Beckett is the latest Netflix release, an action thriller set in Greece about an American tourist who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. After brilliant performances in the likes of Tenet and BlacKkKlansman, I watched this purely because of John David Washington. However, sadly this film is lacking in everything we’ve […]
Boss Level is a 2021 Amazon Prime original, a new take on the Groundhog Day format. In this film, it’s ex-soldier Roy (Frank Grillo) who repeats the same day over and over, with every day culminating in his death. It’s a format that has quite frankly been done to death, but despite this Boss Level
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Prospect is an indie sci-fi thriller due for release on Amazon Prime. With a synopsis that promises an epic to rival the work of Ridley Scott and Christopher Nolan, expectations were incredibly high. And while this doesn’t really come close to these lofty ideals, for a low budget sci-fi it’s surprisingly good. The film is
Old is the latest release from M. Night Shyamalan, a mysterious tale of rapid ageing based on a graphic novel called Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters. With an intriguing premise and trailer, I was excited to see how Old turns out, especially as Shyamalan’s previous offerings have been both hit (Split, The
Altered Carbon is a Netflix sci-fi series based on the novel of the same name by Richard K. Morgan. Season 1 aired back in 2018, with the second, and sadly last, season following in February 2020. The main plot centres around the idea that in the future human consciousness is stored on ‘stacks’ – devices
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The Auschwitz Escape (AKA The Auschwitz Report) features the true story behind the Vrba-Wetzler report, which was instrumental in highlighting the atrocities taking place in Germany’s concentration camps, and was Slovakia’s submission for Best International Feature Film for the 2021 Oscar. While the film definitely illustrates the stark bleakness of the camps, the events depicted
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The Suicide Squad is not quite a reboot but a kind of sequel to David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad. The original had a lacklustre reception, to say the least, so this sequel had a lot of negativity to overcome. But with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn at the helm, any concerns were clearly
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The Forever Purge is the fifth, and supposedly final, instalment of the Purge franchise. What started out as a low-key home invasion horror in The Purge has turned into fast-paced action with this latest film, and unfortunately, it doesn’t quite live up to expectations. The film follows on from the events of the third film,
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You wait an age for a Don Quixote film and then two come along almost all at once. Following closely behind Terry Gilliam’s rather bizarre fantasy comes The True Don Quixote, a more grounded, low budget effort that brings a lot of heart even if it is sadly lacking in other areas. Directed by Chris
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Jolt is a 2021 action film from Amazon Prime, with a plot synopsis that sounds so ridiculous I almost skipped over it completely. However I was drawn in by the decent cast and, despite its flaws, overall it is a fairly enjoyable bit of forgettable entertainment. Jolt stars Kate Beckinsale as Lindy Lewis, a woman
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions is the sequel to 2019’s Escape Room, a series of action horrors set in, you guessed it, escape rooms. Despite a fairly ridiculous plot, I enjoyed the first film immensely and I’m pleased to say I felt the same about this sequel. Spoiler alert, but the plot follows on directly
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Fear Street Part 2: 1978 is the second of a trilogy of films being released weekly on Netflix, based on the book series of the same name by R.L Stine. Despite claiming in my review for part 1 that I wouldn’t drop everything to watch the second film, curiosity got the best of me and
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Fear Street Part One: 1994 is the first in a trilogy of films released on Netflix, based on the supernatural book series by R.L Stine. Packed full of film references and 90s nostalgia, the first part of this trilogy is a fairly entertaining watch. The film opens on a young woman, Heather (Maya Hawke), working
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It feels like we’ve been waiting a lifetime for Black Widow. Originally scheduled for release in May 2020, like many films it suffered countless pushbacks due to the pandemic. Now over a year later it finally sees a simultaneous cinematic and Disney+ premier access release, and boy was it worth the wait. Directed by Cate
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Luca is the latest straight to Disney+ release from Pixar, and if you’ve been missing your summer holidays abroad over this past year due to the pandemic, immersing yourself in this beautiful Italian-set animation could be just what you need. Directed by Pixar artist and first-time director Enrico Casarosa, Luca follows a young sea monster
Witch Hunt is a 2021 supernatural drama within an alternate modern-day America, where witches are real, witchcraft is illegal and being burnt at the stake by witch hunters is a feared punishment. While the concept is good and had heaps of potential, the poor lacklustre execution does not make for a bewitching watch. The film
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