Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Terrifier 2 (2022)
October 24, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Damien Leone’s sequel makes a mythical epic of its clownish villain’s performative atrocities.Read More
LFF film review: More Than Ever
October 23, 2022 | David Farnor
Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel deliver superbly moving performances in this quietly powerful drama.Read More
The Stranger review: A glacial, gripping crime thriller
October 19, 2022 | David Farnor
Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris are exceptional in this glacial, gripping crime thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Hit the Road
October 17, 2022 | Cathy Brennan
Panah Panahi demonstrates a promising eye for the idiosyncratic in this uneven directorial debut.Read More
VOD film review: The Sound of 007
October 11, 2022 | David Farnor
The music behind James Bond is lovingly dissected in this fun, comprehensive documentary.Read More
Thor: Love and Thunder review: Uneven but enjoyable
October 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Sincere heart and a superb turn from a villainous Christian Bale make this bloated sequel an enjoyable, if uneven, ride.Read More
My Father’s Dragon review: Ambitious and uplifting
October 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Cartoon Saloon’s gorgeously complex tale of childhood and adulthood is an ambitious and uplifting celebration of friendship and trust.Read More
VOD film review: Control (2022)
September 29, 2022 | Anton Bitel
A mother must escape a literal and psychological prison in this freaky locked-room thriller.Read More
Blonde review: Ana de Armas delivers a bombshell turn as Marilyn Monroe
September 28, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Ana de Armas delivers a bombshell turn as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s powerful adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel.Read More
VOD film review: When the Screaming Starts
September 26, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Funny, bloody and unpredictable, this serial-killing mockumentary comedy lets no one off the hook easily.Read More
