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.
Homunculus (2021) Review – An Inert Thriller That Does The Manga a Disservice
Before I sat down to watch Homunculus, Netflix’s adaptation of Hideo Yamamoto’s beloved manga series, I wondered why the streaming giant had barely bothered to...
Tell Me When Review – A Middling Story on Self-Discovery
Ah, another story of an average man allowing life to pass him by in the corporate world, to be soon stunned by a wonderful woman...
Stowaway review – a frustratingly flat experience
I’m not sure if Joe Penna’s (Arctic) film is the result of the current pandemic. Will the next year be nothing but bottleneck film shoots...
Ajeeb Daastaans review – four riveting short films on fractured relationships
This review of Netflix feature Ajeeb Daastaans contains no spoilers — the 2-hour feature, which brings four short films, was released on the streaming service...
The Year Earth Changed review – here’s Sir David, right on time
Sir David Attenborough could narrate the end of the world, and we’d probably take it better coming from him than anyone else. In some ways...
Arlo the Alligator Boy review – a sweet family film with a strong relatable message
This review of the Netflix film Arlo the Alligator Boy contains no spoilers. It’s pretty admirable how Netflix continue to be the brave outlier in...
Into the Beat review – heartwarming but formulaic and predictable
This review of the Netflix film Into the Beat contains no spoilers — the drama was released on the streaming service on April 16, 2021....
‘Ride or Die’ Review – An Unusual, Sexually-Charged Japanese Drama
At first glance, Hiroki Ryuichi’s Ride or Die, looks like several different things, almost none of which it ends up being. It has a classic...
The Soul review – Netflix brings a twisty, in-depth and dark murder mystery
This review of the Netflix film The Soul, or known as Ji hun, does not contain spoilers. The mystery was released on the streaming service...
Why Did You Kill Me? Review – Another Compelling Netflix True-Crime Documentary
Maybe it’s Netflix’s idea of a grim joke to release Why Did You Kill Me? on the same day as the new season of The...
Love and Monsters (2020) Review – A Likable Doomsday Comedy with a Few Surprises
The end of the world hardly seems like an appropriate topic for laughs, especially given the current goings-on, but Michael Matthews’ Love and Monsters, proves...
New Gods: Nezha Reborn review – a beautiful start to a mythological Universe
This review of the Netflix film New Gods: Nezha Reborn contains no spoilers — the animated movie was released on the streaming service on April...
Two Distant Strangers review – an Oscar-nominated short depicting a racial justice time loop
Early in co-director and writer Travon Free’s 32-minute short Two Distant Strangers, rapper-turned-actor (in this case) Joey Bada$$ talks to his dog through the Furbo...
Night in Paradise (2020) Review – An Uncompromisingly Brutal Korean Crime Thriller
Setting a gritty, bloodthirsty crime drama on the idyllic island of Jeju is the first of many idiosyncrasies in Park Hoon-jung’s Night in Paradise (also...
Just Say Yes review – a predictable, albeit watchable rom-com
This review of Just Say Yes is spoiler-free. Despite only being released on Netflix this weekend, you’ve seen Just Say Yes before. It enthusiastically repackages...
Madame Claude (2021) Review – An Interminable True Story
The smartest decision of Sylvie Verheyde’s Madame Claude, a telling of the rise and fall of Fernande Grudet, the owner of an influential brothel during...
Sky High review – an action thriller in far too much of a hurry
This review of Sky High is spoiler-free. Sky High runs for two hours, and there’s a lot of movie crammed into that time. As soon as the pedal...
‘Irul’ Review – A Well-Acted Thriller, But A Bit Too Twisty For Its Own Good
Irul is an actor’s showcase. Director Naseef Yusuf Izuddhin has assembled a triple-threat superstar tag-team of Malayalam actors to play the three characters in this...