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.

‘The Hate U Give’ | Film Review

October 29 2018, by Alix Turner

There is a scene in The Hate U Give when the predominantly wealthy white students at the main character’s school quit class in protest of...

‘It Follows’ | Film Review

October 27 2018, by M.N. Miller

It Follows took a fresh new take on the horror genre when it came out in 2014, looking at sexually active teenagers and the dangers...

‘Jefe’ | Netflix Film Review

October 26 2018, by Daniel Hart

Jefe kindly reminded me of the time I had a manager who was so incredibly fragile that we never knew what kind of day to expect....

‘Been So Long’ | Netflix Film Review

October 26 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

My heart is a dried up little grape of cynicism and resentment, so the romance, let along the musical romance, is not something I’m particularly...

‘Frailty’ | Film Review

October 26 2018, by M.N. Miller

Not all serial killers are bad people. Some of them are family men. You have something special to hand down from generation to generation when...

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ | Film Review

October 25 2018, by Alix Turner

I may like electronic or industrial music now, and I may have listened to little but Paul Simon as a kid, but the music of...

‘Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel’ | Film Review

October 25 2018, by Alix Turner

When I discovered an interest in found footage films a year or so ago, rumour told me that Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC was one film...

‘1920’ | Film Review

October 23 2018, by Alix Turner

1920 is the story of a young architect, Arjun (Rajneesh Duggal), who moves to an old stately home to measure it up and redesign it...

‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ | Film Review

October 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Yesterday, perhaps against my better judgement, I took my daughter to see Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, the second attempt over the last few years to...

‘A Kid Like Jake’ | Film Review

October 21 2018, by M.N. Miller

I didn’t have high hopes for A Kid Like Jake when I sat down and watched it over 5 months ago. From the Rotten Tomatoes...

‘Night Comes On’ | Film Review

October 21 2018, by M.N. Miller

Not many of us know how to deal with the loss of a parent, not to mention the loss of a parent at the hand...

‘Don’t Breathe’ (2016) | Film Review

October 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Don’t Breathe is a chilling venture into the world of a blind marine veteran; a world of complete darkness. After its debut in 2016, Don’t Breathe soon...

‘One Cut Of The Dead’ (‘Kamera o tomeru na!’) | Mayhem Film Review

October 20 2018, by Alix Turner

When Steven Sheil and Chris Cooke introduced One Cut of the Dead as Saturday dawned at Mayhem Film Festival, they told the gathered film fans...

‘Silencio’ (2018) | Film Review

October 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

From director Lorena Villarreal (Las Iloronas) comes Silencio, a mystery thriller that will keep you pondering the questions for days. Starring John Noble (TV’s Fringe), Rupert Graves...

‘Illang: The Wolf Brigade’ (‘Inrang’) | Netflix Film Review

October 19 2018, by Daniel Hart

Based on the Japanese animated film Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, the live-action adaptation Illang: The Wolf Brigade, otherwise known as Inrang, is a powerful piece of work by director Jee-woon...

‘Uncle Drew’ | Film Review

October 18 2018, by M.N. Miller

When I first saw television spots for Uncle Drew, I would mutter to myself that this is a movie disaster waiting to happen. Taking a...

‘A.X.L.’ | Film Review

October 18 2018, by M.N. Miller

As twin films (films that are the same or very similar, produced or released simultaneously by two different studios) go, A.X.L. might be the most...

‘Alpha’ | Film Review

October 17 2018, by M.N. Miller

Alpha is a movie that still has me on the fence, months later, and perpetually so. For every moment that offers some thrills, you are...