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: Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes
August 28, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Kevin Kopacka’s 60s-style gothic freakout stages and restages a treacherous trap of patriarchy in a retro-furnished castle.
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Freaky review: Hugely entertaining horror-comedy
August 28, 2021 | David Farnor
Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton are hugely entertaining in this inspired body-swap horror-comedy.Read More
FrightFest 2021 film review: Shadow of the Cat
August 27, 2021 | Anton Bitel
In José María Cicala’s tale of two families, an adolescent girl returns to her long lost mother’s clan, only to find cult and confusion.Read More
FrightFest 2021 film review Crabs! (2021)
August 27, 2021 | Anton Bitel
Pierce Berolzheimer’s knowing feature debut is a mad, monstrous B-movie throwback pitting man (and mecha) against a marine menace.Read 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
