Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Fire Island
June 26, 2022 | David Farnor
Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang shine in this bright and breezy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.Read More
VOD film review: Our Bodies Are Your Battlefields
June 25, 2022 | Cathy Brennan
This uncompromising, potent documentary offers a compelling view of the political struggle for trans women’s rights in Argentina.Read More
VOD film review: Moon, 66 Questions
June 25, 2022 | Matthew Turner
A young woman has to care for her father in Jacqueline Lentzou’s beautifully directed, accomplished feature debut.Read More
VOD film review: True Things
June 24, 2022 | David Farnor
Ruth Wilson delivers a remarkable performance in this intense portrait of a woman lost in a bad romance.Read More
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review: An overstuffed sequel
June 22, 2022 | David Farnor
This overstuffed sequel loses its exciting ideas in the dizzying chaos.Read More
Cha Cha Real Smooth: A charming, unlikely romance
June 18, 2022 | David Farnor
Dakota Johnson is charming in this warm, uneven tale of an unlikely romance.Read More
Spiderhead review: Slick, unsettling sci-fi thriller
June 17, 2022 | David Farnor
Chris Hemsworth is deliciously sinister in this slick, unsettling sci-fi thriller.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Fly Away Home (1996)
June 17, 2022 | Mark Harrison
This not-so-wild goose chase is one of the 1990s’ true unsung family gems.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jaws 3 (1982)
June 13, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Lacking the bite of its toothy predecessors, the second Jaws sequel barely manages to stay afloat.Read More
Hustle: A winning basketball drama
June 12, 2022 | David Farnor
Adam Sandler delivers a warm turn in this winning basketball drama.Read More
