Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Review – An Overlong Friends-to-Lovers Rom-Com
From top to bottom, People We Meet on Vacation is a streaming movie. It has been produced as part of Netflix’s Sony deal, but it...
‘Marcello Hernandez: American Boy’ Review – Is ADD Contagious?
As far as I know, ADD isn’t contagious, but Marcello Hernandez’s debut Netflix special, American Boy, will make you wonder. Filmed in Miami and bristling...
‘Ricky Gervais: Mortality’ Review – Another Predictable Special That Feels Too Easy
It takes an effort to remember this now, but Ricky Gervais used to be a very good comedian. For a while, he was probably my...
‘Elway’ Is A Refreshing Reminder That Sometimes You Don’t Need Controversy
I spent most of my time with Elway, Netflix’s definitive profile of Hall of Fame NFL quarterback John Elway, waiting for bad news. As an...
‘The Great Flood’ Review – Netflix’s Korean Disaster Movie Isn’t What It Seems
The Great Flood starts out as a very compelling disaster movie, but it almost becomes a disaster of a movie on the back of its...
The Ending Of ’10 Dance’ Is A Cynical Setup For An Unearned Sequel
If you were expecting the 10 Dance competition to feature in the ending of the movie 10 Dance, well… more fool you. Do I really...
’10 Dance’ Review – Tame Romance Is A Few Steps Shy Of A Full Routine
I will concede that I’m not in the target audience for 10 Dance, a Netflix film from Keishi Otomo, adapting the BL (boys’ love) manga...
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Has A Final Trick, A Twist, and A Sequel Tease
One of the pleasures of the Now You See Me movies is the final trick, an elaborate show-stopper set-piece that highlights how everything was all...
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Review – A Convincing Illusion Of A Good Movie
Magic requires a suspension of disbelief. You have to surrender yourself to the illusion. You know you’re being conned, but that’s the point, and if...
Unpacking the Ending of ‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Devil Heads, Priceless Jewels, and the Road to Damascus
I’m pleased to report – albeit behind schedule – that Wake Up Dead Man, the third in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out mysteries, is probably the...
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Is A Surprisingly Compelling Exploration Of Faith (And Murder, Obviously)
Wake Up Dead Man is the first Knives Out Mystery to realise that Daniel Craig’s eccentric detective Benoit Blanc is the least interesting thing about...
‘Merv’ Review – Proof That Dogs Improve Even Bad Movies
Much like how “horror movie, but with a dog” was more than enough of an elevator pitch for Good Boy, “rom com, but with a...
‘Jay Kelly’ Review – Noah Baumbach’s Latest Might Just Be A Masterpiece
I’ve heard Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly described as a “coming-of-age story… for adults”, which is just a polite way of saying it’s about a man...
With ‘Matt Rife: Unwrapped’ Netflix Have Slipped A Lump Of Coal In Your Stocking
Netflix loves Christmas for financial reasons and Matt Rife for contractual ones, so it’s unsurprising to see the two combined in Matt Rife: Unwrapped –...
The Ending Of ‘Troll 2’ Tees Up Another Sequel That We Don’t Need
Troll was extremely popular for Netflix, which means the entire franchise is now cursed. You can tell from the ending of Troll 2, which seems...
‘Troll 2’ Is Twice As Big And Half As Good As Its Surprise-Hit Predecessor
Troll 2 is so-called because it’s the sequel to Roar Uthaug’s surprise kaiju comedy Troll, which became a mega-hit on Netflix when it was released...
‘Champagne Problems’: A Sparkling Holiday Rom-Com That Pops the Cork on Pure Joy
Champagne Problems has the perfect pop, fizz, and sparkle to make it a contender for the best Christmas movie in 2025. Director and writer Mark...
‘All the Empty Rooms’ Should Be Mandatory Viewing For Everyone
When I sat down to review All the Empty Rooms, it took me only a few seconds of the 35-minute runtime to realise it was...