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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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‘A Week Away’ Review – A Below-Average Musical Romance
A Week Away introduces Will — a smart but troubled kid with only two choices; either attend a summer camp or go to juvenile detention. He’s...
‘Into the Dark: Blood Moon’ Ending Explained – What’s Up With Luna?
There’s no real mystery about what, exactly, this anthological film is up to. Blood Moon isn’t coy about what’s really going on with ten-year-old Luna — I mean,...
‘Into the Dark: Blood Moon’ Review – A Grounded Twist on a Horror Classic
Emma Tammi (Five Nights at Freddy’s), who directed Into the Dark entry Delivered and livens up this second slate just in time for it to...
Bad Trip review – an audacious public-prank Netflix film
This review of the Netflix film Bad Trip does not contain spoilers. The comedy will be released on the streaming service on March 26, 2021....
Secret Magic Control Agency review – a clever spin on the Hansel and Gretel story
A fun, fantasy family adventure having such a dry, bureaucratic-sounding title as Secret Magic Control Agency is probably the first clue that Netflix’s new animated...
‘Caught by a Wave’ Ending Explained – Do Sara and Lorenzo End Up Together?
Netflix’s young-adult romance drama Caught by a Wave is one of those films, like The Fault in Our Stars, in which one of the star-crossed lovers is...
‘Caught by a Wave’ Review – A Riskless Romantic Drama
Slotting neatly into the canon of teen romances in which one or indeed both of the starcrossed lovers are dying, Netflix’s Caught by a Wave, directed...
Nobody review – bruising entertainment
Let’s not mistake the penchant of Nobody for minimalist action entertainment for some cute little thriller. It is a bone-crunching, knuckle-busting, lip-splitting action film that...
Seaspiracy review – a damning documentary dredges up the dirt
It’s unlikely that Netflix’s Seaspiracy will become the same kind of cultural tidal wave as the similarly-titled Cowspiracy, mostly for a reason that’s brought up in a roundabout...
Trans – an interview with writer/director Naeri Do
Trans is a most unusual and fascinating film, incorporating science fiction, dreams, philosophy, and social commentary. It focuses on a schoolgirl who considers the possibility...
Antigone review – a heartbreaking fusion
Goddamn, this the second great Canadian film that I have seen this year (the other being Mafia, Inc.). Sophia Derapse’s Antigone is a fusion of...
One Small Problem – Netflix drama surfaces the insecurities of a single father
This review of the Netflix film One Small Problem contains no spoilers. The drama was released on the streaming service on March 19, 2021. As...
Interview: Keeping Company with friends and co-workers Josh Wallace and Devin Das
Like many horror comedies, Keeping Company pokes a gnarly finger at some serious topics (such as greed and capitalism) in an entertaining and colourful way....
Rendez-vous: an interview with writer/director Pablo Olmos Arrayales
As if they need to demonstrate the breadth of tastes Grimmfest caters to, their Easter Horror Nights programme includes a new film from Mexico which...
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American review – from Zoom stand-ups to generation differences
Netflix original stand-up special Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American will be released on the streaming service on March 18, 2021. It’s quite noticeable that...
Get the Goat – the ending explained
This article discusses the ending of the Netflix film Get the Goat, so it will contain major spoilers. By the time these cops have got...
Slaxx Ending Explained – The Jeans Unleash Revenge
As the film Slaxx enters the second act, it’s clear that the new brand of jeans has a life of its own, and they have...
Living in Red River Road: an interview with Paul and Jade Schuyler
It’s been a sad and strange twelve months, as no-one can deny; so it’s encouraging to see how some have carried on through. Red River...