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.
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
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 7
November 27, 2020 | Ian Winterton
The focus on Michael and Vulcan/Romulan unification makes this the best episode of Discovery in weeks.Read More
VOD film review: The Big Combo (1955)
November 27, 2020 | David Farnor
Justice and passion collide in this gorgeously filmed crime thriller.Read More
VOD film review: Possessor
November 27, 2020 | David Farnor
Brandon Cronenberg’s ambitious sci-fi thriller is as slick as it is unsettling.Read More
