Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Holy Motors
September 24, 2021 | Bianca Garner
Leos Carax’s surreal, cynical, beautiful film about filmmaking and performance is an experience worth partaking in.Read More
Tomorrow Never Dies: 007 does satire in this timely romp
September 24, 2021 | David Farnor
Jonathan Pryce dials it up to 11 in this hugely entertaining assault on modern media.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: The Nutty Professor (1996)
September 24, 2021 | Mark Harrison
This VFX-driven comedy transforms Eddie Murphy as an actor more than his characters.Read More
VOD film review: Gagarine
September 24, 2021 | David Farnor
This visually inventive voyage of magical realism is grounded in creativity, self-preservation and community.Read More
GoldenEye: A pitch-perfect Bond debut
September 23, 2021 | David Farnor
Superb action, a grounded script and a memorable bad guy give 007 exactly the update it needed.Read More
VOD film review: Censor
September 23, 2021 | David Farnor
Prano Bailey-Bond’s striking feature directorial debut is a gloriously atmospheric trip into retro-horror chills.Read More
Limbo review: A delightful, bittersweet drama
September 23, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A group of refugees adjust to life on a remote Scottish island in this delightfully deadpan comedy-drama.Read More
Licence to Kill: A darkly thrilling departure for 007
September 21, 2021 | David Farnor
Timothy Dalton’s character-driven revenge thriller more than earns its 15 certificate.Read More
The Living Daylights: Timothy Dalton brings cool to 007
September 21, 2021 | David Farnor
Timothy Dalton brings cool to 007 in this grounded espionage thriller.Read More
A View to a Kill: Roger Moore gets old
September 20, 2021 | David Farnor
Even Christopher Walken can’t make this cringe-inducing late Roger Moore outing entertaining.Read More
