Squid Game is the latest Netflix tv show that’s taking the streaming world by storm. Currently on track to becoming Netflix’s biggest original series of all time, is it really as good as all the hype? For me, the answer is not quite definitive, but generally, it was still an enjoyable watch. Written and directed […]
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What If…? is the latest Marvel show to hit Disney+, an animated series that shows us what could have happened had events played out differently in the Marvel universe. Based on the Marvel comics and boasting the return of the majority of the original cast, What If…? is answering questions that I didn’t think we
No Time to Die is the long-awaited 25th James Bond film, and the last to star Daniel Craig. Originally scheduled for release in April 2020, we’ve had to wait 18 months longer than expected due to COVID-19. But was it worth the wait? In a word; absolutely. The film’s opening sequence shows Madeleine Swann (Léa
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The Guilty is a new Netflix remake of a Danish film of the same name. For once I can’t judge a remake on the basis of the original as I’ve never seen it, and with minimal preconceptions I found The Guilty to be an enjoyable, tense watch. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer),
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Malignant is the new film from James Wan, the man behind Saw, The Conjuring and Insidious. With such popular horror films in his resume and a trailer that looked utterly terrifying, I’d expected big things from Wan’s latest release. However, the end result is far too ridiculous to be taken seriously and most worryingly of
A Classic Horror Story is an Italian take on, well, the classic lost in the woods horror story. Despite the clichéd plot, this is a surprisingly well-executed and atmospheric film with a twist that turns this into something incredibly enjoyable. The film is set in Italy and features Matilda Lutz as Elisa, a young woman
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The Survivalist is a 2021 siege survival thriller that follows on from the events of a global disaster. Apocalyptic survival films are two a penny nowadays and I’m afraid that aside from a decent cast and cinematography, The Survivalist doesn’t really add anything new to the genre. The film follows events in the USA a
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Gunpowder Milkshake is the second female assassin film I’ve seen in a week, following on from Netflix’s Kate. This one follows female assassins that work for a shady all-male ruling organisation, but yet still seems to follow the same tired formula we’ve seen many times before. Aside from a funky look and some decent fight
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the film adaptation of the smash-hit West End musical that has taken theatres by storm since its debut in 2017. Originally scheduled for a big-screen release with Fox, like many this film version suffered due to COVID and is now set to air on Amazon Prime instead. Pretty good timing,
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Kate is the latest in a long line of female-led assassin films, brought to us by Netflix. After proving her action talents in her supporting role in Birds of Prey, Mary Elizabeth Winstead excels again here, proving that she is incredibly engaging when it comes to being an action star. The problem is that the
The Night House is a mind-bending horror thriller from director David Bruckner, the man behind horrors such as 2017’s The Ritual and 2012’s V/H/S. With a trailer that looked intriguing yet a tad confusing, I was a little sceptical about how this would play out and I’m afraid to say that despite having a decent
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Dug Days is a series of Disney Pixar shorts following on from the events of 2009’s Up, which in my opinion, is by far one of the best Pixar films ever released. Dug Days had big shoes to fill and surprisingly it manages to bring all of the heart and fun of the full-length film,
The Dry is an Australian crime thriller, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Jane Harper. Starring Eric Bana, this drama beautifully (and sadly) highlights the devastating effects of droughts in Australia, whilst also managing to portray a compelling double murder mystery spanning decades. Bana is Aaron Falk, a federal police officer living in Melbourne
Every Breath You Take is a 2021 psychological thriller released as a Sky Original film, with an impressive cast including the likes of Casey Affleck and Sam Claflin. Yet despite the usually reliable cast, with an entirely predictable plot and a title that has no relationship to the subject matter, Every Breath You Take is
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Bloodthirsty is the latest release to take on the werewolf horror genre. Rather than being the full-on gore-fest that the title might suggest, this film is a slow-burning, character piece that for the most part works fairly well although the execution is hit and miss. The film follows Grey (Lauren Beatty), a singer-songwriter struggling to
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Demonic is the latest feature film direct by Neill Blomkamp, his first in 6 years, who rose to fame after his successful debut with District 9 in 2009. Sadly, Blomkamp’s next films, Elysium in 2013 and Chappie in 2015, never quite lived up to his debut so with Demonic expectations were high. However, despite a
