Netflix UK film review: Rango

A fantastic addition to the existential Western canon, but not an animation guaranteed to please the whole family.Read More

Netflix UK film review: 50/50

Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are superb in this heartfelt and funny drama about dealing with cancer.Read More

The best films and TV shows on BBC iPlayer (31st January 2016)

We review the best TV shows and films currently available on BBC iPlayer. (Click here to skip to our reviews of the best movies on BBC iPlayer.)

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Cakes. Mary Berry. An uplifting tone … Read More

VOD film review: Warriors

Director: Barney Douglas Cast: Aliya Bauer, Sonyanga Ole Ngais, James Anderson Certificate: 12 Watch Warriors online in the UK: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Xbox / Chilli / CinemaNow / Sainsbury’s / BT

Directed … Read More

Netflix storms Screen Actors Guild awards as diversity wins

Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant. Brie Larson won for Room. But if that sounds like the Academy Awards, don’t be fooled: the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards were nothing like them. If the awards season is under fire for … Read More

Short film review: Pre Vis Action (Gareth Evans)

Director: Gareth Evans Runtime: 5mins Watch Pre Vis Action online: YouTube

On Sundays, we review short films available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.

Action movies these days are all about fast cuts, impossible-to-follow set pieces and CGI. … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Black Sails Season 3, Episode 2

Thar she blows. Never before have those three words seemed so woefully inadequate. Episode 2 of Black Sails Season 3 sees the crew of The Walrus head into a violent storm – and nature throws everything it has at them. … Read More

Louis C.K.’s surprise web series: A refreshingly bold move

With a polite email sent out to his mailing list last night, Louis C.K. announced that he had a new “thing” and that you could purchase the first episode of it through his website for $5. This new thing is … Read More

Catch up TV reviews: The Mad World of Donald Trump, 10,000 BC: Two Tribes, Transporter

What’s available on-demand on Freeview? Keep up-to-date with our weekly catch-up TV column, including reviews of shows on ITV Hub, new releases on All 4 and a guide to My5.  

(For BBC TV reviews and round-ups, see our … Read More

NFK film review: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl

Director: Robert Rodriguez Cast: Cayden Boyd, Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley Certificate: PG

Netflix For Kids, the column where VODzilla.co get a childless adult to sift through the dregs of Netflix’s catalogue for the youngest cinephiles, catches up with an overlooked … Read More