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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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‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’ Review – A Sweet Conclusion to Netflix’s Best YA Romance

February 12 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m an unashamed, unapologetic advocate of Netflix’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, an adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel that simultaneously launched the...

Willy’s Wonderland review – punch and pop aplenty from Cage, mighty and moody as ever

February 12 2021, by Alix Turner

Picture this: all four tires of your luxury car need replacing, and none of the cash machines are working in this little town miles from...

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar review – unfiltered and unfocused

February 12 2021, by M.N. Miller

When the funniest moment of a comedy written by the women behind Bridesmaids is Jamie Dornan singing a song inspired by Seagulls in the Sand,...

Layla Majnun Ending Explained – A Romo and Juliet Conclusion, Kind Of

February 11 2021, by Daniel Hart

While many romantic films have a more superficial ending, Netflix’s Layla Majnun is almost tragic. In fact, it escalates rather quickly, the possibility of both characters...

‘Layla Majnun’ Review – A Wonderful Indonesian Film Fostering Forbidden Love

February 11 2021, by Daniel Hart

Films that involve forbidden love always bring on anxiety. Watching two characters slowly be consumed by each other but know that there is this irrefutable...

‘Squared Love’ Ending Explained – Do Enzo and Monika End Up Together?

February 11 2021, by Daniel Hart

Incredibly, through most of the film, Monika’s true identity was not known by Enzo, bringing a nail-biting conclusion to the third act. The Superman-effect was...

Squared Love Review – a Teacher by Day, a Model by Night

February 11 2021, by Daniel Hart

What I truly liked about Squared Love is how it reimagines the Superman effect in the romance genre. The film follows a celebrity journalist and womanizer...

‘Red Dot’ Ending Explained – Who’s Behind the Rifle?

February 11 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s Red Dot is a film that takes some surprising turns and veers into rather challenging territory, so it’ll doubtlessly be the kind of thing that...

The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman review – a film with short thrills but little to laugh about

February 10 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix film The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman contains no spoilers. The comedy was released on February 10, 2021. Strangely, I was...

‘Red Dot’ Review – Sicker Than Your Average

February 9 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

In Netflix’s first Swedish original feature-film, Red Dot, director and co-writer Alain Darborg leads audiences on well-worn tracks through the expected beats of a typical...

The Last Paradiso review – a serious drama that underplays itself

February 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Italian Netflix film The Last Paradiso contains no spoilers. The drama was released on the streaming service on Feb 5, 2021. In...

Buio AKA Darkness (Final Girls Berlin) review – well-made but flawed thriller

February 5 2021, by Alix Turner

This review of Buio, aka Darkness, is spoiler-free. Stella, Luce, and Aria live in a house with no natural light, and under the protective care...

Little Big Women review – an emotional but slightly laboured Taiwanese drama

February 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Taiwanese Netflix film Little Big Women contains significant spoilers. The drama was released on the streaming service on Feb 5, 2021. From...

Space Sweepers – the ending explained

February 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

This article discusses the ending of Netflix Korean film Space Sweepers, so it will contain major spoilers.  If you reached the end of this engaging...

Space Sweepers review – a space-action adventure that’s a whole lot of fun

February 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Korean Netflix film Space Sweepers contains no spoilers. The action-adventure was released on the streaming service on Feb 5, 2021. Netflix is...

The Stylist (Final Girls Berlin) review – sharply observed and stylish horror about loneliness and craving

February 5 2021, by Alix Turner

Let me see if I can review The Stylist without giving away what she does with her scissors: I’ll focus on the stylist herself, as...

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity – the ending explained

February 4 2021, by Daniel Hart

This article discusses the ending of Netflix film The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity, so it will contain major spoilers.  It’s easy to see why...

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity review – a slightly dry but aggressive action-fantasy

February 4 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Chinese Netflix film The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity contains zero spoilers. After an initial release in China, the fantasy action film...