Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Results
May 31, 2015 | Ivan RadfordDirector: Andrew Bujalski Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders Certificate: 15
How do you follow a movie about Computer Chess? With a film about fitness instructors. Andrew Bujalski couldn’t have picked a more different subject for his new film, … Read More
VOD film review: Timbuktu
May 31, 2015 | David FarnorThis insight into life under Islamic militant rule is a perturbing, pertinent piece of cinema.Read More
VOD film review: The Last Act (The Humbling)
May 30, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Barry Levinson Cast: Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig Certificate: 15 Watch The Last Act online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
“All the world’s a stage,” an … Read More
VOD film review: Big Hero 6
May 30, 2015 | Nathanael SmithDisney creates one of its best characters in years with this heartfelt tale of superhero, science and sibling loss.Read More
VOD film review: Bypass
May 28, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Duane Hopkins Cast: George MacKay Certificate: 15 Watch Bypass online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / BFI Player / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Eircom / Virgin Movies / EE / TalkTalk / Rakuten TV … Read More
VOD film review: Superman (1978)
May 25, 2015 | Matthew TurnerRichard Donner’s superhero movie simply gets everything right.Read More
VOD film review: Spring
May 23, 2015 | David FarnorThis superb romantic horror is a shifting, moving, surprising affair.Read More
VOD film review: Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr Moreau
May 23, 2015 | Ian LoringThis documentary about went wrong on Richard Stanley’s Dr Moreau project is an entertaining watch.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir
May 22, 2015 | David FarnorDirector: Mike Fleiss Cast: Bob Weir Watch The Other One online in the UK: Netflix UK
Who’s Bob Weir? For followers of the group (Deadheads), he was the hot guy amid a bunch of ugly blokes. For non-Grateful Dead fans, … Read More