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Film reviews and movie trailers for new movies, indie cinema and short films.Read a film review or watch a trailer on our website. FILM REVIEWS UK UK Film Review is a film reviews website based in London, UK. We promote films and movie trailers from around the world and support indie films that would usually find it hard to find the spotlight against the bigger films of cinema. From the latest blockbusters, to small indie cinema, we tackle as many films as we can. Reviewing them from all aspects, not just how many digital landscapes they blow up using CGI. We also review short films in the UK and internationally, helping filmmakers to promote their movies and raise their profile. If you would like to have a short or indie film reviewed by us, please submit all info using the button below. Take a look around, enjoy the spoils of filmmaking, film festivals and artistic expression. Our merry band of film critics are constantly hard at work, writing film reviews, or watching movie trailers for some of the most exciting movies coming out in UK cinemas. So to keep their morale up, please be nice...or at least funny if you choose to troll. Because, in the immortal words of Rick Moranis in the movie Spaceballs, "Keep firing A**holes!". By the way, on this film reviews website, you may see several references to Spaceballs. If you have not seen that classic Mel Brooks film, you MUST seek it out and tell us what you think. SUBMIT YOUR FILM Are You a Film Podcast Fan? Film critics Chris Olson and Brian Penn host a monthly podcast for all types of film fans! Whether you like the latest blockbuster releases, or streaming is your thing - we have you covered. We even review short and independent films on the podcast. Our final review is usually for a "Nostalgia" pick - something from the past worth revisiting. Previous picks for this have included Jaws, The Fly, and Good Will Hunting. Search UK Film Review Podcast wherever you like to listen and join our global community of film lovers. Film Reviews from UK film critics LATEST REVIEWS Ambrogio: The First Vampire Practice Squad: Go Hard or Go Back Home! Havoc Until Dawn Whiskey, Darling Blunt Force Inventors Holier Than Thou One Night Stand Fyre Rises Post Homeless Load More

Short film reviews from some of the best movies in the UK. Read reviews from some of the best short film critics. Short Film Reviews Welcome to the UK Film Review page for short film reviews . Here you will find some of the best and brightest sparks in a sea of cinema. Filmmakers from across the globe submit their short films to us to be reviewed, and our Contributors lovingly dissect them. If you would like one of our team to write a film review of your short film, please use the form on our Submit Your Film page Our short film reviews are written by passionate film critics across the UK and aim to highlight and promote terrific filmmaking when we find it. We are always honest with our reviews, so if you are looking to submit your short film for review, please do so knowing that we will not alter what we have said because you don't like it. There is a wealth of amazing talent in the short film industry, and we hope by writing film reviews about this underexposed creativity we can get your movies to a new audience...but we need your help. Please join in the chatter on our social media channels so that we can grow our community and share the joy. Use the buttons in the footer to Like us on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter, and Subscribe to us on YouTube #supportindiefilm. The selection of short film reviews you see below are mostly for films submitted to us. In this instance, the filmmaker has requested us to watch and provide a short film review. Alternatively, visit our Latest Short Film Reviews page . Get Your Short Film Reviewed Kim Short Film Review Dancing with a Dog! Short Film Review Kamerad Short Film Review Demzzz type beat Short Film Review Chocolate Chip Short Film Review A Plus Short Film Review Filmmaker Interview with Will Hawkes The Curious Clever and Collectively Convoluted Case of Detective Ebeneezer Maisonette   Short Film Review Hardwicke Circus: The Prison Gig Short Film Review Through the Stew Short Film Review Filmmaker Interview with Zehua Yang Isabella Short Film Review Finger Food Short Film Review Warrior: Predator Short Film Review A Hell of a Trip to Delicias Short Film Review No Tell! Short Film Review Last Rendezvous Short Film Review In The Moonlight Short Film Review Bridge Short Film Review Bird Drone Short Film Review More Film Reviews Practice Squad: Go Hard or Go Back Home! Jason Knight Whiskey, Darling Patrick Foley Blunt Force Joe Beck Holier Than Thou Jason Knight One Night Stand Patrick Foley Post William Hemingway Homeless James Learoyd N.I.L.ionaires Jason Knight In A House, At Night Patrick Foley Bardo Jason Knight Embrace Joe Beck Angeline William Hemingway Printer Head Swati Verma Bitter Taste Jason Knight Only A Call Away Patrick Foley Decoy Jason Knight The Whisper James Learoyd Peekaboo William Hemingway Go Fund Me Patrick Foley Inappropriate James Learoyd Close of Play Jason Knight The Stork Patrick Foley The Tuvalet Bash William Hemingway Gnome Heist Chris Buick Parasocial James Learoyd Load More Reviews What is a short film review? A short film review is often written by a movie critic and it's their opinion on a film that is less than sixty minutes long. Short film reviews still explore every aspect of a movie. How do I write a short film review? Writing a short film review needs to cover multiple aspects of the movie. Including the