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.
Why The Great should be your next box set
July 9, 2023 | David Farnor
Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult are flawless in this hilarious satirical comedy about Catherine the Great’s rise to power.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Species II (1998)
July 3, 2023 | Matthew Turner
The sequel to Species doubles down on gore and nudity, but fails to strike the right tone.Read More
Why you should be watching Hijack on Apple TV+
July 2, 2023 | Ivan Radford
As exhilarating as it is implausible, Apple’s perfectly paced thriller is grounded by a commanding turn from Idris Elba.Read More
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Better than its reputation suggests
July 1, 2023 | Mark Harrison
A melancholic, more muddled adventure that’s still better than its reputation.Read More
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The beating heart of the franchise
June 30, 2023 | Mark Harrison
As exhilarating as comfort viewing gets, this funny threequel stabilises Indy’s runaway adventure format but ramps up the comedy.Read More
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: An exploitation movie for kids
June 29, 2023 | Mark Harrison
This Indiana Jones prequel is freakier and more problematic, but no less spectacular.Read More
Full Time: The most gripping thriller you’ll see this year
June 29, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Call My Agent’s Laure Calamy is sensational in this gripping domestic drama that’s shot and edited like a high-stakes thriller. Read More
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Indy’s first adventure is as good as you remember
June 28, 2023 | Mark Harrison
Steven Spielberg’s non-stop adventure throwback is an all-timer of an action movie.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Murder in the Pacific
June 27, 2023 | Helen Archer
This pacy documentary about the 1985 bombing of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior ship seethes with a barely suppressed anger.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: Species (1995)
June 26, 2023 | Matthew Turner
A seductive extraterrestrial-human hybrid attempts to procreate with a human male in this unashamedly trashy monster movie.Read More
