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: Still Missing Morgan
April 18, 2023 | Helen Archer
This dive into the disappearance of Morgan Nick in 1995 is a meditative, moving study of grief.Read More
Monster Movie Monday: The Wasp Woman (1959)
April 10, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Roger Corman’s 1959 creature feature is fun once it gets going, but it takes a while to get to the wasp monster.Read More
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish review: A surprising delight
April 10, 2023 | David Farnor
This self-aware, stunningly animated sequel is a surprising delight.Read More
VOD film review: Empire of Light
April 8, 2023 | David Farnor
Sam Mendes’ love letter to cinema is full of sentiment but not much else.Read More
Magic Mike’s Last Dance review: A middling threequel
April 7, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek Pinault stage a strip show in the West End in Steven Soderbergh’s middling Magic Mike threequel.Read More
Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre review: A fun spy caper
April 7, 2023 | David Farnor
A game cast and slick action make Guy Ritchie’s uneven spy caper a fun ride.Read More
Schmigadoon! Season 2 review: A musical theatre fan’s dream
April 5, 2023 | Sophie Davies
Schmigadoon! steps up for a superior Season 2 that will only leave musical theatre fans wanting even more.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: Waco: American Apocalypse
April 4, 2023 | Helen Archer
This summary of the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian’s Mount Carmel compound is lacking any kind of nuance.Read More
Murder Mystery 2 review: A fun, forgettable romp
April 2, 2023 | David Farnor
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler pack enough charm to make this international caper a trip to enjoy, if not to remember.Read More
Kill Boksoon: A stylish, entertaining thriller
April 1, 2023 | Matthew Turner
Jeon Do-yeon plays a single mother balancing contract killing with raising a teenager in this stylish, entertaining Korean thriller.Read More
