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.

Review – Flatliners (2017)

September 30 2017, by Daniel Hart

On Wikipedia, it declares that Flatliners (2017) is a sequel of the same name. It is a reboot. Throwing in Kiefer Sutherland as a cameo,...

Gerald’s Game (2017) Review

September 29 2017, by Daniel Hart

Directed by Mike Flanagan, we review the 2017 Netflix movie Gerald’s Game, which does not contain any significant spoilers.  A sex game went inconceivably wrong....

‘The Bad Batch (2016)’ Review – Gruesome But Fascinating

September 28 2017, by Daniel Hart

There is a paltry amount of dialogue in The Bad Batch. This is a good tool. Convincing dialogue would not have been weighty or forceful enough...

Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle

September 24 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

After Kingsman HQ is destroyed, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) have to call upon some extra help to find those behind the attack....

Review – Leatherface

September 24 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve long since stopped trying to keep track of the continuity that has been relentlessly contorted by the seven sequels and reboots of variable quality...

Review – The Wilde Wedding

September 23 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

You know you’re in trouble when a romantic comedy opens with a character explaining to a video camera that they intend to make a documentary....

‘Son of Batman’ Review – A Disappointing Entry in DC’s Animated Catalog

September 21 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Son of Batman reveals that for all his high-tech gadgetry and countless millions, Batman (Jason O’Mara; Reign of the Supermen, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War)...

Review – Bleed for This

September 19 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Bleed for This is a true story account of a local fighter turned world champion ‘Vinny Pazienza’ (Miles Teller) who, after winning two world title...

Review – Rememory

September 18 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

It really must require a considerable amount of effort to take a premise as deliciously high-concept as the one found in Rememory and transform it...

Review – Gun Shy

September 18 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Sometimes, a bad movie leaves a tantalising trail of breadcrumbs all the way back to an idea that might have once seemed smart, or funny,...

Review – Wind River

September 18 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

According to the shaggy, matter-of-fact medical examiner on the Wind River Indian reservation, what happens when you gulp big mouthfuls of sub-zero air is that...

‘First They Killed My Father’ Review – A Great Piece Of Work By Angelina Jolie

September 15 2017, by Daniel Hart

First They Killed My Father is Angelina Jolie’s sixth movie as director. Her humanitarian efforts are widely praised so it is no surprise that she...

Review – Heroin(e)

September 14 2017, by Daniel Hart

I hate needles. They make me feel squirmish. My phobia is a bit of a disadvantage when I want to watch a documentary on drug...

Review – It Comes at Night

September 12 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

If you were wondering what, exactly, comes at night, allow me to be the bearer of bad news: It’s not what you think. It’s not...

Review – Unlocked

September 9 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

My favourite thing about Unlocked – the new perplexingly well-cast espionage action-thriller from veteran director Michael Apted – is the title. Someone really must have...

‘Dave Made a Maze’ Review – It’s Not Bad, But It Overstretches The Concept

September 9 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

There are few metaphors more obvious than the homemade living-room labyrinth in Dave Made a Maze. The titular Dave (Nick Thune) is a struggling artist...

Review – #REALITYHIGH

September 9 2017, by Daniel Hart

This Netflix Original Movie focuses on student Dani Barnes (Nesta Cooper), an overachiever with a bullied past about to make her way to U.C. Davis....

‘Gold (2016)’ Review – An Excellent Story That Teaches Principles

September 6 2017, by Daniel Hart

I have never understood the fascination with gold, apart from the obvious – it looks good. Okay, so its rarity provides the status, but blood...