Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD film review: Passages (2023)
October 20, 2023 | David FarnorIra Sachs’ raw relationship drama is an intimate, thoughtful portrayal of a painful mess.Read More
Fair Play: A deliciously twisted thriller
October 14, 2023 | David FarnorChloe Domont’s deliciously twisted debut is a dark dissection of power and gender dynamics.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Stuart Little (1999)
October 1, 2023 | Mark HarrisonThe last family movie of the 1990s is a gentle, mainstream oddity.Read More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A colourful and entertaining short
September 27, 2023 | Matthew TurnerRalph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ben Kingsley headline Wes Anderson’s colourful and entertaining short based on Roald Dahl’s story.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Man who Stole the Scream
September 26, 2023 | Helen ArcherThis documentary about the theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream is frustrating in thrall to its own subject.Read More
No One Will Save You: A quietly riveting sci-fi thriller
September 25, 2023 | David FarnorThis inventive, quietly riveting sci-fi thriller is worth shouting about.Read More
VOD film review: Elemental
September 24, 2023 | David FarnorThis warm, visually stunning animation is a beautifully simple tale of self-expression and acceptance.Read More
VOD film review: Evil Dead Rise
September 23, 2023 | David FarnorThis dark, nasty and gory sequel is a genuinely disturbing thrill ride.Read More
Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story: Charming, funny and empowering
September 23, 2023 | Anton BitelBruce Fletcher and Peter Beard’s documentary and Otto Baxter’s horror short form form a funny and charming diptych on disabled experience, autonomy and empowerment.Read More
El Conde: A deliciously dark satire
September 15, 2023 | Matthew TurnerPablo Larrain’s deliciously dark satire imagines Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250 year-old vampire.Read More