The final episode of Marvel’s second ‘official’ tv series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier dropped at the weekend, wrapping up what has been a rather different and more subdued experience than what we saw with WandaVision. It’s difficult not to compare The Falcon and the Winter Soldier to WandaVision, but the two couldn’t be […]
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After months of hype and award nominations, Sound of Metal has finally arrived on our screens courtesy of Amazon Prime. And boy was it worth the wait. Written and directed by Darius Marder (writer of The Place Beyond the Pines), Sound of Metal follows Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed), a heavy metal drummer in a fairly
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Fear of Rain is a 2021 psychological thriller written and directed by Castille Brandon, which follows a young woman with schizophrenia struggling to deal with her hallucinations. While this tries very hard to make you as a viewer question what’s real and what isn’t, ultimately it comes off as a little too predictable. Madison Iseman
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I feel like I have been waiting a really long time to write this review. But nowhere near as long as us poor Brits have been waiting for the release of this film. Promising Young Woman finally arrives in the UK today via Sky. If you managed to avoid any and all spoilers over this
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Here Are the Young Men is a 2021 Irish drama written directed by Eoin Macken, based on the book of the same name by Rob Doyle. With its surreal scenes, it almost feels like it’s trying to be a modern-day Irish version of Trainspotting for the younger generation, and while it no doubt represents teenage
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Antebellum is a 2020 thriller film from debut writer-directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the trailer for which implied it was a mind-bending, time-travelling horror story set during the times of slavery in America. However Antebellum never manages to live up to what it promised, turning out instead to be a rather dull and predictable
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The Mauritanian is a slow procedural drama that at times can be incredibly slow, but this pace feels earned when the shocking developments in the film arrive. A defense attorney and her associate (Jodie Foster and Shailene Woodley respectively) investigate the case of a suspected 9/11 terrorist imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Throughout their investigation,
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Film #17 on the 100 Movies Bucket List: Little Miss Sunshine Little Miss Sunshine is a quirky gem of an indie film from 2006 that whilst a favourite of mine and Oscar-nominated, has likely flown below the radar for many mainstream viewers. Which is a huge shame as this is such a fun, heartwarming and
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No doubt inspired by the huge success of Enola Holmes last year, Netflix now appears to have gone Sherlock Holmes crazy with its upcoming releases. On top of more adventures with Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, there’s also a ‘Sherlock Junior’ movie currently in development, as well as talk of a ‘Sherlock’s Daughter’ series.
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When Valentina moves to a new town with her mother, she has the normal worries any teenager would – wanting her freedom and to make friends. But as a transgender teen in Brazil, she risks facing significant challenges and stigmas within her school and local communities if she cannot get her absent father to sign
Silk Road is a 2021 thriller from writer/director Tiller Russell, focusing on the true story of Ross Ulbricht who created and operated the darknet marketplace of the same name, selling drugs and other illegal items across the globe. On paper, Silk Road sounds like it should be a fascinating, interesting story and even the trailer
Set in the summer of 1994 as they prepare to leave for various colleges, Gene and his group of theatre-loving friends gather for one more sleepover party. Whilst Gene, played by Nick Pugliese, is our lead and we see the evening through his eyes, it’s a true ensemble piece that works because of the pure
After sharing a kiss on the floor of a Berlin nightclub, Harry finds himself spending his final day in Berlin with Johannes, who kindly offers to help him print a boarding pass. As they count down the hours until Harry’s flight, it’s a romantic but realistic tale of chance encounters that hold real impact. Set
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Good films can sometimes sneak up on you when you least expect it, and as Ninjababy proves, sometimes so can babies. When Rakel finds out she’s six months pregnant after a not-so-romantic one-night stand, her world changes. Faced with the knowledge that not only does she not know who she wants to be, but also
Calls is a new nine-episode series coming to Apple TV+ on March 19th and is based on a CANAL Plus French series by Timothée Hochet, which itself is based on a short film Hochet directed in 2016. This version is directed by Fede Álvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead) and follows a very basic premise in
What if a simple DNA test could match you to your one true love? And how far would you go to find The One? Well, if that idea sounds vaguely familiar then it might be because you’ve watched the show Soulmates, which recently released on Amazon Prime and covers a very similar concept. The One,
