Don’t Worry Darling is the second film directed by Olivia Wilde, following her hugely successful debut Booksmart. After causing quite a stir in the media for all the wrong reasons, the actual film itself seems to have passed under the radar which is sadly unsurprising as the end result is a decent attempt that squanders […]
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Nope is the third feature film release from writer/director Jordan Peele. Following on from his smash hits Get Out and Us, this time Peele ventures into sci-fi with a plot featuring an extra-terrestrial in the Californian countryside. The end result is both brilliant and incredibly frustrating and is by far the most conflicting film I’ve
Ghosts of the Ozarks is a 2021 horror western that will be available to stream from 23rd May. With a plot that promised a period horror, the end result is sadly lacking in mystery and is instead a long, drawn-out affair that only really picks up right at the end. The film follows Doctor James
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In cinemas from April 1st and on digital from April 4th, Homebound is the feature film debut of writer/director Sebastian Godwin, a horror film that attempts to put an unsettling new spin on the familiar stepmother trope we’ve seen so many times before. Recently married couple Richard (Tom Goodman-Hill) and Holly (Aisling Loftus) are travelling
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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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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Be Somebody (Yang ming li wan) is a Mandarin-language film with Agatha Christie vibes. In Post-war Shanghai, Scriptwriter Li Jiahui (Yin Zheng) is invited to a dinner party at a seemingly remote mansion with other members of the Shanghai film industry. Lu Ziye (Minghao Chen), a producer, proposes a film about the infamous murder of
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Chucky is the latest incarnation of the red-headed murderous doll, this time in the form of an 8 episode TV series. Unlike the previous ill-advised Child’s Play reboot from 2019, this version sticks a lot more closely to the original films and aesthetics (the look of the Doll from the 2019 film is laughably bad)
Originally scheduled for an April 2020 release, supernatural horror Antlers has finally hit our screens 18 months later. With Guillermo Del Toro acting as producer and a trailer that looked quirky and, frankly, a little terrifying, expectations were high. And for once I wasn’t disappointed. The film is set in a small town in Oregon
Hot on the heels of Squid Game is Netflix’s latest binge-worthy Asian tv series, the Japanese Alice in Borderland. With similar themes, it’s hard not to draw comparisons between this and the aforementioned smash hit South Korean series, Squid Game. But with a frustratingly intriguing plot, Alice in Borderland definitely has the edge. Based on
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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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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
No One Gets Out Alive is based on the 2014 horror novel by British author Adam Nevill. Available to stream on Netflix from today, it tells the story of Ambar, an illegal immigrant who arrives in the US in search of the American Dream but finds herself in a whole heap of supernatural horror instead.
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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 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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