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.
‘Stolen’ Review – Pretty Netflix Film Puts Its Message Ahead Of Its Drama
Stolen (2024) is ostensibly a drama, but it plays out more like a docu-drama about reindeer than anything else. I couldn’t recommend it as a work...
‘Love, Divided’ Review – An Endearing Tale Of Music, Toys, and Thin Apartment Walls
Netflix’s Love, Divided is perfect casual viewing and a reminder of why tropes become tropes in the first place. The overly familiar underpinnings may prevent...
‘The Greatest Hits’ Review: Time Travel Meets Music in a Romance That Misses the Beat
I feel sad for The Greatest Hits. It has a wonderful leading performance by Lucy Boynton, a compelling story, and has all the hallmarks of...
‘A Journey’ Review – A Beautiful Yet Tragic Tale Of Death, Life, And Love
A Journey is a heartwrenching Filipino drama about a woman with cancer setting out to complete her bucket list together with her husband and childhood...
Amar Singh Chamkila Is A Gritty Story Of An Iconic Singer
India is known for its musical movies, usually filled with drama and romance. What makes Amar Singh Chamkila different, why it has so much depth...
‘What Jennifer Did’ Exposes the Dark Reality Behind Jennifer Pan’s Failed Family Plot
What Jennifer Did is more about what Jennifer Pan did not do. She wanted her ex-boyfriend back, she wanted to lead a different life, she...
‘Neal Brennan: Crazy Good’ Is A Crazy Fun Netflix Special
From The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles comes Neal Brennan’s stand-up special, Neal Brennan: Crazy Good. In his third original comedy special, Neal Brennan riffs...
Netflix Sweats The Details In ‘Scoop’, A Clever Drama About Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein
In November of 2019, you couldn’t open a single news site or social media platform without stumbling across the year’s biggest story: The exclusive Newsnight...
‘How to Date Billy Walsh’ Is A Dumbed Down And Annoying Throwback
How to Date Billy Walsh is a Prime Video teen comedy about a boy and the bizarre lengths he goes through to get the girl....
‘The Tearsmith’ on Netflix Is A Slightly Creepy Teen Romance
The Tearsmith is based on Erin Doom’s bestselling 2021 novel of the same name and follows Nica (Caterina Ferioli), a teen orphan who gets adopted...
‘Zero to Hero’ on Netflix Is Nonsensical and Tropey, Yet Charming and Familiar
Netflix’s rom-com Zero to Hero (2024) is a saccharine romantic comedy with a plot pulled from a two-decades-old Lizzie McGuire movie. The straight-to-streaming movie was...
Música Review – Rudy Mancuso Plays Himself In This Touchingly Rhythmic Rom-Com
We’ve probably all imagined which A-lister would play us in a movie about our lives. Writer, director, choreographer, and Música’s leading man, Rudy Mancuso, answered...
Demetri Martin Deconstructs Both Himself and Comedy In A Clever Netflix Special
It’s been a long time since The Overthinker on Netflix, but comedian Demetri Martin returns to the streaming giant with not one, but two comedy...
Heart of the Hunter Review – Fast-Paced Action, But An Overly Complicated Story
Heart of the Hunter is a South African Netflix action movie directed by Mandla Dube from a script written by Willem Grobler and Deon Meyer,...
The Wages of Fear Review – This Netflix Remake Will Have Your Heart Racing
The Wages of Fear (2024) is a Netflix remake of the 1950s French action classic, with a story surrounding a team of four hired to...
The Beautiful Game Review – Netflix’s underdog sports tale is formulaic but feel-good
For the past two decades, the Homeless World Cup Foundation has been putting together annual football tournaments for teams of unhoused people around the world....
Rest in Peace Review – Suspenseful, Slow Spanish drama
Mystery films should leave audiences in shock and awe. We expect unpredictable twists, high intensity, and an emotional end for our protagonist. So what makes...
Tig Notaro: Hello Again Review – A Sleep-Inducing Special
Stand-up comedy is a delicate business, as people’s tastes differ on different levels. Some people like topical humor, others don’t; some prefer deadpan humor, and...