VOD film review: The Flowers of War

Christian Bale is excellent in Zhang Yimou’s clichéd but hard-hitting war drama.Read More

12 Days of Netflix: A Christmas Carol – 2009 (Day 2)

12 Days of Netflix: watching one of Netflix UK’s Christmas movies every day.

On the second day of Netflix, we saw on VOD…

A Christmas Carol has been a Christmas story told for generations ever since Charles Dickens’ classic … Read More

Award-winning sci-fi The Machine gets digital release on TheHorrorShow.TV

The award-winning sci-fi film The Machine will be getting a digital release on TheHorrorShow.tv next year.

The excellent movie, directed by Caradog W. James and starring Toby Stephens, follows one scientist’s attempts to create the perfect artificially intelligent being. It … Read More

VOD film review: The Heat

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy have entertaining chemistry in this fun odd couple comedy.Read More

VOD film review: Man of Steel

Moments of awe descend into messy, empty spectacle in this uneven modern take on Superman.Read More

VOD film review: Holiday in Handcuffs

Director: Ron Underwood Cast: Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Timothy Bottoms Certificate: TBC Watch Holiday in Handcuffs online in the UK: N/A

Holiday in Handcuffs is the story of a waitress who kidnaps a man to take home to her … Read More

VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 9 (Repairs)

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We’re back on the plane this week in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the Agents investigate a possible person will telekinetic powers. Of course, as mentioned in previous episodes, telekinetics doesn’t exist here. This leaves … Read More

The Devil’s Bargain bags digital release in January 2014

The Devil’s Bargain has bagged itself a digital release date in the UK.

The film, billed as a “full-frontal apocalypse nightmare”, is directed by Drew Cullingham (Black Smoke Rising) and was made on a “shoestring budget”.

Set in 1974 when … Read More

12 Days of Netflix (Christmas movies)

Click here for an up-to-date list of Christmas movies on Netflix UK – or see our 2016 series of 12 Days of Christmas reviews.

On the first day of Netflix, we saw on VOD…

We love Christmas. It’s a … Read More

VOD film review: Only God Forgives

Gosling impresses but Refn goes native with this indulgent, crude piece of Bangkok gothic.Read More