Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK film review: Gambit (2012)
October 5, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Michael Hoffman Cast: Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci Watch Gambit online in the UK: Netflix UK
A woman gets up to answer the door in her hotel. She talks to the concierge, turns the lights off … Read More
VOD film review: Outpost 11
October 5, 2013 | David Farnor
A surreal, scary assault on your senses.Read More
VOD film review: The Parking Lot Movie
October 4, 2013 | Chris Keane
A winning portrait of car park attendants as they wage war against the people who park there.Read More
VOD film review: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
October 3, 2013 | Ian Loring
This charming, endearing take on Shakespeare fizzes and pops with laid-back chemistry.Read More
Netflix review: Great Expectations (2012)
October 3, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Mike Newell Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Holliday Grainger, Helena Bonham Carter, Raiph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, Robbie Coltrane Watch online: Netflix UK
Great Expectations will be removed from Netflix UK on 25th December 2014.
As each new version of Great Expectations … Read More
VOD film review: Grabbers
October 1, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Jon Wright Cast: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey Certificate: 15 Watch Grabbers online in the UK: Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Rakuten TV / Google Play
Who would win in a fight … Read More
VOD film review: Stories We Tell
October 1, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Sarah Polley Cast: Sarah Polley, Michael Polley, Diane Polley, Rebecca Jenkins Certificate: 12 Watch Stories We Tell online in the UK: MUBI UK / Curzon Home Cinema / TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / … Read More
VOD film review: Earthbound
September 28, 2013 | David Farnor
Director: Alan Brennan Cast: Rafe Spall, Jenn Murray, Stephen Hogan, David Morrissey Watch Earthbound online in the UK: Rakuten TV
Last year, Safety Not Guaranteed landed at Sundance London. A film about a man who believed he could time travel, … Read More
VOD film review: Mister John
September 27, 2013 | Chris Blohm
Aidan Gillen is excellent in this hypnotic, seductive trip into the psyche of a broken man.Read More
VOD film review: Byzantium
September 24, 2013 | Andrew Jones
A slow-burning drama rather than a vampire thriller – which gives it even more bite.Read More
