Reviews
Reviews of movies and TV shows available to watch online on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime Instant Video, NOW TV, BBC iPlayer, iTunes, BFI Player and more.
FrightFest 2021 film review: The Parker Sessions
August 27, 2021 | Anton Bitel
In Stephen Simmon’s monochrome psychodrama, a counsellor and his insomniac client shadow-box over her ever-present past.Read More
Disney+ film review: Vacation Friends
August 27, 2021 | David Farnor
John Cena delivers an amusingly over-the-top performance in this entertaining but familiar comedy.Read More
Grimmfest 2021 film review: Motherly
August 26, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Craig David Wallace’s farmhouse survival thriller uses twisty cat-and-mouse plotting to test the outer limits of maternal love.Read More
FrightFest 2021 film review: The Brilliant Terror
August 26, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Paul Hunt and Julia Kauffman’s affectionate documentary celebrates grassroots horror filmmaking at the margins of the indie scene.Read More
VOD film review: Oasis: Supersonic
August 26, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This immersive race through Oasis’ whirlwind heyday is a thrilling, entertaining ride.Read More
Pig review: Slow-cooked cinema to savour
August 26, 2021 | David Farnor
Nicolas Cage delivers a moving, understated performance in this low-key tale of love and loss – and a pig.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Mosquito State (2020)
August 26, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Filip Jan Rymsza’s modern monster movie is a tragic parable of insects, economics and the cycles of metamorphosis. Read More
EIFF film review: Ballad of a White Cow
August 26, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A widow discovers her husband is innocent of the crime for which he was executed in this powerful Iranian drama.Read More
Fast & Furious 9 review: An entertaining ride
August 25, 2021 | David Farnor
This overblown but entertaining sequel recalibrates the Fast & Furious franchise with endearing heart.Read More
First look UK TV review: Britannia Season 3
August 24, 2021 | David Farnor
Sky’s amusingly warped and disturbingly entertaining historical epic is as fantastically fun as ever.Read More
