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.
Fatal Affair review – Omar Epps stalks Nia Long in Fatal Attraction 2.0
We all enjoy a ridiculous thriller now and again, and Netflix especially seems to have something bordering a fetish for them. A great, fairly recent...
The Players (Netflix) review – a collection of shorts depicting men at their worst
This review of The Players (Netflix) is spoiler-free. In depicting men at their worst, The Players, a new collection of short sketches on Netflix, doesn’t...
We Are One review – a deserved, well-collected documentary on social change
Netflix documentary We Are One was released on the platform on July 14, 2020. A festering mentality that is growing in some areas of the...
DJ Cinderella review – a hopeless reimagining of a fairytale
Netflix film DJ Cinderella was released on the platform on July 14, 2020, in the UK. This review of the comedy contains no spoilers. I’m...
Dreambuilders aka Drømmebyggerne review – one for the kids to enjoy, while parents snooze
Dreambuilders (originally called Drømmebyggerne in Denmark) is about Minna, a young girl who discovers how dreams come about and their influence on waking life. It...
Denmark aka One Way to Denmark review – sad and gently hopeful comic drama about changing one’s life
In One Way to Denmark (also simply known as Denmark) Rafe Spall plays Herb, who has had enough of his life in small-town Wales. Most...
Ghosts of War review – very tense wartime horror, despite the clichés
Ghosts of War is an uncommonly atmospheric and clever film. I watched it on the edge of my seat, while mentally just sitting back to...
Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot review – an unnecessary adaptation of the British legend
You can guess from the title what Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot is about, and you’d be partly right. The story largely follows the...
Force of Nature review – the film equivalent of a natural disaster
There isn’t much that you can say that you haven’t read before about movies like Force of Nature. It’s a poor heist thriller wrapped in a natural...
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado review — a look at the guiding light of Walter Mercado
This review of Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado contains some minor spoilers. If you heard the name Walter Mercado during your childhood,...
Greyhound review – a WWII story that lacks energy and imagination
Apple TV+ film Greyhound will be released on the platform on July 10, 2020. A little rumour has spread that Tom Hanks is not entirely...
The Old Guard review – the obligatory same old, same old
Netflix’s The Old Guard is based on the best-selling comic book series of the same name illustrated by Leandro Fernandez, a critically acclaimed Argentine artist...
Jim Jefferies: Intolerant Review
Netflix Special Stand-Up Jim Jefferies: Intolerant will be out on the platform on July 6, 2020. What’s incredibly strange about Jim Jefferies’ stand-up routine is...
Volition review – one to watch twice, to give it all the attention it deserves
When James (Adrian Glynn McMorran) was small, he foresaw the death of his mother and was unable to prevent it. As a result, he grew...
Archive review – a stylish and unhurried sci-fi film about consciousness and grief
Have you ever told a piece of kit or software to “calm down, relax”? In Archive, George Almore tells a robot he made just that...
The F**k-It List review – trade this faux revolution for a real one
I hate films like The F**k-It List. It’s the equivalent of the old adage that a lie can travel halfway around the world while the...
The Truth review – the truth is The Truth needed to go deeper
It’s a tall order to surpass, not to mention just reach Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2018 critical smash Shoplifters. The film about an eclectic put–together family who steals...
‘Under the Riccione Sun’ Review – A Teenage Story of Summer Love and Friendship
There’s nothing particularly special about Under the Riccione Sun, but it is undeniably enjoyable to watch. The drama will undoubtedly be enjoyed by teenagers purely...