The round-up
Swingers, saucepans and superfluous ‘z’s.
In Burnt ( out now, DVD/BD), Bradley Cooper plays an implausible culinary wunderkind recovering from addiction and returning to the restaurant biz. There’s plenty of Cooper charisma, but the film tries too hard to be edgy, working better as a sweet redemption tale…
French horror Among The Living ( out now, DVD/Digital HD) mostly favours gore and shock twists over making much sense. Starts off promisingly, plays out predictably...
Stick an unnecessary Z in your title and people expect zombies. Sadly, Jeruzalem ( out now, DVD/BD/ VOD) delivers only a handful of unimpressive undead. The POV found-footage gimmick makes it feel like a Jewish Cloverfield: nice premise, disappointing result…
The Glasgow swinging scene beckons as a last resort for a limp relationship in offbeat drama Swung ( out 11 April, DVD/ Digital HD). Fine turns from Owen McDonnell and Elena Anaya up the curiosity value…
Candyman director Bernard Rose offers a gruesome yet surprisingly touching take on the Shelley classic in Frankenstein ( out now, DVD/BD/ Digital HD). Set in the modern day, it’s told from the POV of the monster (Xavier Samuel), as much victim as aberration…
The forest fights back in tightly plotted rural Irish horror The Hallow ( out now, DVD/Digital HD). Corin Hardy offers atmospheric direction that paints an unsettling picture...
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict ( out now, DVD) is a pacey if not always weighty portrait of the collector whose life was as eventful as any of the artists she exhibited, patronised and had affairs with…