Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
FrightFest VOD film review: Body
August 28, 2015 | David FarnorDirectors: Dan Ber, Robert Olsen Cast: Alexandra Turshen, Helen Rogers, Lauren Molina Watch Body online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google P;ay
Christmas films are everywhere … Read More
VOD film review: What Have I Done to Deserve This?
August 28, 2015 | David FarnorAlmodóvar fuses serious drama and subtle farce with his first internationally distributed film.Read More
VOD film review: Stung
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Benni Diez Cast: Clifton Collins Jr., Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, Matt O’Leary Watch Stung online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
There’s nothing like having a swarm of giant, … Read More
VOD film review: Dark Habits
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorPedro Almodóvar’s entertaining third movie is a step away from farce and into more serious territory.Read More
VOD film review: 45 Years
August 27, 2015 | David FarnorCharlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay are superb in Andrew Haigh’s haunting study of relationships and memory.Read More
VOD film review: Margot at the Wedding
August 26, 2015 | David FarnorNoah Baumbach’s clinical portrait of a dysfunctional family is compellingly awkward to witness.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Good People
August 22, 2015 | Matthew TurnerDirector: Henrik Ruben Genz Cast: James Franco, Kate Hudson, Tom Wilkinson, Omar Sy, Anna Friel Certificate: 15 Watch Good People online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play … Read More
VOD film review: Escobar: Paradise Lost
August 21, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Andrea Di Stefano Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Benicio Del Toro, Claudia Traisac Certificate: 15 Watch Escobar: Paradise Lost online in the UK: Sky Cinema / NOW / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play … Read More
VOD film review: Pressure
August 21, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Ron Scalpello Cast: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole Certificate: 15 Watch Pressure online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Head 400 metres below sea level … Read More
VOD film review: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
August 20, 2015 | Simon KinnearAndrew Dominik’s visually stunning study of myth, fame and violence is a slow, assured, brilliantly acted Western.Read More