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.

Ghost Stories Review: Once Upon A Time In Bollywood

January 4 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Released on New Year’s Day, Ghost Stories (Netflix) combines the efforts of four of Bollywood’s leading filmmakers into a two-and-a-half-hour horror anthology, one divorced from India’s theatrical...

All The Freckles in the World Review: Whatever It Takes To Score

January 3 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Unlike most teenagers, All the Freckles in the World (Netflix) is comfortable in its own skin. And the skin it wears is a comfortable one for audiences,...

The Gentlemen Review: Ritchie’s Back

January 1 2020, by Alix Turner

To some, Guy Ritchie is a British film industry institution; the modern, cocky kind of director, like Shane Meadows or Ben Wheatley, perhaps. At least...

The App Review: Signalling The Empty Feeling Of Finding Your Purpose

December 26 2019, by Daniel Hart

Netflix film The App, which only runs for a mere 76-minutes, is a thematic story about the perils of the modern world. Loneliness is the keyword...

Como Caído Del Cielo Review: A Man Learns Not To Be A Womaniser

December 24 2019, by Daniel Hart

Arriving on Netflix on Christmas Eve is Mexican film Como Caído Del Cielo. The main plot of this 2-hour feature is about Mexican legend Pedro...

Togo Review: A Family Adventure Film Throwback That Swells With Heart & Genuine Suspense

December 24 2019, by M.N. Miller

You have to give Disney credit for sticking to their business model. This giant conglomerate goes back to the well like no other. Their latest...

A Hidden Life Review: Malick’s Ethereal Stylings Undercut His Return to Narrative

December 21 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

After spending the entirety of the 2010s thus far perfecting what I suppose can now be called his mid-to-late career style on cinematic anti-narrative soulful...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Second Opinion: Ending the Saga With A Shrug

December 20 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

I suppose we were always going to end up here. After the vitriolic backlash toward Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi and the announcement of J.J....

After the Raid Review: A Small Window Into The Emotional Fallout After An Immigration Raid

December 20 2019, by Daniel Hart

With the release of After the Raid it’s evident that Netflix, as a streaming platform and as an organisation, have a vested interest in the...

Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker Review: In A Galaxy Far, Far Away… Is the Same Recycled Material

December 18 2019, by M.N. Miller

I’m not sure if it’s my fond memories of my childhood re-watching the original Star Wars series that have me holding the JJ Abrams-helmed incarnation...

‘Dark Waters’ Review: The Best Of Its Kind Since Erin Brockovich And A Civil Action

December 15 2019, by M.N. Miller

Maybe I’m just naïve when it comes to a movie about an admirable man or woman who fights injustice by telling truth to power; I’m...

Hell on the Border Review: The True Story of a Pioneering Black Lawman

December 14 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Proving that there are still some interesting stories to tell about the Wild West, writer/director Wes Miller’s Hell on the Border is the true tale...

‘The Great War’ Review: A WWI Drama With A Message Somehow Cheaper Than Its Budget

December 14 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Steven Luke’s well-intentioned World War I drama The Great War has an always-obvious pocket-money budget, which can excuse a lot of its shortcomings, such as how...

6 Underground Review: The Most Michael Bay Movie Ever Made

December 13 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

The thing I like and admire about Michael Bay is that he doesn’t care what you think. And neither, apparently, does Netflix, who gave the...

Jumanji: The Next Level Review: A Fun Popcorn Sequel

December 7 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Jumanji: The Next Level is directed by Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) and stars Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs & Shaw), Karen Gillan (Avengers: Endgame),...

The Two Popes (2019) Review

December 7 2019, by M.N. Miller

Directed by Fernando Meirelles, we review the Netflix film The Two Popes (2019), which does not contain any spoilers. There might be more exciting ways...

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Review — Middling Kingdom

December 5 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Christmas is right around the corner, and you know what that means – the latest installment in Netflix’s darling festive franchise, the perfect stocking filler...

The First Temptation of Christ Review: A Worthy, More Ambitious Follow-Up

December 3 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

The First Temptation of Christ (Netflix) debuted on December 3, 2019. Since mockery of religion is such an essential thing, a film like Rodrigo Van...