Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Great Freedom review: A powerful drama
May 7, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Franz Rogowski plays a gay German repeatedly arrested for “deviant practices” in this powerful prison drama.Read More
VOD film review: The Many Saints of Newark
May 6, 2022 | Martyn Conterio
David Chase’s prequel looks back at Tony Soprano’s formative years but keeps the mystery of his personality intact.Read More
VOD film review: Candyman (2021)
May 1, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Nia DaCosta’s artful horror sequel reflexively rewrites both the traditions of its own franchise and the white narratives of American history.Read More
VOD film review: Casablanca Beats
April 30, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Fiction and documentary are blurred in this engaging musical drama about hip hop students and their teacher.Read More
VOD film review: The Velvet Queen
April 29, 2022 | David Farnor
This understated quest to photograph an elusive snow leopard in Tibet is a thoughtful, spellbinding ode to nature.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: The Final Countdown (1980)
April 28, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen headline this disappointing thriller about a modern-day Navy warship getting transported to Pearl Harbour in 1941.Read More
VOD film review: Uncharted
April 27, 2022 | Laurence Boyce
This action-packed video game adaptation is a familiar but diverting ride.Read More
VOD film review: The Souvenir: Part II
April 25, 2022 | Charlotte Harrison
Joanna Hogg’s raw, self-reflective exploration of processing trauma is a creative tribute to the transformative power of cinema.Read More
VOD film review: Held
April 25, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing’s entrapment thriller stages manipulative scenes from a marriage under patriarchy.Read More
VOD film review: Ennio
April 23, 2022 | David Farnor
This comprehensive, definitive portrait of the Italian maestro is an engrossing, inspiring watch for all film music lovers.Read More
