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The Bikeriders review: A freewheeling, old-school ride
July 27, 2024 | Ivan Radford
Austin Butler and Tom Hardy are magnetic in Jeff Nichols’ gorgeously old-school, freewheeling ride through the myth of American outlaws.Read More
VOD film review: The Flash
March 29, 2024 | David Farnor
Barry Allen enters the multiverse in this entertaining but uneven solo outing.Read More
Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen to star in Netflix’s Death by Lightning
February 6, 2024 | David Farnor
Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen will star in Netflix series Death by Lightning.
Based on the novel Destiny Of The Republic by Candice Millard, the drama retells the rise of US President James Garfield and his subsequent assassination by Charles … Read More
VOD film review: Night’s End
March 11, 2022 | Anton Bitel
The agoraphobic and the occult collide in Jennifer Reeder’s modern psychological ghost story.Read More
VOD film review: Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)
May 16, 2018 | Martyn Conterio
Ramin Bahrani’s HBO-backed adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel is a disappointingly damp squib.Read More
12 Days of Netflix: Pottersville
December 16, 2017 | Mark Harrison
Bigfoot steps in something even bigger in this bizarre small-town confection that has to be seen to be believed.Read More
Amazon Prime Video film review: Elvis & Nixon
March 28, 2017 | David Farnor
A diverting piece of what-iffery that lives up to its title, if nothing more.Read More
VOD film review: The Runaways
November 13, 2016 | Selina Pearson
Kristen Stewart rocks in a music biopic that’s elevated by its quick script and great cast.Read More
VOD film review: Midnight Special
August 12, 2016 | David Farnor
This nostalgic sci-fi is a heartfelt study of belief, belonging and human bonds.Read More
VOD film review: 99 Homes
May 25, 2016 | David Farnor
A hugely powerful drama that brings home the personal cost of the financial crisis.Read More
