Orphan: First Kill is the prequel to the 2009 horror Orphan, seeing the return of the murderous Esther 13 years after the original film. The film opens in Estonia and Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), real name Leena, is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital two years before the events of the first film. She’s violent and desperate […]
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Nope is the third feature film release from writer/director Jordan Peele. Following on from his smash hits Get Out and Us, this time Peele ventures into sci-fi with a plot featuring an extra-terrestrial in the Californian countryside. The end result is both brilliant and incredibly frustrating and is by far the most conflicting film I’ve
Thirteen Lives is the feature film dramatization of the 2018 Thai cave rescue of twelve boys and their football coach, now available to watch on Amazon Prime. Directed by Ron Howard, the film gives an informative and interesting take on the story but ultimately fails to deliver anything truly memorable. The film opens with the
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Day Shift landed on Netflix last week, an action comedy that has its own take on the vampire genre and starring Jamie Foxx as a pool-cleaning vampire hunter. But while it definitely has a truckload of action, it’s sadly lacking in any real comedy. The film follows Bud Jablonksi (Jamie Foxx), a working dad using
Lightyear is Pixar’s latest release, now available to watch on Disney+. Featuring the eponymous Space Ranger from the Toy Story films, Lightyear aims to bring something new to a character we know so well. But despite being a fun, enjoyable space romp, it fails to reinvent the wheel and justify its existence. The film opens
Prey is the latest in a long line of Predator sequels, now available to watch on Disney+. With the action moving to 300 years before the original film, Prey has a lot to live up to and also a number of fairly horrific sequels to surpass. The end result is the best attempt we’ve seen
The Gray Man is the much-anticipated spy thriller from the Russo Brothers, now showing on Netflix. Heralding a return to film for Ryan Gosling who was last seen in 2018’s First Man, expectations for this high-budget thriller were high. And while it’s far from brilliant, it’s still a fun, action-packed entertaining two hours. Directed by
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Resident Evil is the latest adaptation of the smash hit Capcom video game series, this time brought to our screens as a Netflix tv show. Airing only 7 months after the release of the last adaptation, the promising yet disappointing Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, this series has decided to try a change of
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After a month’s wait, Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 4 has finally landed on Netflix. With 2 episodes boasting an inflated total run time of nearly 4 hours, the action picks up right where the excellent volume 1 left off. But after all of the wait and hype, volume 2 is rather more filler
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Released in cinemas earlier this year, Dog is the directorial debut of Channing Tatum as he stars as an army ranger trying to bring his deceased friend’s military dog across country in time for his funeral. Advertised as a buddy comedy, Dog is instead a charming, heart-warming and rather serious drama with a poignant story.
Two years after the release of the last series, Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy is finally back for season 3. After foiling their second apocalypse, the dysfunctional family are thrown into yet more time travelling hijinks as they return from 1963. While initially, this season takes some time to settle in, once it finds its groove it’s
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This review covers part 1 of season 4 only Stranger Things Season 4 has just landed on Netflix, but with a catch. The new release is Volume 1, featuring 7 episodes, with the final 2 episodes making up Volume 2 due to hit our screens a month later on 1st July. Due to lengthy runtimes
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a brilliantly titled film starring Nicolas Cage as… Nic Cage. Bringing an entirely new take to meta filmmaking, it’s possibly the most absurd film you’ll see all year. The problem is that instead of sticking to full-blown meta comedy, this tries to bring in an actual plot full
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Ghosts of the Ozarks is a 2021 horror western that will be available to stream from 23rd May. With a plot that promised a period horror, the end result is sadly lacking in mystery and is instead a long, drawn-out affair that only really picks up right at the end. The film follows Doctor James
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Starring Oscar Isaac, Moon Knight is the first Marvel release to be completely untethered from the rest of the MCU. In what could have been a risky move that might easily polarise fans, the end result is a hugely entertaining story that is probably the best Marvel show to date. The show opens with Steven
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the latest mind-bending Marvel release, seeing the return of the eponymous sorcerer, his first solo outing since his origin film in 2016. With Evil Dead and original Tobey Maguire Spider-Man director, Sam Raimi at the helm, Multiverse of Madness see the MCU take a rather dark, scary
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