Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Great Gatsby
November 13, 2013 | David FarnorA flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle turned into a flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle.Read More
VOD film review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
November 12, 2013 | David FarnorThe Hobbit goes there and back and there and back and there and back again in an unexpectedly messy trek.Read More
VOD film review: The Internship
November 12, 2013 | Neil BrazierVince Vaughn and Owen Wilson’s chemistry brings laughs to this predictable comedy.Read More
VOD film review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition
November 11, 2013 | Ian LoringDirector: Peter Jackson Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Aidan Gillen, James Nesbitt, Sylvester McCoy Certificate: 12
With the middle installment of Peter Jackson’s new trilogy soon to be upon us, the big man settles back into his Extended … Read More
VOD film review: Pineapple Express
November 10, 2013 | Andrew JonesAction movie meets buddy comedy in this hilarious, if uneven, Rogen/Franco joint.Read More
VOD film review: Mr. Popper’s Penguins
November 9, 2013 | David FarnorDirector: Mark Waters Cast: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Ophelia Lovibond Certificate: PG Watch online: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Google Play
Mr Popper’s Penguins has a pretty plain premise. Position Jim Carrey proximate to a … Read More
VOD film review: Life of Pi
November 8, 2013 | David FarnorAng Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel is a gorgeously faithful story about storytelling – sometimes, too faithful.Read More
VOD film review: The Debt
November 8, 2013 | David FarnorSam Worthington shines in a gripping spy thriller that pulls off its unlikely premise with panache.Read More
Netflix UK film review: This Is the End
November 7, 2013 | Selina PearsonNot quite the LOL-pocalypse that was prophesied.Read More
VOD film review: Pacific Rim
November 6, 2013 | David FarnorGuillermo del Toro’s entertaining robo-monster smash-up isn’t clever, but it’s certainly big.Read More