Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Camp and colourful: Looking back at Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies
March 10, 2022 | David Farnor
From Val Kilmer to George Clooney, the mid-90s saw Batman enter a new era and tone after Tim Burton’s live-action double-bill, with Joel Schumacher taking the helm. As camp as they were colourful, were they misjudged or misunderstood? We look … Read More
VOD film review: Lingui, the Sacred Bonds
March 8, 2022 | Daniel Broadley
Suppressed women in Chad share shelter and support in this intense, well-acted study of strength and sisterhood.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Jallikattu (2019)
March 7, 2022 | Matthew Turner
An escaped buffalo causes havoc for the menfolk of a remote Indian village in this acclaimed creature feature based on a short story.Read More
VOD film review: West Side Story (2021)
March 6, 2022 | David Farnor
Steven Spielberg’s lavish update of the iconic musical is cinema at its ravishing, dazzling, swooning best.Read More
Glasgow Film Festival review: Yuni
March 6, 2022 | Jasmine Valentine
A 16-year-old in Indonesia is determined to finish her education, despite pressure to get married, in this well-meaning but forgettable drama.Read More
VOD film review: Batman: The Long Halloween, Part 1 and 2
March 6, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Batman and Catwoman track a killer in this strikingly animated two-part adventure based on the acclaimed comic book run.Read More
VOD film review: The Card Counter
March 5, 2022 | Chris Bryant
A misguided, self-indulgent evaluation of morality.Read More
VOD film review: Batman: The Movie (1966)
March 3, 2022 | Matthew Turner
Batman and Robin take on a quartet of fearsome foes in this enjoyably silly spin-off movie from the 1960s TV series.Read More
VOD film review: The Master (2012)
March 2, 2022 | David Farnor
Philip Seymour Hoffman is on imperious form in Paul Thomas Anderson’s haunting, disorienting cult drama.Read More
VOD film review: Space Jam: A New Legacy
February 27, 2022 | David Farnor
This bizarrely misjudged sequel will leave both kids and grown-ups bored and disappointed.Read More