script, the characters, performances, cinematography, score & sound design, editing and so on. Sometimes we consider the piece only as a short film; whether it works in that format, other times we may think of it as a "proof of concept" for something longer, or perhaps a piece of a web series/TV show. These can be important to consider when writing a short film review. How long should a film review be? A film review should be as long as the house style. Some publications provide lengthier reviews than others. A general minimum word count would be 500. This may be also for SEO reasons, as short film reviews that are longer may be more likely to rank higher on Google. The important thing to remember is that the review should be well-structured, not full of bloated points to fill up the word count. How much money do film critics make? Film critic salaries depend massively on their publication. Many film critics are freelancers, meaning they get paid per review and sometimes this is based on word count. Making money through film reviews can be challenging. Video Short Film Reviews Below you will find a selection of short film reviews in video form! This is where one of the UK Film Review Critics records their review and we upload it to our YouTube channel (as well as TikTok and Meta Reels in some cases). A Place to Fall Down Short Film Review by Chris Olson A short film about coping with loss and grief, film critic Chris Olson gave A Place to Fall Down 4 stars. Watch his video short film review here to here from the man himself about his thoughts and feelings. OK/NOTOK Short Film Review by Patrick Foley In this short film review from Patrick Foley, he gives us his opinion of the brilliant movie OK/NOTOK. Set in a futuristic world where AI robots are available as companions (as long as you can afford the subscription), it's a riveting piece. Betrayed Short Film Review by Chris Buick Film critic Chris Buick offers up a fantastic video short film review for Betrayed. A movie about a girl with special powers who, with the help of her protective father, must elude those who would use her for nefarious means.

Film reviews from some of the biggest movies in UK cinemas. We also review short films, indie films, and documentaries. Find a movie review now. Film Reviews Here at UK Film Review we like to tackle all kinds film reviews. Our writers come from all walks of life, and feel passionate about critiquing the movies they watch. From the latest Theatrical Releases to Short Films, Indie Films, Documentaries and even Animation, the contributors of UK Film Review are as eager to please as Dev Patel in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011). If you are a filmmaker, or are working in film PR and want to promote one of your clients, please get in touch using the Submit Your Film button under the drop-down menu for Home. Take a look at our list of film reviews below from some of the hottest releases in UK cinemas. Simply click the image of the review you would like, or the title of the movie. Or use the search button to find the movie you are looking for. We have given any feature length film a star rating (out of 5) in order to help viewers sort the Citizen Kanes from the Waterworlds, the Inceptions from the Transformers. Michael Bay will be given a fair film review from our writers, but that probably will not go in his favour. Speaking of Filmmakers, head over to our Filmmaker Features page for awesome articles about some of the best filmmaking geniuses who ever lived. Movie Trailers are also available, either underneath the film reviews, or on the Movie Trailers page. And lastly, if you like your film reviews verbalised. Simply because reading is boring and listening is marvellous, then make sure you Subscribe to the UK Film Review Podcast. Our critics offer up some banterous opinions on the best and worst movies across all genres. Head over to the Podcast page, or click this link to go straight to iTunes. If you would like to read or view any of the following, simply use the navigation. Alternatively, you can click on one of the images to read the film reviews here, or simply have a ganders at the lovely movie artwork on display. Remember to listen to film reviews on our regular film podcast. GET REVIEWED average rating is 3 out of 5 Until Dawn Read Review average rating is 3 out of 5 Whiskey, Darling Read Review average rating is 2 out of 5 One Night Stand Read Review average rating is 3 out of 5 Post Read Review average rating is 4 out of 5 The Ugly Stepsister Read Review average rating is 4 out of 5 Sinners Read Review average rating is 4 out of 5 In A House, At Night Read Review average rating is 4 out of 5 Dead Mail Read Review average rating is 3 out of 5 The Wedding Banquet Read Review average rating is 3 out of 5 The Amateur Read Review average rating is 4 out of 5 Angeline Read Review average rating is 4 out of 5 Misericordia Read Review Film Podcast - Dune: Part 2 Chris Olson Mar 8, 2024 2 min read Film Podcast: George Clooney Rowing Biopic Scoops Film of the Month Chris Olson Mar 1, 2024 3 min read TAR FILM REVIEW - Jan 20, 2023 3 min read Empire of Light - Film Review Taryll Baker Oct 13, 2022 2 min read Bones and All LFF Review - Oct 11, 2022 3 min read White Noise (2022) LFF Review - Oct 7, 2022 3 min read Sanctuary TIFF Review - Sep 20, 2022 2 min read FrightFest 2022 Highlights UK Film Review Sep 13, 2022 5 min read Top Gun: Maverick Film Review - May 25, 2022 3 min read The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Film Review - Apr 23, 2022 3 min read Spoilers in our film reviews As with all digital forms of expression sometimes people