Having made a name for themselves with popular YouTube channel RackaRacka, Australian twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou have now moved into feature films. Their debut is Talk to Me, a possession horror that, despite faltering somewhat during its second half, still succeeds in impressing overall. All the best horrors open with a nice little …
Oppenheimer is the latest release from visionary director Christopher Nolan, following the creator of the atomic bomb. While the tone of this film is certainly much more adult and serious than his previous material (yes even Dunkirk), this is undoubtedly yet another Nolan masterpiece. Starring Cillian Murphy as the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer, the film …
Reviewing Barbie has turned out to be an incredibly difficult challenge. Why? Because much like Barbie herself, Barbie is everything. Greta Gerwig (alongside co-writer Noah Baumbach) has somehow managed to blend wit, vulnerability, challenges of motherhood, gender politics, mermaids, horses and hand-holding CEOs (with a healthy dash of consumerism) into one of the most fun, …
Celine Song’s Past Lives follows the relationship between two childhood friends, Na Young/Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo). As classmates, they compete for top marks in school and walk home together every day. This changes when Na Young’s family immigrates to Canada. Twelve years later, Na Young, now Nora, hunts Facebook for former …
After losing her car and about to lose her childhood home, Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) comes across an ad on Craigslist that could help solve her money issues. Rich, helicopter parents (Allison Becker & Matthew Broderick) want someone to date their 19-year-old son Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) before college, and as payment they’re offering a Buick. …
Elemental is the latest animated offering from Pixar, delivering a familiar story but with a twist. It’s a love story involving two very different cultures, in this case, fire and water, and how their love helps eventually bring people together to live in harmony. The result though is entertaining but average. Before we get to …
Following on from the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel, The Flash now has his own cinematic entry in the DCEU. While historically acting as comic relief in other films, Barry Allen now gets to break out on his own and for the most part does incredibly well, even if he’s let down by …
Who dies first in a horror film if all the characters are black? Morgan (Yvonne Orji) and Shawn (Jay Pharoah) are preparing for a reunion after ten years with all their college friends for Juneteenth in a creepy cabin house in the woods when they stumble upon a strange game room as they decorate and prepare for the …
The Whale is the film everyone was talking about during awards season, heralding the return to the big screen of Brendan Fraser. Garnering him an Oscar win for Best Actor, Fraser puts in a stellar performance and the film is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. The film follows Charlie (Fraser), a morbidly obese …
On June 3, 2017, former US Air Force translator Reality Winner (Sydney Sweeney) returned to her home in Augusta, Georgia to find two FBI agents waiting for her with a warrant to search her house. What played out over the next couple of hours was recorded and documented by the FBI and in 2019 that …
The original screenplay for Hypnotic was written by Robert Rodriguez way back in 2002. Had it been released shortly after that time, I’m sure it would have felt a lot fresher and more interesting than it does now. However, aside from the occasional glimmer of something decent, it now feels instead like it borrows from …
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the latest entry into the MCU and the third and final outing for the loveable ragtag group of heroes. Directed yet again by James Gunn, expectations for this third film were high and it does not disappoint. By far the best Marvel film since 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way …
After a few months delay, Missing finally arrives in UK cinemas this week, from the team behind one of my favourite movies of 2018, Searching. In Searching we followed a single dad, played by John Cho, as he desperately searched online for his missing daughter. In Missing those roles are reversed as a daughter uses …
Ever since The Exorcist hit our screens back in the 70s, films about demons and exorcism have become increasingly popular, but mostly lacking in originality. The Pope’s Exorcist is the latest film to take on this genre and surprisingly is probably the most unique take we’ve seen in the past few decades. The film opens …
The character of Renfield has already been portrayed countless times on stage and screen, adapted from Bram Stoker’s novel where R. M. Renfield is introduced as the devoted servant and familiar of Dracula. This latest portrayal sees Nicholas Hoult taking on the role, with the focus more on his character than that of Dracula, played …
Now showing on Sky Cinema, Beast is the latest film to follow a wild animal turning on humans. This time round it’s a rogue lion taking on Idris Elba, and unfortunately the end result is as ridiculous as it sounds. The film opens on a group of poachers as they gun down a pride of …
