Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Dark Habits
August 27, 2015 | David Farnor
Pedro 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 Farnor
Charlotte 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 Farnor
Noah 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 Turner
Director: 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 Farnor
Director: 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 Farnor
Director: 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 Kinnear
Andrew Dominik’s visually stunning study of myth, fame and violence is a slow, assured, brilliantly acted Western.Read More
VOD film review: War Book
August 19, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Tom Harper Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Nicholas Burns, Sophie Okonedo Certificate: 15 Watch War Book online in the UK: Vertigo On Demand / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Ever since the 1960s, the UK government … Read More
VOD film review: The Salvation
August 18, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Kristian Levring Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Eva Green, Eric Cantona Certificate: 15 Watch The Salvation online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
The Salvation … Read More
VOD film review: The Falling
August 17, 2015 | David Farnor
This funny, shocking paranormal coming-of-age musical is entrancing cinema.Read More
