Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Headhunters
August 14, 2014 | David Farnor
This darkly funny Jo Nesbo thriller is a ridiculously entertaining ride.Read More
VOD film review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
August 12, 2014 | David Farnor
Marvel goes all 1970s with this enjoyably paranoid spy thriller.Read More
Netflix UK film review: 360
August 11, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: 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 | Ivan Radford
Tom 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 Farnor
This 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 Farnor
A 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 Bryant
Surreal, heart-warming and accessible to everyone – the lovers, the dreamers and you.Read More
VOD film review: Lilting
August 7, 2014 | Chris Blohm
Ben Whishaw is brilliant in Hong Khaou’s delicate, heartbreaking drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Raid 2
August 5, 2014 | David Farnor
The Raid 2 has some great action – but that doesn’t mean it’s the greatest action movie of all time.Read More
VOD film review: Pioneer
August 5, 2014 | David Farnor
Wes Bentley and Askel Hennie star in this gripping, tightly pressurised deep-see conspiracy thriller.Read More
