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.
Muscle review: An intense study of injured masculinity
December 4, 2020 | Anton Bitel
Gerard Johnson’s body-building buddy movie Muscle lays out in black and white the longing and panic of injured masculinity.Read More
Netflix UK film review: Mank
December 4, 2020 | David Farnor
David Fincher’s portrait of the artist behind Citizen Kane is a swooning, cynical cinephile’s dream.Read More
Time Travel Thursday: The Butterfly Effect 2 (2006)
December 3, 2020 | Matthew Turner
Eric Lively and Erica Durance star in this derivative and disappointing sequel to the 2004 time travel hit.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Anything for Jackson
December 3, 2020 | Anton Bitel
A kindly old couple raise hell to get their dead grandson back in this dark apocalyptic comedy.Read More
VOD film review: Uncle Frank
December 1, 2020 | David Farnor
Paul Bettany is excellent in this drama about a closeted college professor in the 1970s.Read More
VOD film review: Meek’s Cutoff (2010)
November 30, 2020 | Josh Slater-Williams
Kelly Reichardt’s deliberately slow-paced revisionist Western is an acquired taste, but one that rewards revisits.Read More
VOD film review: House by the River
November 29, 2020 | David Farnor
Fritz Lang is on stylish form for this chilling tale dripping with atmosphere.Read More
Superhero Sundays: Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron and Battle of the Bands
November 29, 2020 | Matthew Turner
The Secret Warriors gain a new recruit and Ghost Spider faces a personal struggle in this pair of entertaining shorts.
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VOD film review: Happiest Season
November 28, 2020 | David Farnor
Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis lead a delightful ensemble cast in this feel-good Christmas comedy about acceptance.Read More
VOD film review: Shock (1946)
November 28, 2020 | David Farnor
Vincent Price is unforgettable in this fiendishly gripping gaslighting thriller.Read More
