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.
Whipped review – unfunny, boring and not worth the discourse
This review of Netflix film Whipped aka Bucin contains no spoilers. The comedy was released on September 18, 2020. I couldn’t get into Whipped. The Indonesian film...
Beast Within review – low budget mystery horror with bite
First things first: this is not a review of the 1982 insect-man horror film, but a new and very different film with a similar name....
The Paramedic review – a thriller with an intense start that withers in the second half
This review of Netflix film The Paramedic contains zero spoilers. The Spanish thriller came out on the platform on September 16, 2020. The Paramedic works to...
The Devil All the Time second opinion – an engrossing gothic tale
This second opinion of The Devil All the Time is spoiler-free. You can read our original review by clicking these words. There is a lot...
The Devil All the Time review – a bloated Southern-fried Gothic that wastes a killer cast
Antonio Campos’s The Devil All the Time is the rare film that is at once cripplingly bloated and overlong but seemingly in a great hurry...
Tenet second opinion – here’s why this film is a failure
In any other time, Tenet would have been a Summer blockbuster of a movie that would have lit up the box office and opened the...
Petla review – a jaw-dropper you should approach with caution
It has been a long time since I watched a film at the cinema with my jaw dropped. Perhaps you have some moments in movies...
Dad Wanted review – a heartfelt but slightly laboured family drama
This review of Netflix’s Dad Wanted contains no spoilers. The family film was released on the streaming service on September 11, 2020. Dad Wanted proposes the...
The Babysitter: Killer Queen review — did we really need a sequel?
This review of Netflix’s The Babysitter: Killer Queen contains no spoilers — the comedy horror film will be released on the platform on September 10,...
So Much Love to Give review – a retrograde Argentinean comedy about an unlucky bigamist
Sometimes there’s little that needs to be said. Such is the case when it comes to Netflix’s new Argentinean comedy So Much Love to Give,...
The Social Dilemma review – your smartphone is destroying us all
When this review of Jeff Orlowski’s new docu-drama The Social Dilemma goes live, the first thing I’ll do is tweet a link to it. I...
Cuties review – you’ve probably got the wrong idea
The furore whipped up around Maïmouna Doucouré’s Sundance darling Cuties was something to behold. Where to begin in unpacking it is anyone’s guess. On the...
#Alive review – Netflix Korean film is a human story in a zombie world
This review of Korean Netflix film #Alive contains no spoilers. The horror was released on the streaming service on September 8, 2020. At the start...
My Octopus Teacher review – a poignant love story between man and mollusc
My Octopus Teacher is a love story. Netflix has no shortage of those, obviously, but this one, the first-ever original South African documentary, is striking...
Love, Guaranteed review – Damon Wayans Jr. reads the small print in this tedious rom-com
If you glance over the cast list or skim-read the premise of Love, Guaranteed, Netflix’s latest midweek romantic comedy, you can predict every single thing that’ll...
Followed review – patchy horror, but effective in parts
During the summer of the pandemic, Followed was fortunate enough to briefly get a number one spot in the theatrical box office. I bet the...
Freaks: You’re One of Us review – a promising alternative superhero movie that does not sustain momentum
This review of Netflix film Freaks: You’re One of Us contains no spoilers. The superhero film was released on the platform on September 2, 2020....
The Owners review – not just another home invasion movie
The Owners is about Nathan, Terry, and Gaz, three young layabouts who reckon they can make all their worries go away when they hear that...