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.
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw AKA Blood Harvest review – beautiful but frustrating period horror
Religion and distrust are the staple ingredients of The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw, written and directed by Thomas Robert Lee (Empyrean). There’s more to it...
Tailgate aka Bumperkleef review – impressive, rather than enjoyable
Tailgate (or Bumperkleef in its native Netherlands) is a tale of Hans, who dares to provoke Ed on a busy road while driving too fast...
The Boys in the Band review – a lesser version of a ground-breaking drama
There’s such a storied history behind Mart Crowley’s play The Boys in the Band, which celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Broadway production following its...
Mass Hysteria review – plenty of substance to this short comedy horror
Page (Geena Santiago) is the lead actor in a small community theatre production in Salem, which is dedicated to showing tourists the true story of...
American Murder: The Family Next Door Review – A Hauntingly Personal True-Crime Story
On balance, I probably review more true crime than any other genre, which is usually an uncomfortable task. There’s something voyeuristic and rubber-necky about the...
Daddy’s Girl review – more character and plot than violence
In Daddy’s Girl, Zoe has been held virtually captive by her stepfather since her mother died about twelve years earlier. He abuses, torments, and controls...
Death of Me review – looks great, feels creepy, but inherently a bit wrong
When I had the opportunity to review the new film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, I jumped at it: I’m a fan of the Saw...
Becky review – don’t say I didn’t warn you
The opening few minutes of Becky are brilliant: we watch a father and daughter heading out for a bonding weekend in the country, cut with scenes of...
Black Lake review – musical poem about pain and justice in the form of a beautiful horror film
I’m familiar with vengeful female spirits from Korean and Japanese cinema, though hadn’t come across the “churail” until reading about and now watching Black Lake....
The Secret Society of Second Born Royals review – Disney’s toff teen super-team isn’t worth joining
There are two things that always come up in discussions of Disney’s increasing monopolization of the entertainment industry – superheroes and money. This shouldn’t come...
The Nest review — perhaps the first Covid-19/quarantine film without knowing it
Director Sean Durkin stated in an interview when he makes a film he explores things that scare him so he can confront them. His debut...
The Bay of Silence review — a poorly misguided #MeToo thriller
The real enigma behind this morose mystery, The Bay of Silence, is how the script made it from page to screen. The plot is essentially...
A White, White Day review — Sigurðsson is chillingly good
A White, White Day (Hvítur, hvítur dagur) opens with a boxy car driving erratically and without a care in the world. It’s a wet, wet...
Enola Holmes review – Millie Bobby Brown impresses but the plot does not land effectively
This review of Netflix film Enola Holmes contains no spoilers. The movie will be released on the streaming service on September 23, 2020. The immediate...
A Love Song for Latasha review – a powerful short film about a life cut shorter still
New on Netflix, increasingly the home for valuable and diverse short-form content, A Love Song for Latasha is a striking piece of work from director...
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...