energetic smartphone film is consistently smart and never phoney.Read More
VOD film review: Next to Her
March 16, 2016 | David FarnorAn excellently acted, provocative study of domestic dependency.Read More
VOD film review: Mississippi Grind
March 16, 2016 | Mark HarrisonAn unexpected road trip movie that goes all in on the highs and lows of addiction.Read More