Satire
Netflix UK film review: The Bubble
April 10, 2022 | David Farnor
Judd Apatow’s overblown and underwhelming pandemic comedy bursts on arrival.Read More
VOD film review: Some Like It Rare (Barbaque)
March 21, 2022 | Anton Bitel
Fabrice Eboué’s slyly funny and mildly shocking comedy offers a taste of France’s shifting food chain.Read More
VOD film review: The Beta Test
March 13, 2022 | Mark Harrison
This funny and neurotic “erotic thriller” remix savages Hollywood’s toxic men.Read More
UK TV review: Upload Season 2
March 11, 2022 | David Farnor
Season 2 of Greg Daniels’ playful, imaginative comedy ups the sci-fi as well as the satire.Read More
Snowpiercer: A chilling dystopian satire
October 23, 2018 | David Farnor
Bong Joon-ho’s dazzling and daft dystopian satire is chillingly relevant, even years after its release.Read More
VOD film review: I Am Not a Witch
October 18, 2017 | Josh Slater-Williams
A brazen, unique debut feature with real energy and ambition.
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2: A serious, satisfying conclusion
March 21, 2016 | David Farnor
Mockingjay Part 2 has all the emotion of the ending and none of the anti-climax.Read More
VOD film review: White God
July 21, 2015 | David Farnor
Fusing social commentary and cautionary horror, this unsettling Hungarian fable about a canine uprising is paws-itively brilliant.Read More
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1: A thrilling mix of personal and political
March 15, 2015 | David Farnor
The penultimate entry in The Hunger Games franchise is grippingly political and thrillingly personal.Read More
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: Intelligent and timely
March 17, 2014 | Chris Bryant
This fiery sequel is an intelligent, timely spectacle.Read More
