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Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.

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‘My Father’s Violin’ Review – A Heartfelt, Uninspired Drama

January 22 2022, by M.N. Miller

Just because a film has been done a million times over doesn’t mean it won’t be good; it just has to be made entirely, performed,...

Munich – The Edge of War review – historical fan fiction that becomes an exciting war-time battle of wits

January 21 2022, by M.N. Miller

This review of the Netflix film Munich: The Edge of War does not contain spoilers. Director Christian Schwochow’s adaptation of the Robert Harris novel Munich is...

The Royal Treatment ending explained – what will Prince Thomas choose?

January 20 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This article discusses the ending of the Netflix film The Royal Treatment and will contain spoilers. The Royal Treatment begins with Italian hairdresser Isabella, aka...

The Royal Treatment review – a tad too silly

January 20 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix film The Royal Treatment does not contain any spoilers. From the title The Royal Treatment, it’s clear that there’s some form...

Sex Appeal (2022) Ending Explained – Does Avery’s Hypothesis Hold Weight?

January 15 2022, by M.N. Miller

Sex Appeal centers its story around a maximum-achieving high school senior, Avery. She is a young woman who has spent her entire life reaching academic...

Sex Appeal (2022) Review – Funny, Sincere, and Perversely Sweet

January 15 2022, by M.N. Miller

There comes a time when you need to defend a film on its merits and break free from the corner the most stuck-up film critics...

The House ending explained – will anyone ever escape from those cursed four walls?

January 14 2022, by Adam Lock

This article discusses the ending of the Netflix film special The House and will contain spoilers. Ready Steady Cut film critic, Adam Lock, called The...

The House review – a twisted stop-motion animation that links three distinct stories

January 14 2022, by Adam Lock

This review of the Netflix film special The House does not contain spoilers. Indie production company Nexus studios, who’ve worked with the likes of Billie...

This Is Not a Comedy review – beyond the smiles

January 14 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix film This Is Not a Comedy does not contain spoilers.  The existential crisis is one of the critical concepts of...

Brazen review – a cheesy, romantic thriller with little imagination.

January 14 2022, by Romey Norton

This review of the Netflix film Brazen does not contain spoilers.  Brazen, an adaptation from the novel by Nora Roberts, this film mixes online kink...

‘Photocopier’ Ending Explained – What Happens When Sur Finds Out What Happened To Her?

January 14 2022, by M.N. Miller

The Indonesian thriller Photocopier focuses on a young college student in Jakarta named Suryani, who everyone calls “Sur” for short. She is a computer science...

‘Photocopier’ Review – Riveting Indonesian Neo-Noir

January 14 2022, by M.N. Miller

Photocopier, the Netflix Indonesian thriller, focuses on Suryani (Shenina Cinnamon), who everyone calls “Sur” for short. She is a student who is part of her...

‘How I Fell in Love with a Gangster’ Ending Explained – Will Nikos Turn Into a Turtle or Stay a Tiger?

January 13 2022, by M.N. Miller

How I Fell in Love with a Gangster is a highly dramatized, not biography, but perhaps an oral history of Poland’s most notorious gangster, Nikodem...

‘How I Fell in Love with a Gangster’ Review – An Utterly Ridiculous Goodfellas Wannabe

January 12 2022, by M.N. Miller

Netflix’s Polish crime genre import, How I Fell in Love with a Gangster, is an utterly ridiculous Goodfellas wannabe. In fact, it comes closer to...

Dear Mother review – an enjoyably ludicrous French comedy

January 11 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Dear Mother is spoiler-free.  Jean-Louis (director Laurent Lafitte) has a problem, and the problem is that he’s dead. Technically, anyway. His heart...

American Siege review – Bruce Willis sleepwalks through more garbage

January 8 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of American Siege is spoiler-free. I’ve been fortunate over the last few years in that I’ve only had to review a couple of...

See For Me ending explained – does Sophie make it out alive?

January 8 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This article contains major spoilers for See For Me’s ending. Randall Okita’s See For Me is a home-invasion thriller with a twist, though admittedly one...

The Commando review – a risible crime drama that needed more action

January 8 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m quite a simple man, so perhaps I’m in the minority in wanting actors who’re very good at one specific thing to just stick to...