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
A Man Called Otto is the English-language remake of the hit Swedish film A Man Called Ove, adapted from the book of the same name by Fredrick Backman. Starring the ever-dependable Tom Hanks, this looked like it’d be a fun comedy about a grouchy old man, but instead, it’s an incredibly heart-warming and sad tale
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Hunt is Lee Jung-jae’s (Squid Game) directorial debut and takes place in the 1980s when government tensions in South Korea are high, and the constant threat from North Korea looms over the country. Two directors at the Korean version of the CIA, Park Pyong-ho (Lee Jung-jae) and Kim Jung-do (Jung Woo-sung), are hunting for a
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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She Said follows two New York Times reporters, Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan), as they interview and gather sources in order to break the story surrounding the abuse perpetrated by a creepy, high-powered producer in the entertainment industry. As these two reporters dig deeper into the allegations, the story expands more
The Menu is a gastronomic comedy thriller, now showing in cinemas, and brought to us by a team who have all served on HBO’s hit drama Succession. Poking fun at high-end restaurants alongside a tense plot, The Menu had me hooked until the final course, which was sadly a little bit undercooked. The film follows
Now streaming on Netflix, The Wonder is a slow-burning psychological drama starring Florence Pugh and based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. With hints of horror and the supernatural, there is a lot to like about The Wonder, although overall it feels rather forgettable. Pugh stars as Elizabeth ‘Lib’ Wright, a
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Disenchanted is the long-awaited sequel to Disney’s Enchanted, now streaming on Disney+. Coming 15 years after the original became a surprise hit, this sequel certainly retains all of the original’s charm, although it isn’t quite as fun. The film opens with an animated prologue of chipmunk Pip (voiced by Griffin Newman), who reads from a
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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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One day, Pádraic (Colin Farrell) goes to his friend Colm’s (Brendan Gleeson) house and is promptly ignored. Colm just no longer wants to be friends with him and Pádraic is understandably confused, unable to understand why Colm doesn’t want to be friends with him. Pádraic becomes a little paranoid that everyone dislikes him and is
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Black Adam is the latest film from the DC universe to hit our screens, starring Dwayne Johnson as the titular anti-hero. But while it’s great to see Johnson in a big-screen superhero role, I can’t help but feel that this film could have been so much better. The film opens in 2600 BC, where the
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Halloween Ends is the final instalment in David Gordon Green’s requel trilogy of the original Halloween movies. After the rather disappointing and infuriating Halloween Kills, this final film takes a daring turn which ultimately works, even if it takes a long time to get there. Unlike Halloween and Halloween Kills which were set over the
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Based on the book of the same name, Luckiest Girl Alive follows Ani/TifAni (Mila Kunis) as she plans her dream wedding to Luke (Finn Wittrock). On the surface, Ani seems to have everything under control, with expensive clothing and a women’s magazine job. A true-crime documentary director, Aaron (Dalmar Abuzeid), asks her to participate in
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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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Park Chan-wook’s neo-noir romance, Decision to Leave, follows Busan Detective Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) as he investigates the possible murder of an elderly climber. Hae-jun suspects that the widow, Seo-rae (Tang Wei) was involved. However, he falls for Seo-rae, which complicates and compromises the investigation. After finding out the truth behind the murder, he leaves Busan
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