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.
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Review | The Open House
The Open House review Director Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote Writer(s) Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote Rating 15 Release Date January 19, 2018 (Netflix) What’s this? At...
‘Polka King’ Review – A Charming Few Hours
Polka King is a charming ode to the completely bizarre and undeniably fanciful life of Jan Lewan. Based upon the 2009 documentary The Man Who...
Review | Before I Wake
Before I Wake Director Mike Flanagan Writer(s) Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard Rating 15 Release Date 8 April 2016 (UK), 5 January 2018 (USA) What’s this? Before...
Review | Insidious: The Last Key
Remember “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”? Remember trying to get that song out of your mind after the first Insidious movie? Well, this is the 4th...
‘The Strange Ones’ Review – Unsettling and Unusual, But Worth Watching
As the title suggests, it’s very strange. From the filmmaking team of Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein, The Strange Ones is a puzzle of a...
‘Day of the Dead: Bloodline’ Review – There’s Some Well-Constructed Action Beats But It’s A Bad Zombie Movie
Day of the Dead: Bloodline is a remake of 1985’s Day of the Dead. Which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, I guess. But...
‘Renegades’ (2017) Review – An Inconsistent and Mediocre Action-Thriller
Co-written and produced by Luc Besson (Anna 2019) and starring an interchangeable bunch of square-jawed Navy SEALs, Renegades is a run-of-the-mill gung-ho actioner that serves...
Review | Your Name (Kimi no na wa)
Your Name (Kimi no na wa) Director Makoto Shinkai Writer(s) Makoto Shinkai Rating 12A Release Date 2016 What’s this? Your Name is a Japanese animated...
Review | Molly’s Game
Molly’s Game Director Aaron Sorkin Writer(s) Molly Bloom (book), Aaron Sorkin (screenplay) Rating 15 Release Date September 8, 2017 (Toronto International Film Festival) What’s this? ...
Review | The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Director Yorgos Lanthimos Writer(s) Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou Rating R Release Date November 3, 2017 What’s this? In many...
‘The Climb (2017)’ Review – Charming, Funny and Romantic
Would you climb Mount Everest for your childhood sweetheart? Not for an act of forgiveness but because she fears you will be on the dole...
Review | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
In this continuation of the classic Robin Williams adventure flick, the board game Jumanji has been adapted to fit the modern world. Transforming itself into...
Flashback | Review | Die Hard
Die Hard Director John McTiernan Writer(s) Roderick Thorp (Novel), Jeb Stuart & Steven E. de Souza (Screenplay) Rating R Release Date July 20, 1988 What’s...
Review | Bright
Sometimes, Netflix manages to secure a Hollywood star for one of their Originals. Brad Pitt in War Machine, Chadwick Boseman in Message from the King...
Review | Before I Fall
Before I Fall Director Ry Russo-Young Writer(s) Maria Maggenti, Lauren Oliver Rating 12 Release Date July 7, 2017 What’s this? In 2017, Netflix has spoilt...
Flashback | Review | Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night Director Charles E. Sellier Jr. Writer(s) Paul Caimi and Michael Hickey Rating 18 Release Date 1984 What’s this? This is the...
Review | Discovering Bigfoot
Discovering Bigfoot Director Todd Standing Writer Todd Standing Rating Teen Release Date December 15, 2017 What’s this? Do you believe in Bigfoot? That’s the question...
‘White Christmas (1954)’ Review – This Should Be At The Top Of Your Xmas Movie List
Until a few years ago, as far as I was concerned, White Christmas was just the wrong answer to the pub quiz question, “Which film...