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.
Netflix UK TV review: Beckham
October 15, 2023 | David Farnor
This surprisingly self-aware study of David Beckham on and off the pitch is a fun, frank and gripping watch.Read More
Fair Play: A deliciously twisted thriller
October 14, 2023 | David Farnor
Chloe Domont’s deliciously twisted debut is a dark dissection of power and gender dynamics.Read More
VOD film review: The Truman Show (1998)
October 13, 2023 | Mark Harrison
25 years on, The Truman Show is speculative but spot-on in its reality TV satire.Read 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
