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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If you’ve already seen the Korean zombie survival movie #Alive, currently streaming on Netflix, you’ll begin to get a strong feeling of deja vu as you watch Final Days (FKA Alone). It turns out that Matt Naylor, who wrote #Alive, also had a hand in writing this American version, with both movies coming out during
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Sensation is a 2021 sci-fi thriller from Slovakian director Martin Grof, the latest in a long line of films to feature people with superhuman abilities. The plot here focuses on a group of people with newly discovered sensory powers that can influence and control the senses of others, as they’re confined within a large manor
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
Have you ever watched the Britain’s Got Talent auditions, seen somebody who simply cannot sing or dance and wondered to yourself exactly how did that person seriously come to the conclusion they had what it takes to make it big? And did you ever wonder what would happen if the actions of a number of
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Film #15 on the 100 Movies List: The Departed The Departed is Martin Scorcese’s Oscar-winning Irish gangster film released in 2006, a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs, and loosely based around the real-life Boston Hill Gang led by Whitey Bulger. It’s a film I remember watching when it was first released
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Crisis is a 2021 film from writer, director and producer Nicholas Jarecki, who previously brought us 2012’s Arbitrage starring Richard Gere. Crisis is a story about drugs, namely opioids, and follows three separate yet related narratives about opioids and their impact on US society. There’s an undercover DEA agent posing as a drug trafficker arranging
Gatecrash is a 2021 psychological thriller from Lawrence Gough, based on a play by Terry Hughes. It opens with a rather beautiful and picturesque shot of the English countryside at dusk, when a speeding car disturbs the peace and alongside a prominent score, promises us a rather tense and thrilling start to the film. And in this aspect it doesn’t disappoint. Gatecrash
Coming to Netflix on February 17th, Behind Her Eyes is a six-episode adaptation of the best-selling 2017 book by Sarah Pinborough and comes from the producers of The Crown. The show centres around the life of single mum Louise, who becomes entangled in a love triangle with new boss David and his wife Adele. However,
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There’s certainly no shortage of movies involving a remote activity holiday which suddenly goes horribly wrong, usually resulting in prolonged suspense and at least one death. In Red Dot, a new Swedish thriller coming to Netflix, the location of the holiday misfortune being suffered is the cold expanse of Northern Sweden and its mountainous forests.
Following the real-life disaster that was 2020, are we really ready for a Gerard Butler disaster movie featuring a comet that is threatening to wipe out all of humanity? Well, Greenland certainly does prove to be a pretty intense two-hour watch, so much so that when I turned over to watch the 10 o’clock news
Crone Wood is a 2016 found-footage style Irish horror movie starring Elva Trill (Line of Duty) and Ed Murphy (Vikings), coming to DVD and VOD on February 1st. Danny and Hailey only met yesterday, but already seem to be getting on extremely well. Following a swim in the sea and some food in a cafe,
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In a world filled with YouTubers and social media influencers, it was inevitable that eventually we’d get a film shot in the style of a social media stream. We’ve seen similar with films like Unfriended and Searching, taking on the likes of social media whilst shot entirely from a webcam. However Spree is the first
Following South Korean zombie movie Train to Busan was always going to be a tall order. One of the most entertaining surprises of recent years and one of the best zombie movies of all time. Peninsula sets itself in the same universe as Train to Busan, ensuring the connection is made by prefixing is with
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The Exception is a Danish psychological thriller, based on the best seller by Christian Jungersen. It deals with four women who work for a Copenhagen based Non-Governmental Organisation investigating human rights and crimes against humanity. When two of these women receive death threats, they begin to suspect a Serbian war criminal who they have been
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Like many film fans, in the run-up to the end of the year, I’m taking stock of the films I’ve seen and compiling a best of – which should be on the site by the end of the week. Being extra diligent this year, I’ve been trying to catch up on as many UK 2020
