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: Tina
March 28, 2021 | David Farnor
A powerful portrait of a powerhouse music icon.Read More
VOD film review: Phone Booth
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Colin Farrell is on magnetic form in Joel Schumacher’s stripped-down thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Six Minutes to Midnight
March 27, 2021 | Geoffrey Lovelock
A great real-life premise is wasted as drama gives way to a dreary spy story.Read More
VOD film review: Retaliation
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Orlando Bloom delivers an intense, committed turn in this thoughtful, tough story of trauma and revenge.Read More
VOD film review: Stray
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
This beautiful, immersive dog’s eye view of Istanbul is a moving study of how people treat others.Read More
VOD film review: Made in Italy
March 27, 2021 | David Farnor
Two heartfelt performances can’t fix a rundown script in this overly familiar drama.Read More
VOD film review: Ammonite
March 26, 2021 | David Farnor
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are excellent in Francis Lee’s restrained romantic drama about palaeontologist Mary Anning.Read More
BFI Flare film review: The Dose
March 26, 2021 | Cathy Brennan
Mounting suspense doesn’t quite find a pay-off in this murky, creeping thriller.Read More
VOD film review: The Banishing
March 26, 2021 | Anton Bitel
The forces of fascism, patriarchy and misogyny are ever resurgent in Chris Smith’s ghostly pre-war gothic horror.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Irregulars
March 26, 2021 | Brendon Connelly
Netflix’s fun supernatural detective series loses its mystery in search of a bigger picture.Read More
