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.
True Crime Tuesdays: Deceit
August 17, 2021 | Helen Archer
This well-acted true crime drama puts its focus in the wrong place.Read More
VOD film review: 16 Blocks
August 15, 2021 | David Farnor
Richard Donner’s swan song is a grippingly simple, simply gripping buddy thriller.Read More
I’m Your Man review: Clever and unconventional rom-com
August 15, 2021 | Cathy Brennan
Maria Schrader delivers an unconventional rom-com with brains and a light touch.Read More
Boss Level review: An action-packed thriller
August 14, 2021 | David Farnor
Frank Grillo makes for a wonderfully gruff lead in this entertaining, action-packed time-loop thriller.Read More
VOD film review: WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
August 14, 2021 | David Farnor
This timely and shrewdly observed account of WeWork’s rise and fall is a cautionary tale of ego and capitalism for the digital generation.Read More
Vivo review: A love song to the magic of music
August 14, 2021 | David Farnor
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s charmingly earnest animation is a love song to the magic of music.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Beckett
August 13, 2021 | David Farnor
John David Washington grounds this low-key man-on-the-run thriller with a compelling grit.Read More
VOD film review: Ladyhawke
August 13, 2021 | David Farnor
Richard Donner’s old-fashioned fantasy romance is an enjoyably earnest affair.Read More
CODA review: A feel-good treat
August 13, 2021 | Matthew Turner
A gifted singer is torn between pursuing her passion and disappointing her deaf family in this delightful remake of French hit La Famille Bélier.Read More
VOD film review: Minamata
August 13, 2021 | David Farnor
This engagingly earnest drama about the Minamata mercury poisoning disaster is best when focused away from its male lead.Read More
