Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film reivew: Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts
June 1, 2022 | David Farnor
Roger Michell’s surprisingly playful portrait is an entertaining chronicle of the Queen’s reign.Read More
Playground review: An essential film about childhood
June 1, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Beautifully acted and emotionally wrenching, this playground bullying drama is an essential film about childhood.Read More
VOD film review: Listen
June 1, 2022 | David Farnor
Lucia Moniz delivers a heart-wrenchingly good performance in this moving, well-acted drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Burning Sea (Nordsjøen)
May 30, 2022 | Anton Bitel
John Andreas Anderson’s timely disaster movie imagines an environmental catastrophe occurring beneath Norway’s oil platform network.Read More
VOD film review: Ambulance
May 29, 2022 | David Farnor
Michael Bay’s high-octane, high-concept thriller is an enjoyably bombastic ride.Read More
VOD film review: RRR
May 29, 2022 | David Farnor
This big, bold and brilliant Telugu blockbuster is a rip-roaring romp that’s ridiculous and remarkably riveting.Read More
Top Gun: Looking back at the 1986 military blockbuster
May 29, 2022 | David Farnor
Tony Scott’s iconic, influential actioner is fuelled by testosterone and funded by the US Navy.Read More
Emergency review: Timely, tense and funny
May 28, 2022 | Matthew Turner
A night of chaos ensues when two Black students attempt to help a passed-out white girl in this tense and funny campus comedy.Read More
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers review: A funny, self-aware spoof
May 28, 2022 | Mark Harrison
This wonderfully silly meta-cartoon comeback lies somewhere between Jump Street and Zootropolis.Read More
The 90s On Netflix: The Swan Princess (1994)
May 27, 2022 | Mark Harrison
This off-Disney fantasy romance has the wind on its side, but rarely takes flight.Read More
