First look UK TV review: The North Water

8

Rating

Andrew Haigh’s brooding, brutal whaling drama is an unflinchingly dark voyage into human nature.Read More

Trailer: The North Water set for September BBC debut

The North Water will sail on to our screens this September, with BBC Two officially confirming the series’ UK TV air date.

Set in Hull and on the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, The North Water’s … Read More

VOD film review: Phone Booth

7.3

Rating

Colin Farrell is on magnetic form in Joel Schumacher’s stripped-down thriller.Read More

Netflix UK film review: Ava (2020)

6

Home advantage

Jessica Chastain’s game performance enlivens this textbook assassin thriller.Read More

Miami Vice: Looking back at Michael Mann’s digital triumph

Let’s step back to the summer of 2006, the heat beating down and the cinemas lined with films like X-Men: The Last Stand, Poseidon and Cars. We were deep in the second term of an American president certain to go … Read More

Artemis Fowl review: Disappointment for the whole family

2.3

Rating

This misjudged, dull and unmemorable adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s delightful novels is a total fowl-up.Read More

VOD film review: Roman J Israel, Esq

7

Rating

Denzel Washington is superb in this compelling legal and moral drama.Read More

VOD film review: Dumbo (2019)

6

Burton on parade

This mildly thrilling morality fable flaunts Tim Burton’s revisionist sensibilities.
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VOD film review: Widows

8

Rating

Steve McQueen’s character-driven heist flick grounds its genre thrills with high stakes and real heft. Read More

VOD film review: The Beguiled

7

Rating

Sofia Coppola’s take on this Southern Gothic tale is intoxicating, but the enchantment doesn’t linger long after viewing.Read More