Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Blood Ties
August 17, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Guillaume Canet Cast: Clive Owen, Marion Cotillard, Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis, Billy Crudup, James Caan Certificate: 15 Watch Blood Ties online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV
Would you rather see a film starring Clive Owen … Read More
VOD film review: Cop Land
August 16, 2014 | Chris BryantDirector: James Mangold Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro Certificate: 18 Watch Cop Land online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent)
If The Expendables 3 has the greatest action cast of all time, Cop … Read More
VOD film review: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
August 16, 2014 | David FarnorStar Wars, but with owls. Zack Snyder’s animated epic is derivative, but undeniably thrilling.Read More
VOD film review: Headhunters
August 14, 2014 | David FarnorThis darkly funny Jo Nesbo thriller is a ridiculously entertaining ride.Read More
VOD film review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
August 12, 2014 | David FarnorMarvel goes all 1970s with this enjoyably paranoid spy thriller.Read More
Netflix UK film review: 360
August 11, 2014 | David FarnorDirector: Fernando Meirelles Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law Certificate: 15 Watch 360 online in the UK: Netflix UK
Somewhere in London, a man is having sex with Rachel Weisz. In Vienna, a female prostitute is posing for topless … Read More
VOD film review: Locke
August 11, 2014 | David FarnorTom Hardy is magnetic in this character-driven drama, which is daringly simple and simply daring.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Descent Part 2
August 10, 2014 | David FarnorThis retread of Neil Marshall’s 2005 horror lacks the original’s characters, tension and shocks.Read More
VOD film review: A Thousand Kisses Deep
August 10, 2014 | David FarnorA blend of Freud, jazz and time travel, this trip through one person’s memories is a painful, engaging and intriguing watch. Read More
VOD film review: The Muppet Movie (1979)
August 8, 2014 | Chris BryantSurreal, heart-warming and accessible to everyone – the lovers, the dreamers and you.Read More