Movie Reviews
Movie reviews are our specialty and passion. We deliver ratings and insights on films of all genres and sizes—from blockbuster hits to independent gems and streaming platform originals. Here is our extensive collection of reviews where we give our final opinion on many movies.
We also do TV Reviews too.
‘Rosebud Baker: The Mother Lode’ Review – A Hilarious Take on Motherhood
I’m grateful that I checked out the comedy stand-up’s premise before delving into Rosebud Baker: The Mother Lode or I would have been confused and...
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2025) Review – A Must-Watch Indonesian Romance
To my surprise, at least four movie titles are titled The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. So, I want to clarify that I’m talking...
Love Forever (2025) Review – A Swedish Rom-Com That Falls Flat Despite a Beautiful Setting
Now and again, a romantic comedy movie is released where it’s not necessarily bad, but nothing is going for it. That can be applied to...
Is ‘Honeymoon Crasher’ a Remake of ‘Honeymoon with My Mother’?
If you ever wonder how Netflix can be (sometimes) unoriginal, look no further than the French film Honeymoon Crasher. Its premise is identical to that...
‘The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep’ Review – Serviceable Spin-Off Proves Netflix Don’t Witcher Have a Clue
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is mostly fine, from a casual point of view, but it also serves as a reminder that Netflix don’t...
‘Bogota: City of the Lost’ Review – What if ‘Scarface’ Was Korean and Rubbish?
If you wanted a Korean take on Narcos you could always stream Narco-Saints on Netflix, which isn’t very good but would probably do the job...
‘Lucca’s World’ Review – A True Story of Parenting a Child with Cerebral Palsy
Lucca’s World is based on a true story derived from the autobiographical book, “The Two Hemispheres of Lucca,” by Bárbara Anderson. It tells the story...
The Sand Castle (2024) Review: A Stunning Arabic-Language Debut on Netflix
Make no qualms about it – Matty Brown’s Arabic-language film The Sand Castle is beautiful. Maybe the director can correct me, but this appears to...
‘Alarum’ Review – Sylvester Stallone’s Late-Career Phase Is In Full Swing
Alarum feels like the kind of bargain bin actioner you’d pick up by chance in the halcyon days of video rentals when a couple of...
‘Back in Action’ Review – Cameron Diaz’s Netflix Comeback Is Utterly Soulless
You have to wonder how much money Cameron Diaz was offered for Back in Action. It was evidently enough to coax her out of retirement,...
‘The Calendar Killer’ Review – A Serial Killer Thriller Layered With Personal Torment
You can be forgiven if, halfway through The Calendar Killer, you forget that the film (based on Sebastian Fitzek’s best-selling thriller novel) is about a...
Ari Shaffir Finds the Positives in Netflix Special ‘America’s Sweetheart’
From a stage festooned with live plants for no real reason that I can discern, Ari Shaffir delivers his second Netflix special (fifth overall), America’s...
‘Ad Vitam’ Review – How To Make A Simple Movie As Convoluted As Possible
Ad Vitam plays out like someone challenged director Rodolphe Lauga to make a very simple film as needlessly, off-puttingly convoluted as possible. It starts out...
‘Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy’ Review – A Feature-Length List Of Excuses For Not Being Funny
Filmed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy opens with a bit of self-aggrandizing artifice that...
‘Cunk on Life’ Review – Diane Morgan Remains Exquisite In Charlie Brooker’s Silly Satire
It takes an effort to remember this now, but there was a time when nobody knew who Sacha Baron Cohen (The Spy) or any of his...
‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’ Review – Chris Smith’s Netflix Documentary Treats Its Subject With Kid Gloves
I hate Bryan Johnson. Not that I’ve ever met him, obviously. Never spoken to him either. In fact, now that I think about it, I...
‘The Love Scam’ Review – Stalking Gets Results In A Misguided But Oddly Amusing Netflix Rom-Com
Look, The Love Scam isn’t very good. That’s unavoidable. I’m going to outline the premise in a moment and anyone who has seen a rom-com...
‘Number 24’ Review – A Compelling True Story of Norway’s Resistance Hero Gunnar Sønsteby
Number 24 (or known as Nr. 24) follows the true story of Gunnar Sønsteby (played by Sjur Vatne Brean, as seen in Viking Wolf), a...