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.
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
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
Why you should catch up with Titans
June 25, 2023 | Matthew Turner
The thrilling, darkly funny first season of DC’s Titans is marred by gratuitous swearing and excessive violence.Read More
VOD film review: The Night of the 12th
June 24, 2023 | Matthew Turner
A pair of detectives investigate a gruesome small town murder in Dominik Moll’s compelling true crime thriller.Read More
