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.

‘Meet Me Next Christmas’ Is A Feature-Length Reminder That Pentatonix Existed

November 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There are a lot of valid complaints that one can throw at Netflix, and the fact that the world’s biggest streaming service turns into a...

Swedish Movie ‘Let Go’ Is A Deep, Truthful and Powerful Drama

November 1 2024, by Daniel Hart

The Swedish drama film Let Go (original title: Släpp taget) fashions a few ideas together. It starts by establishing a complicated family—a young son, a...

A Captivating Ensemble Makes ‘Emilia Perez’ One Of 2024’s Best Films

October 26 2024, by Ricky Valero

Jacques Audiard directs Emilia Perez, part of Netflix’s annual awards-season slate. The genre-blending movie boasts a star-studded ensemble led by four powerful performances by Zoe...

‘A Very Flattened Christmas’ Is A Fun But Forgettable B-Movie Slasher 

October 26 2024, by Romey Norton

A Very Flattened Christmas is a horror-comedy based on creator and co-writer Key Toothman’s TV series, Flattened. In just over 90 minutes the quirky characters are...

‘Don’t Move’ Review: Kelsey Asbille Understood The Assignment Perfectly

October 25 2024, by Daniel Hart

Regardless of whether Don’t Move (2024) is considered a good movie or not, it will at least irritate the debate of “man versus bear” further....

‘Family Pack’ Review – An Endearing Movie Centred On A Real-Life French Card Game That’s Far Too Generic

October 23 2024, by Daniel Hart

One thing’s for certain: Family Pack is meant to be endearing. Let me tell you why: in the opening scenes of the French Netflix movie,...

‘Woman of the Hour’ Review – Anna Kendrick’s Directorial Debut Is Generic True Crime Fluff Despite An Impactful Ending

October 18 2024, by Daniel Hart

The first unique selling point of Woman of the Hour is that it is Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut. The A Simple Favor star has decided...

‘The Shadow Strays’ Is Timo Tjahjanto On Fine Form

October 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Sometimes I feel like Timo Tjahjanto was put on earth just for me. The Indonesian filmmaker only seems interested in making movies that appeal directly...

‘Justice’ Review – Netflix Polish Thriller Is A Seriously Good Crime Story

October 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

The selling point of Justice (or Napad) could not be more explicit. This movie is a natural, gritty, old-fashioned crime drama born in Poland. Director...

‘Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special’ Is A Remarkable Work Of Art

October 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s nothing stand-up comedy connoisseurs like less than experimental specials that challenge the idea of what stand-up comedy can be, so I fear the discourse...

‘Salem’s Lot’ (2024) Is A Toothless Remake

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

While I’m trying my best to avoid vampire puns, this long-shelved remake of Salem’s Lot doesn’t make it easy. Toothless. Anemic. Bloodless. These are all...

The Chemistry Between Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth Cannot Save ‘Lonely Planet’

October 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Lonely Planet is an age-gap romance movie starring Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern as the leads. And to be honest, if I didn’t see the...

‘Uprising’ Review – An Epic South Korean Historical Drama

October 11 2024, by Daniel Hart

Uprising is the kind of historical military film that you have to pay attention to. Cue the costume designs, which we already expect to be...

‘Ali Wong: Single Lady’ Review – A Crude And Distasteful Stand-Up

October 8 2024, by Naomi Mairs

The opening of Single Lady, Beyonce’s – “Get Me Bodied” says everything that needs to be said about Ali Wong’s Netflix Special. I applaud Ali...

Review: ‘CTRL’ Is A Topical Thriller That Never Quite Gets Going

October 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Ever since Unfriended popularized the once-novel concept of a film unfolding entirely on someone else’s screens, there hasn’t exactly been a shortage of imitators. CTRL...

‘Trouble’ Review – An Amusing Swedish Crime Comedy

October 3 2024, by Daniel Hart

Swedish Crime-Comedy Trouble caught me off guard in many ways because it’s not hilarious by any means, but it’s written with enough humor to be...

Review: ‘Will & Harper’ Is A Beautiful, Heartfelt Film That Everyone Should See

September 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I don’t go to Will Ferrell for emotional sentiment, so I was surprised when, in Will & Harper, he moved me to tears several times....

Review: ‘Wolfs’ Is A Laidback Good Time And Doesn’t Need To Be Anything More

September 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I know what you’re thinking. The correct plural of “wolf” is “wolves”. But that’s kind of the point of Wolfs, the Jon Watts movie streaming...