Movie Reviews

The Wandering Earth, a first-of-its-kind special-effects-driven Chinese sci-fi blockbuster, was snapped up by Netflix after a ludicrously successful domestic opening and a profitable limited release...

After is a drab, unoriginal exploration of tempestuous romance between an archetypal sweet, sheltered virgin and an inked, hot-tempered cynic with hidden depths.

There have been very few immersive experiences of pure Hollywood joy like Avengers: Endgame. What Marvel has accomplished in the past decade-plus of films is...

What do Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, and Robert Johnson all have in common? They are members of the infamous ’27 Club’, a group...

Arriving on Netflix today quietly, because I presume no one cares, is Colombian film Loving is Losing, or in its native language El Que Se Enamora...

When you read the premise for Netflix Turkish film Money Trap, you’d expect a high-fuelled action-comedy, but for the 2-hour running time, it tends to fill the...

After the overwhelming success of Babak Anvari’s insanely chilling, genre-busting debut feature Under the Shadow, distinctly high hopes were held for Netflix horror film Wounds....

Comedies like director Jonathan Levine’s Long Shot should never be taken seriously. Nor should you question giving yourself over to suspended disbelief. This is a...

The Aftermath plays out like the setting it takes place in; weirdly distant and feels as if you are checking your watch to find out...

Oh boy, when it comes to B-movie bliss, Netflix is the place to be. That, of course, is their penchant for obtaining thousands of films...

The faith-based film genre is a heavy-handed bunch. They have their own concise point of view. Even manipulative methods drag you over to their side...

At the International Coventry Film Festival recently, I had the privilege to see a pre-release screening of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton. It always feels...

It is easy to see why Grass is Greener was made today. Early in the documentary film, they tie the migration of cannabis into the...

The main theme of Indian Netflix Film Music Teacher is the feeling of suppressed regret. As Matthew McConaughey says in his famous speech to an eager...

How we are brought up influences us in thousands of ways that we have very little control over. Perhaps you inherited your values from your...

Netflix film The Ruthless / Lo Spietato wants to be a story about a man who is too ambitious for his own good in the criminal...

Perhaps watching Netflix film Someone Great at 4am, with a reasonably warm brew, after recently experiencing a serious breakup was not the best idea ever. I was...

Legendary director Guillermo Del Toro’s vision of Hellboy, came when many had grown tired of the superhero genre. Studios were churning these films out with...