Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK film review: Bait
January 15, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Kimble Rendall Cast: Chris Betts, Richard Brancatisano Certificate: 15 Watch Bait online in the UK: Netflix UK / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Apple TV (iTunes) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play
Just when you thought it was safe to … Read More
VOD film review: The Great Beauty
January 15, 2014 | David Farnor
Paolo Sorrentino’s beautiful satire is a swooning, scathing portrait of a city you can fall in love with, again and again.Read More
NOW TV film review: 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
January 14, 2014 | Neil Brazier
Director: Roel Reiné Cast: Randy Orton, Tom Stevens, Cindy Busby Certificate: 15 Watch online: NOW
For those who saw 2009’s 12 Rounds, chances are they were watching it to see WWE Superstar John Cena and not for the surprisingly slightly-better-than-average … Read More
VOD film review: Enchanted (Disney)
January 13, 2014 | David Farnor
Witty, hilarious and unabashedly earnest, this post-modern Disney flick deftly hits the mark.Read More
VOD film review: Chimpanzee (Disney Nature)
January 12, 2014 | David Farnor
Chimpanzee is all too cute for children not to enjoy it. That goes for mom and dad too.Read More
The English Patient: A sumptuous indie epic
January 12, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
A sumptuous-but-subtle ‘indie epic’ mixes literate intelligent and cinematic passion to defy its middlebrow reputation.Read More
VOD film review: You’re Next
January 11, 2014 | Ian Loring
Director: Adam Wingard Cast: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Nicholas Tucci Certificate: 18
The tale of You’re Next’s release history is one which strikes many familiar chords with Drew Goddard’s recent cult classic Cabin In The Woods: both had … Read More
VOD film review: The Muppets
January 11, 2014 | David Farnor
This fuzzy franchise revival is most sensational, inspirational, celebrational and Muppetational. Read More
Netflix film review: The Square (documentary)
January 10, 2014 | David Farnor
Director: Jehane Noujaim Cast: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmed Hassan Certificate: 15 Watch online: Netflix UK
“Only we can tell our stories,” says one protestor near the start of The Square, as they erect an open-air cinema in the middle of … Read More
VOD film review: Elysium
January 10, 2014 | Simon Kinnear
Neill Blomkamp sets out his stall as an auteur of activist action with this blockbuster and political fable.Read More
