M. Night Shyamalan is back with Knock at the Cabin, based on Paul Tremblay’s book The Cabin at the End of the World. It’s a story with a simple but effective hook that asks ‘what would you sacrifice to save the world?’, and is best enjoyed having not seen the latest trailer. But I’ll save […]
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If you’ve spent any time on social media in recent months, you’ll surely be aware of the creepy dance scene that went viral following the release of the first trailer for M3GAN and the subsequent marketing of the movie has been spot-on too. However, a consequence of that success was that the final movie turned
Coming to Netflix on January 20th, JUNG_E is a futuristic Korean sci-fi action drama, directed by Train to Busan and Hellbound director Sang-ho Yeon. After a messy start, it does take a little while to settle in, eventually finding its feet and slowly building to a very impressive, action-packed and emotional finish. In the near
Coming to Disney+ on January 25th, Extraordinary is a new 8-part British series from debut writer Emma Moran and the producers of Killing Eve. Extraordinary follows 25-year-old Jen (Máiréad Tyers), who lives in a world where everyone over the age of 18 develops a superpower… except for her. What follows is a hilarious and beautifully
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My top 5 Movies Looking back on my review of 2021 I note that I’d distinctly promised to continue watching a lot more lesser-known films in order to end up with a top 5 that wasn’t dominated by superhero movies. Well, although I did succeed in broadening my viewing habits further this year, I seem
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For me, the trailer for Violent Night has got to be one of the best of the year. Presenting us with a Die Hard style story, featuring David Harbour as Santa Claus having to take out a bunch of bad guys in gloriously violent fashion on Christmas night, it just had me jumping for joy.
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Wednesday is an eight-part series which focuses on The Addams Family daughter as she moves away to attend a boarding school for the gifted. Created and written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar, the series is also directed and executive produced by Tim Burton, so you’ll have a pretty good idea upfront of what to expect from the style and tone of the show.
I went into Black Panther: Wakanda Forever feeling down on the MCU and not really expecting too much. After the absolute disaster that was Love and Thunder earlier this year, not to mention the recent lacklustre TV offerings from Marvel, I wasn’t sure if anything could pull it back for me. But boy, was I
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This is a movie that almost flew completely under my radar. Since its release in US cinemas back in early September, it’s already taken $40 million, not bad for a movie with a reported budget of $4.5 million. While the trailer does successfully manage to not give too much away, it is definitely one of
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Back in 2020, I was lucky enough to catch Wolfwalkers as part of the London Film Festival. It was, I’m still ashamed to say, my first experience with the animation studio, Cartoon Saloon, which already had a number of Oscar-nominated titles under its belt. Wolfwalkers ended up being one of my favourite movies of that
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Hounded sets its sights on Britain’s class divide with this tale of a group of young thieves who get more than they bargained for when they break into a supposedly empty manor house one night. Think Don’t Breathe, but set in the English countryside and with a bunch of homeowners who aren’t anywhere near as
If there was an award for the creepiest trailer of the year, Smile would almost certainly have taken the prize. Consequently, my expectations and excitement for seeing this were high and while the end result didn’t quite turn out how I was expecting, it still managed to deliver a very satisfying blend of The Ring
Eileen (Sara Mitich) is dreaming. A strange, hazy dream involving her and her young daughter Eve (Evie Loiselle) on a sunny beach. While Eve plays in the sand, she sings “Life is but a dream”. And the dream is interspersed with violent visions of Eileen facing off against heavily armed soldiers in some kind of
From the producers of “47 meters down”, Fall is a movie with a fairly basic concept that actually manages to deliver a pretty nail-biting edge-of-your-seat experience. And, if you’re afraid of heights, it’s going to feel like you’re watching a horror movie! When I first saw the teaser trailer for this, I thought it was one of
Arriving on Netflix today, The Sandman is a new series based on the award-winning DC comic series by Neil Gaiman. The original comic series ran for 75 issues between 1989 and 1996, made the New York Times Bestseller List, and continues to be one of the most beloved graphic novels of all time. And, surprise
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After the brilliant Thor: Ragnarok (which received a 5-star rating from me!), the prospect of Taika Waititi returning to not only direct but also write Love and Thunder was certainly an exciting one. Sure enough, the trailer looked as though we were about to get another winner – great soundtrack, incredible visuals, and a good
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