Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Trumbo
July 3, 2016 | David Farnor
Less a meaty drama and more a hammy souffle, Trumbo is a disappointingly lightweight affair.Read More
VOD film review: Cloverfield
July 3, 2016 | David Farnor
One big shot of adrenaline to your eyeballs, this is exhilarating and petrifying stuff.Read More
VOD film review: Zeus and Roxanne
July 2, 2016 | Nathanael Smith
The cinematic equivalent of that video where a baby monkey rides backwards on a pig.Read More
VOD film review: The Colony
July 1, 2016 | David Farnor
Elevated by an excellent cast, this is an engaging drama that shines a deserving light on an unknown chapter of history.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Notes on Blindness
July 1, 2016 | Matthew Turner
This skilfully made, profoundly moving British documentary explores and illuminates the experience of blindness.Read More
VOD film review: Evolution (2015)
June 30, 2016 | Matthew Turner
A surreal fairy-tale nightmare that plays on coming-of-age fears, augmented by jaw-dropping imagery and a smattering of body-horror.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Jackrabbit
June 29, 2016 | Anton Bitel
Director: Carleton Ranney Cast: Josh Caras, Ian Christopher Noel, Reed Birney, Joslyn Jensen Watch Jackrabbit online in the UK: Netflix UK / Amazon Prime / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
“You two seem like an … Read More
VOD film review: Anna Unbound
June 29, 2016 | Chris Bryant
A tense study in anxiety that never reaches freedom.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Triple 9
June 29, 2016 | Mark Harrison
An unbalanced crime drama that’s heartless, if not hollow.Read More
VOD film review: A Bigger Splash
June 28, 2016 | David Farnor
A steamy thriller driven by four superb performances, A Bigger Splash is cinema to soak up and savour.Read More
