Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review: A bright, brawling blockbuster
May 16, 2024 | Ivan Radford
This uneven but ambitious sequel is a bright, brawling blockbuster that’s bursting with energetic world-building.Read More
River: An inventive, sweet time-loop comedy
May 8, 2024 | Matthew Turner
The staff and guests at a riverside hotel become trapped in a time loop in this inventive, sweet sci-fi comedy.Read More
Dune: Part Two review: Bigger, darker, bolder
April 22, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Faith, politics and sand worms collide in Denis Villeneuve’s bigger, darker and bolder sequel.Read More
Rebel Moon: Part Two review: A missed opportunity
April 21, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Zack Snyder’s visually impressive but hollow concluding chapter of the sci-fi saga doesn’t deliver the joy you are looking for.Read More
Yannick: An engagingly absurd comedy
April 20, 2024 | Matthew Turner
A disappointed audience member takes a bad play hostage in Quentin Dupieux’s enjoyably absurd comedy.Read More
Argylle: A fun, twisty spy caper
April 20, 2024 | Matthew Turner
Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell ensure that there’s a lot of silly fun to be had in Matthew Vaughn’s twisty spy caper.Read More
Emily the Criminal: A tense, taut thriller
April 14, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Aubrey Plaza is brilliant in this tense, taut thriller about one woman’s descent into a dangerous underworld.Read More
The Iron Claw: A hard-hitting, moving saga
April 14, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Sean Durkin’s macho wrestling drama is a hard-hitting study of loyalty, love and loss.Read More
Scoop: A gripping, timely drama
April 7, 2024 | David Farnor
This well-acted dramatisation of Newsnight’s interview with Prince Andrew is a timely, gripping tale of the media holding power to account.Read More
The Beautiful Game review: A feel-good winner
April 7, 2024 | Ivan Radford
This heartwarming film inspired by the Homeless World Cup is a winning, feel-good ensemble drama.Read More
