Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Trust
May 27, 2016 | Matthew TurnerNic Cage delivers his most enjoyable performance since Bad Lieutenant in this stylish thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Youth
May 25, 2016 | David FarnorA witty and often warm meditation on ageing and death.Read More
VOD film review: 99 Homes
May 25, 2016 | David FarnorA hugely powerful drama that brings home the personal cost of the financial crisis.Read More
VOD film review: The Assassin
May 25, 2016 | David FarnorThere are martial arts movies and there are martial arts movies. The Assassin isn’t either.Read More
VOD film review: The Call Up
May 24, 2016 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Charles Barker Cast: Morfydd Clark, Chris Obi, Parker Sawyers, Dino Fazzani, Max Deacon, Ali Cook, Adriana Randall Certificate: 15 Watch The Call Up online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Virgin Movies / TalkTalk … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Janis: Little Girl Blue
May 22, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Amy J. Berg Cast: Cat Power, Janis Joplin Certificate: U Watch Janis: Little Girl Blue online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
It’s always the way. You spend your … Read More
VOD film review: Creed
May 22, 2016 | David FarnorA gripping, moving human drama that finds fresh weight in boxing movie conventions.Read More
Cannes 2016 reviews round-up: The Unknown Girl, The Wailing, It’s Only the End of the World, Bacalaureat
May 21, 2016 | Simon KinnearWith Amazon Studios having snapped up the US streaming rights to six films screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we head to the Croisette to check out some of the other movies on offer, including the latest from Xavier … Read More
Cannes 2016 reviews round-up: Caini, Hell Or High Water, Julieta, Aquarius
May 19, 2016 | Simon KinnearWith Amazon Studios having snapped up the US streaming rights to six films screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, we head to the Croisette to check out some of the other movies on offer. Will they be a VOD … Read More
VOD film review: The Big Short
May 16, 2016 | David FarnorThe Big Short is a patronising, awkward and uneven comedy about the financial crisis. And, against all the odds, that’s a good thing.Read More















