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.
Why you should be watching Nine Perfect Strangers
August 20, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlin
This star-studded adaptation of Liane Moriarty’s gripping mystery is funny, tense and deliciously weird.Read More
VOD film review: The Nest (aka The Bewailing)
August 19, 2021 | Anton Bitel
James Suttles’ insidious home invasion horror shows a family undone by mind-controlling parasites – or opioid addiction. Read 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
