Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: The Guilty (2018)
October 19, 2021 | David Farnor
This riveting close-quarters thriller dials into one man’s conscience with unflinching intensity.Read More
VOD film review: The Show
October 18, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Mitch Jenkins’ rip-roaring comic revenge mystery mixes the cosmic and the mundane to dizzyingly entertaining effect.Read More
BBC iPlayer review: ear for eye
October 17, 2021 | David Farnor
debbie tucker green’s phenomenal adaptation of her 2018 play is a powerful piece of cinema.Read More
Shudder UK film review: The Medium
October 17, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Putting the sham in shamanism, Banjong Pisanthanakun’s terrifying mockumentary makes the medium the message.
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VOD film review: I Am Belmaya
October 15, 2021 | David Farnor
This portrait of a filmmaker taking the camera into her own hands is an inspiring watch.Read More
LFF 2021 film review: Wild Indian, Azor, Spencer, Ali & Ava
October 15, 2021 | David Farnor
Wild Indian is streaming at the 2021 London Film Festival. Find out more about how the festival works and what else is playing online here.
Wild Indian
Two men kill someone, cover it up, then find themselves haunted by … Read More
Apple TV+ film review: The Velvet Underground
October 15, 2021 | David Farnor
Todd Haynes’ fascinating, personal, artistic portrait is a suitably avant-garde affair.Read More
VOD film review: Find Me Guilty
October 14, 2021 | David Farnor
Sidney Lumet’s surprisingly light-hearted courtroom drama is an entertaining showcase for Vin Diesel.Read More
VOD film review: In the Earth
October 14, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Ben Wheatley returns to his horror roots with this unnerving, apocalyptic woodland freakout.Read More
LFF 2021 film review: La Mif (The Fam)
October 10, 2021 | David Farnor
This raw, sensitive docudrama shines an unflinching light on the reality of life in a young people’s care home.Read More
