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.
True Crime Tuesdays: The Long Shadow
October 10, 2023 | Helen Archer
ITV’s moving, immersive drama about the Yorkshire Ripper loses sight of the institutional failures that delayed justice.Read More
The 90s on Netflix: Stuart Little (1999)
October 1, 2023 | Mark Harrison
The last family movie of the 1990s is a gentle, mainstream oddity.Read More
Why Netflix’s Lupin should be your next box set
October 1, 2023 | David Farnor
This playfully meta take on France’s gentleman thief is slick, charismatic and effortlessly cool.Read More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A colourful and entertaining short
September 27, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ben Kingsley headline Wes Anderson’s colourful and entertaining short based on Roald Dahl’s story.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Man who Stole the Scream
September 26, 2023 | Helen Archer
This documentary about the theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream is frustrating in thrall to its own subject.Read More
No One Will Save You: A quietly riveting sci-fi thriller
September 25, 2023 | David Farnor
This inventive, quietly riveting sci-fi thriller is worth shouting about.Read More
VOD film review: Elemental
September 24, 2023 | David Farnor
This warm, visually stunning animation is a beautifully simple tale of self-expression and acceptance.Read More
VOD film review: Evil Dead Rise
September 23, 2023 | VOD News
This dark, nasty and gory sequel is a genuinely disturbing thrill ride.Read More
Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story: Charming, funny and empowering
September 23, 2023 | Anton Bitel
Bruce Fletcher and Peter Beard’s documentary and Otto Baxter’s horror short form form a funny and charming diptych on disabled experience, autonomy and empowerment.Read More
El Conde: A deliciously dark satire
September 15, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Pablo Larrain’s deliciously dark satire imagines Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250 year-old vampire.Read More
