Skyfall review: A Bond movie about Bond

September 28, 2021 | Ivan Radford

More Spooks than The Spy Who Loved Me, this stylish spy thriller takes Bond into a world of silhouettes and personal shadows.Read More

VOD film review: Everybody Knows

July 3, 2019 | Martyn Conterio

Javier Bardem is superb in this intriguing but not always successful take on the psycho-thriller.Read More

VOD film review: Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge

January 19, 2018 | Ivan Radford

This attempted reboot of the Pirates franchise is too anchored in its own past.Read More

Amazon Prime Video film review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

February 4, 2015 | Ivan Radford

Director: Woody Allen Cast: Rebecca Hall, Scarlet Johansson, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz Certificate: 12 Watch Vicky Cristina Barcelona online in the UK: Amazon Prime / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / TalkTalk TV / Google Play

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VOD film review: The Counselor (in the style of Cormac McCarthy)

March 16, 2014 | Ivan Radford

This star-studded crime drama is less a film and more a string of excerpts from Cormac McCarthy novels. Read More

VOD film review: No Country for Old Men

February 2, 2014 | Ivan Radford

Brooding and unforgiving, this tense noir Western grips throughout. Read More

VOD film review: To the Wonder

June 17, 2013 | Ivan Radford

At times, it borders on self-parody – but if you’re going to watch a filmmaker parody himself, make sure it’s Terrence Malick.Read More