may find something that upsets them online. Spoilers can often be one of these things! Whilst we do our best to ensure that major plot points, twists, character deaths and celebrity cameos are not found in our reviews, it can sometimes be difficult to judge what each and every film lover on the planet would to be a spoiler. If you feel that one of our film reviews contains one too many details then please do let us (politely) know using our social media platforms. We may then take serious action, such as expelling the critic responsible from this and every other movie publication past and present, declaring war against the studio for leading our writer into temptation, or we may do nothing at all. To be honest, it is most likely going to be the latter unless some serious rules have been broken. You may also see some movie trailers in our reviews that could also contain potential spoilers. In which case anyone who is hoping to avoid these should probably not click the play button on them. Or click the play button, turn the sound down on your device, then leave the room for a least 28 minutes whilst the trailer finishes and leaves your life naturally. You may be wondering what you could do with all 28 of those minutes! Why not read some more film reviews on another device? Or make a short film of your cat playing with a piece of string? Spend it wisely guys and gals.

Filmmaker Interview by Chris Olson Hi Tope, thanks so much for doing this interview with UK Film Review. Please can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? My name is Tope Laguda. A lot of people can't pronounce my name but the closest to it is toh-pay. As long as you don't call me toupe, I'm good. I am a new filmmaker but relatively late to the industry. I'm what you would call a late starter in general. I tend to do my own things in my own time. I guess that kinda makes me special. I had a stint in TV commercials as a kid in primary school, was in the drama club and the social prefect in secondary school and a really good dancer too so, it hasn't been a surprise to a lot of people who have known me from when I was little that I would eventually make my own film. I wrote the screenplay for my film, " What No One Knows " but still suffer from impostor syndrome. Haha! I am currently writing 2 screenplays, but it would be good if I could finish one though. My mind flits from one task to another and no, I do not have ADHD. Good to know haha. Can you tell us the name and a bit more about the film(s) you are working on? I am still trying to decide a name for them. I feel like a mom-to-be who will only know what to call her child once she sees their face. I guess I'll be more decisive once the story is done. If however, you mean latest latest, then it will be What No One Knows which is currently streaming on Prime Video and I'm working on the marketing for it. For those who haven't yet seen What No One Knows, what's the synopsis you give to a potential viewer? Two women, lifelong friends, embark on a shocking act of deceit, which they believe will help them both, neither foreseeing the devastating impact it will ultimately have on each of them and their families. When me and Brian reviewed the film on the UK Film Club Podcast , we loved it. Why did you want to make this film? It had been bugging me for so long! It was conceived in 2006 when my daughter was 8 months old and I tried to bring it to life, but wasn't getting any success,s and I soon forgot about it, but in 2018, when it looked like my life was going nowhere, I picked it up and started developing it. As fate would have it, the delay worked in our favour because my daughter, the same one who inspired the story, ended up playing the younger version of my character in the film. I wanted to fulfil my dream of bringing my talent to as many people as possible. That's amazing! I can imagine there were plenty of challenges along the way? Oh my goodness! There were and still are a lot of challenges. Putting the funds together, we couldn't find anyone to believe in us enough to invest in the project so, we ended up funding it ourselves. Then we had the pleasure of working with challenging actors who made production actual hell on earth. My co-star threatened to beat me up on set! It was chaotic and for a first-time production, it almost put me off but for the love of filmmaking. I always knew it was what I wanted to do. Then there is the challenge of selling the film as a black female first time filmmaker! It is an absolute jungle out there. Not to talk of falling into the hands of unscrupulous individuals who claim to be sales agents lie and take your money and not deliver on their promises. I can only talk about how I've overcome them when I have overcome them, but right now, I am still going through them and I am staying positive. After all, my film is now on Prime Video. It's another step forward. That sounds terrible. It's great you still have such a fire burning for filmmaking. Why do you make movies? The best way to get away from reality is to create your own reality. Filmmaking gives you that control. Writing allows you to decide where you want to take your characters, what you want to do to them and whether you want the audience to love them or hate them. You are in absolute control (if you have the money haha!), which is something that life doesn't allow you to do. Believe it or not, Home Alone lit a fire in me. The young Kevin McAllister, and everything about the 1st and 2nd instalment. I watched them so many times I knew the whole screenplay by heart. Shonda Rhimes as a writer/creator/producer, is an inspiration. I love me some Viola Davis and Mr Spielberg, but ultimately I'm inspired by my environment and everyday people like myself. I'm quite picky about where I get my inspiration from :) What advice would you give to someone just starting their career? Do not trust everyone who tells you they know what they are doing or that they've got experience and know better than you do. Always do your due diligence on people and ask questions. Anyone who asks you to put money down before they help you is not there to help you. Filmmaking is not for the weak, do it if you really love it. If you are going into it for commercial reasons, you might want to look elsewhere. That's sound advice. Who would you love to work with and why? Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, Kevin Hart. Viola and Shonda are powerhouses that will challenge me and make me unlearn and relearn everything! Kevin Hart will help me explore my funny side and it would be mad fun to be with him on set. Other than promoting What No One Knows on Prime Video, what's next for you? You can find out more about Tope and her filmmaking below: https://ihaveanideaent.com https://www.instagram.com/whatnooneknowsthemovie/ #ChrisOlson #FilmmakerInterview

★★★★★ Starring: #Graham Slater, #BenRufusGreen, #Basil Bottler, #KirstyConway and #StuartAshworth Directed by: #DanielReid Short Film Review by: Alexandra James Kim is about a man who has become reclusive and is very much set in his ways, his reluctance to leave his home has forced his inner thoughts to manifest into an old red British telephone, where Kim is left constantly bombarded with phone calls encouraging him to leave his home and see the world. A very quirky and eccentric character, Kim discovers that the outside world is not as bad as he thinks and endeavours on an adventure meeting new people and exploring his surroundings, this film follows his journey and the interactions he has with equally eccentric people just like him. Kim is a rather odd character, his bedroom is filled with childhood 80s toys, and he seems to live in a very innocent world, with a fear of everyone outside, especially those that tease and bully him for his peculiar ways. However, its his inner thoughts at the end of the phoneline that force him to get out there and interact with new people instead sitting at home feeding his parrot, that is dead by the way! Although there were some scenes that appeared rather strange, this was the films allure. I really enjoyed all the unusual and weird characters, everyone seemed odd, but it became fascinating to see how they all interacted with one another. The scenery and the aesthetic appeared nostalgic in a way and created a very retro world within a modern setting. The costumes and props used to emphasise Kim’s character were so detailed and really conveyed the characters personality. From the bowl of cornflakes to the electric toothbrush and even the telephone itself, it was such a well thought out storyline that just left me wanting to know more about Kim and how his journey continues. The diverse use of camera angles and shots were incredibly clever, with the use of aerial shots highlighting just how big the outside feels for Kim and shows the contrast of how this must feel for a recluse, and just how vast and scary the outside world can seem to some. The dialogue was funny and silly and sometimes baffling but that created the charm to this short film, the nonsensicalness of this film was perfection. I loved all the characters and found them incredibly comical, it was engaging throughout with a wacky story that flowed well.

★★ Starring: #IraSakolsky, #VivianaVasquez, #AmyBuckley, #CarrieNeri, #LaurieSullivan Directed by: #RyanPhelps Short Film Review by: Alexandra James If you are looking for a bit of light relief, something to brighten your day and get rid of your Monday blues, then this short Dancing with a Dog! is the clip for you. An upbeat and visually intriguing video that shows us just how much our canine friends love being in our company. A fun-loving tune which gives the audience an insight into just how much our pets love us and what exactly are they thinking about? It’s a question that many of us would like to know, Dancing with a Dog! reveals to us exactly how dogs feel about their human companion. This short does start off in a muddling way, it is a very exaggerated clip but at the same time it is a very engaging with a catchy tune that sticks with you. There is a mixture of scenes that makes this piece even crazier, scenes with dogs dancing with families but also show dogs performing with their trainer. There is a large combination of scenes, sometimes a bit misplaced, however, it was interesting to watch. The main element to take away is that it is a cheerful short for animal lovers. There were some fun shots that helped to elevate the short by placing the camera on a dog’s back so that we can see everything from the pet’s perspective, even some scenes in black and white which is exactly how dogs view the world. The lyrics to the tune could have been a bit stronger, however, there is an innocent theme to this short clip which makes everything feel playful and engaging but there needs to be more of a flow between scenes as there were random cutaways which unfortunately did not flow entirely well. For example, the opening scene was very brief and looked a bit disjointed to the rest of the video, if there was a smoother transition which included more of a context to the rest of the video, it would have flowed much better. A simple but very fun and engaging short with a likeable tune that just makes you want to get up and Dance with your dog!