Movies
Reviews of films available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Mortal Kombat: Looking back at the 1995 film
May 8, 2021 | Leslie Byron Pitt
Paul WS Anderson’s energetic, action-packed Mortal Kombat a high point for video game movies.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Fried Barry
May 7, 2021 | Ian Winterton
An instant cult classic, sci-fi/horror Fried Barry is an insanely brilliant shamble through the scabby underside of Cape Town.
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VOD film review: Apples
May 7, 2021 | Bianca Garner
Christos Nikou’s promising directorial debut doesn’t quite deliver on its intriguing premise.Read More
VOD film review: Charlatan
May 7, 2021 | Josh Slater-Williams
Agnieszka Holland’s healer biopic refrains from a simple diagnosis of its subject.
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VOD film review: Cowboys
May 7, 2021 | Cathy Brennan
Anna Kerrigan’s heartfelt Western thoughtfully tackles issues of mental health, gender and family in the 21st century.Read More
VOD film review: Mortal Kombat (2021)
May 6, 2021 | David Farnor
This straight-faced medley of bone-crunching fights is an admirably adult-friendly video game adaptation.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: Chronological Order (2010)
May 6, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A man discovers he’s being followed by himself in this low-budget indie time travel drama.Read More
VOD film review: Fargo (1996)
May 5, 2021 | David Farnor
Frances McDormand delivers an iconic turn in the Coen brothers’ darkly entertaining noir.Read More
BFI Player film review: Identifying Features
May 5, 2021 | Daniel Broadley
Fernanda Valadez’s accomplished feature debut is a quietly shocking picture of Mexico’s migrant and missing persons crises.
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VOD film review: Wild Mountain Thyme
May 4, 2021 | David Farnor
A talented cast can’t overcome twee stereotypes in this bizarrely artificial romantic drama.Read More
