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.
VOD film review: Chaos Walking
April 2, 2021 | David FarnorThis underwhelming sci-fi never manages to pull off its intriguing premise.Read More
First look Disney+ UK TV review: The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
April 2, 2021 | David FarnorThis underdog sports comedy tells a likeable but familiar tale. Read More
VOD film review: Antebellum
April 2, 2021 | David FarnorThis tasteless thriller about the persisting legacy of slavery is a horror show in every sense of the word.Read More
VOD film review: Undine
April 2, 2021 | Matthew TurnerPaula Beer plays a water nymph who can’t escape her fate in Christian Petzold’s beautifully made fantasy romance.Read More
VOD film review: Minari
April 2, 2021 | David FarnorThis warm, moving family drama about making a fresh start in America is as unique as it is universal.Read More
VOD film review: Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
April 1, 2021 | David FarnorThis monster mash is a hugely entertaining blast of cinematic mayhem.Read More
VOD film review: The Night
April 1, 2021 | Anton BitelKourosh Ahari’s disorienting ghost story books a guilt-laden Iranian couple into a hell of mirrors.Read More
The Dissident review: A gripping, alarming documentary
April 1, 2021 | David FarnorBryan Fogel’s follow-up to Icarus is a gripping, alarming watch.Read More
The Mauritanian review: A compelling, complex drama
April 1, 2021 | David FarnorA superb performance by Tahar Rahim anchors this compelling 9/11 drama.Read More
VOD film review: King Kong (1976)
March 31, 2021 | David Farnor“Put me down you goddamn chauvinist pig ape!” That’s the sound of King Kong getting an update to the 1970s in a remake that’s certainly bigger but not exactly better.
Produced by a confident Dino de Laurentiis and directed by … Read More
















