Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: P’tit Quinquin
July 12, 2015 | Philip W Bayles
Director: Bruno Dumont Cast: Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost Certificate: 15 Watch P’tit Quinquin online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
Originally released in its native France as a four-part miniseries but put … Read More
VOD film review: The Road
July 11, 2015 | David Farnor
An intimate portrayal of a world gone to pot, The Road is hard to watch. Fantastically so.Read More
VOD film review: The Choir (Boychoir)
July 10, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: François Girard Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Garrett Wareing Certificate: PG Watch The Choir online in the UK: Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play
Dustin Hoffman stands in the middle … Read More
VOD film review: Lauda: The Untold Story
July 8, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Hannes Michael Schalle Cast: Niki Lauda, James Hunt, David Coulthard Certificate: PG Watch Lauda: The Untold Story online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
Niki Lauda will be very … Read More
VOD film review: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
July 8, 2015 | Simon Kinnear
This recasting of Wild West myth is bursting with nonchalant invention.Read More
VOD film review: Accidental Love
July 7, 2015 | Clarisse Loughrey
Director: Stephen Greene Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel, James Marsden, Catherine Keener Certificate: 15 Watch Accidental Love online in the UK: Netflix UK / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Xbox
You … Read More
VOD film review: Jodorowsky’s Dune
July 6, 2015 | David Farnor
This not-making-of documentary about Jodorowsky’s failed adaptation of Dune is hilarious, bewildering and utterly fascinating.Read More
VOD film review: Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter
July 5, 2015 | David Farnor
Rinko Kikuchi is fantastic in this poignant, thoughtful tale of a woman searching for the truth behind Fargo’s fictional lost treasure.Read More
VOD film review: It Follows
July 3, 2015 | David Farnor
Does for pedestrians what Jaws did for sharks.Read More
VOD film review: All American High Revisited
July 3, 2015 | David Farnor
Director: Keva Rosenfeld Cast: Riikkamari Rauhala Certificate: 15 Watch All American High Revisited online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
“We’re all going to wake up tomorrow and ask ‘now what?’” says one … Read More
