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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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‘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...

The Kindred review – meandering, convoluted psychological thriller

January 8 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of The Kindred is spoiler-free. Jamie Patterson’s The Kindred is playing in all kinds of familiar genre territory. Part supernatural thriller, part new-baby...

The Matrix Resurrections review – a messy, soulless cash grab

January 8 2022, by Louie Fecou

I find it incredible that The Matrix Resurrections was even made. Sure there was an opportunity to try and bring a fourth Matrix movie to...

The Wasteland (2021) Ending Explained – Do Diego and His Mother Survive?

January 7 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

While it seems most people don’t like it, I was a fan of David Casademunt’s The Wasteland, or The Beast, an ambiguous Spanish horror film...

The Wasteland (2021) Review – Ambiguous, Metaphorical Spanish Horror

January 7 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Judging by the critical reception, it seems I like David Casademunt’s The Wasteland more than most do, which is as much a surprise to me...

The 355 review – a dull, bloated bore

January 7 2022, by M.N. Miller

This review of the film The 355 does not contain spoilers. My God, Simon Kinberg has written some awful movies. I mean, some of the...

‘The Tender Bar’ Ending Explained – The Meaning of a “Father Figure”

January 7 2022, by M.N. Miller

Moehringer’s The Tender Bar: A Memoir chronicles growing up in a tiny hamlet of Manhasset, NY. Two actors play him in two different stages of...

‘Four to Dinner’ Ending Explained – Do We Find Out the Status of Their Relationships?

January 6 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

In Four to Dinner, Luca (Flavio Furno) and his partner Sara (Marta Gastini) hold a dinner party for two of his friends. As they enjoy...

‘Four to Dinner’ Review – Not Worth Delaying Dinner to Watch

January 6 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Four to Dinner is a Netflix Italian rom-com to come streaming on the site. In a tale of who truly loves who, Four to Dinner...

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts review – that same old magic

January 2 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Only rarely will one ever encounter a piece of media so finely calibrated to evoke nostalgia. For anyone who came of age alongside or slightly...

‘Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke’ Ending Explained – Does The Family Make Peace?

January 2 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

The Netflix release Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke is a Nigerian film about the dysfunctional family of Chief ‘Daddy’ Beecroft. A well-respected and established...

‘Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke’ Review – An Absurd Comedy With No Plot

January 2 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

“The most important thing in life will always be family.” From The Fast and the Furious series, this quote from Dominic Toretto summarizes the surface...

The Lost Daughter Ending Explained

December 30 2021, by M.N. Miller

We discuss the ending of the Netflix film The Lost Daughter (2021), which will contain spoilers. Ready Steady Cut film critic, M.N. Miller, called Maggie...

The Lost Daughter (2021) Review

December 30 2021, by M.N. Miller

Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, we review the Netflix film The Lost Daughter, which does not contain spoilers. Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s directorial debut and adaptation of Elena...