Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez
June 17, 2021 | David Farnor
This intriguing documentary raises timely questions about modern fame but frustrating fails to answer them.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Superdeep (aka Kolskaya sverhglubokaya)
June 17, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Areseny Syuhin’s Superdeep uses body, bio and bunker horror tropes to allegorise the thawing permafrost of the Cold War.Read More
VOD film review: Top Hat (1935)
June 15, 2021 | David Farnor
Fred and Ginger are a joy to watch in full flow in this classic screwball romance.Read More
VOD film review: Titanic
June 12, 2021 | David Farnor
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are on iconic form in James Cameron’s superbly sentimental blockbuster.Read More
VOD film review: Ellie & Abbie (and Ellie’s Dead Aunt)
June 12, 2021 | David Farnor
This charming celebration of young love and intergenerational respect is an endearing delight.Read More
Sheffield DocFest film review: All Light, Everywhere
June 12, 2021 | Laurence Boyce
Theo Anthony’s study of how the camera can be used as a weapon is a powerful, poetic watch.Read More
DocFest 2021 review: Songs for the River
June 10, 2021 | Matthew Turner
The residents of riverside apartments in London reflect on a year of the coronavirus pandemic.Read More
VOD film review: Shiva Baby
June 9, 2021 | Katie Smith-Wong
Anxiety and comedy collide in Emma Seligman’s funny, surprising and remarkable debut feature.Read More
DocFest 2021 review: My Dear Spies
June 8, 2021 | David Farnor
My Dear Spies is streaming as part of Sheffield DocFest – find out more about the festival here.
Put your hand up if you’ve ever wanted to know more about your family history. Keep your hand up if that’s because … Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Ticks (1993)
June 7, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Seth Green and Alfonso Ribeiro are among the troubled teens attacked by mutated ticks in this 1993 creature feature.Read More
