Kelly (Brittany Ashworth) and Sophie (Anaïs Parello) are staying in a cabin near the foot of the Dolomite mountains in Italy, preparing to make the climb early the next morning. Their peaceful preparations are soon interrupted by the arrival of four very loud men who are staying in a nearby cabin and are clearly very […]
Death on the Nile is the second Hercule Poirot story to be given the Kenneth Branagh treatment, following on from 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express. With a star-studded cast, an opulent setting and Branagh in place as both the titular detective and director, you’d expect big things. However what unfolds feels rather dull, empty
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Uncharted is the long-awaited film adaptation of the hit game series, finally hitting the big screen after spending nearly 15 years in development. With a cast and trailer that left die-hard game fans unconvinced, sadly the end result doesn’t do enough to convince even an Uncharted novice that it’s worth its weight in gold. Directed
Pharma Bro is a documentary film about Martin Shkreli, the Most Hated Man in America. Shkreli lived the American dream. He hiked the price of a pharmaceutical drug, made millions of dollars, bought the only copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, and got banned from Twitter permanently for being a troll.
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Moonfall is the latest movie from German writer/director Roland Emmerich, the man behind disaster blockbusters such as Independence Day, 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow. If you’ve seen the trailer for Moonfall, you’ll have gathered that this is yet another completely bonkers disaster movie from the guy who loves destroying things on a huge scale.
Belle is the story of Suzu, a girl in high school, still grieving the loss of her mother years prior. She’s invited to join U, a virtual reality social media app, but instead of creating an avatar, the app utilizes a biometric scan and in the world of U, Suzu becomes Belle. Suzu, who has
As the camera drifts across a scorched desert it settles on a small oasis of green and a large glasshouse that is nestled among the lush vegetation. Housed within the glasshouse are a family of survivors in a world that has been all but lost to a major pandemic. Yes, Glasshouse is yet another pandemic
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Monster Hunter is the live-action adaptation of the Japanese video game series of the same name, now available to watch on Sky and Now TV. While it may look and feel very similar to a video game, sadly this film isn’t anywhere near as fun and satisfying. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil and
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Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley is based on a 1946 noir novel by William Lindsay Gresham, having already received a movie adaptation back in 1947. It’s the directors star-studded follow up to his best picture winner The Shape of Water, only this time around the only monsters to be found are those of
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Now on its fifth instalment, the Scream franchise is back with the latest release, Scream. The numerical sequel title has been dropped in favour of a back-to-basics legacy sequel, bringing back the original cast alongside a whole host of new faces ready to fall victim to Ghostface. After 5 films, we really should have run
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Pitched as Midsommar meets Wrong Turn, The Devil to Pay is a revenge thriller from director/writers Lane and Ruckus Skye, headed to digital platforms on 17th January. Not being a fan of Midsommar, the implied resemblance here was initially of some concern, but thankfully I needn’t have worried in the slightest. Our setting is the
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Ann Hu’s Confetti is a film about a young mother’s quest to find proper education for her dyslexic daughter, Meimei (Harmonie He). In a rural Chinese village, Chen Lan (Zhu Zhu) knows Meimei has difficulties learning but is intelligent. Chen Lan works as a cleaner at the school so that she can check up on
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Written and directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a glimpse into Branagh’s childhood, growing up during the troubles there in the late 1960s. Branagh’s proxy is Buddy (Jude Hill), who, while heading home because it’s teatime, is stopped by an outbreak of violence. With his Pa (Jamie Dornan) away in England, working as a
The Matrix Resurrections is the fourth film in the Matrix series, the first since the release of the second sequel Revolutions in 2003. Following on from two sequels that were misjudged to say the best, Resurrections is the sequel that no one really asked for and after watching it, it’s definitely a sequel we didn’t
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Blue Bayou tells the story of Korean adoptee Antonio (Justin Chon). Raised in Louisiana by various foster families and following the instability of his life, Antonio seeks to live straight and be a family man for his pregnant wife, Kathy (Alicia Vikander). The film starts with Antonio in the middle of a job interview, accompanied
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Encanto is Disney’s 60th animated motion picture; released in UK cinemas at the end of November to very little publicity, it’s now available to stream on Disney+. With a soundtrack by Lin-Manuel Miranda and focusing on a magical family, it’s a surprise then that the film is surprisingly lacking in the usual Disney magic. The
