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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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Away review – simple and uplifting animated journey for the senses
Away is about an unnamed boy making a long journey across a wild and varied island. Yes, it is that simple; but that simplicity is...
PG: Psycho Goreman review – for the child inside every grown-up horror fan
I was wary when I first pressed play this evening but delighted to find that PG: Psycho Goreman (previously just called Psycho Goreman) was exactly...
Double Dad review – Maisa Silva makes a compelling lead
There’s a reason certain genres are popular with audiences, and indeed with filmmakers alike. There’s a lot of comfort to be found in the familiar;...
What Would Sophia Loren Do? review – a documentary proving you can find strength from your idol
Netflix short film What Would Sophia Loren Do? was released on the streaming service on January 15, 2020. As we get older, we soon realise...
Tribhanga — Tedhi Medhi Crazy review – underscoring the importance of everyday family life
This review of Netflix film Tribhanga – Tedhi Medhi Crazy contains no spoilers. The Hindi drama came out on the streaming service on January 15,...
Outside the Wire review – war is hell is Netflix’s new time sink
The essential problem with Mikael Håfström’s Outside the Wire, which is streaming on Netflix from today, is that it’s a typical action-packed thriller that also...
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise review – a charming teen drama
This review of Hulu film The Ultimate Playlist of Noise contains no spoiler. The drama will be released on the streaming service on January 15,...
The Heartbreak Club review – a formulaic, musical rom-com
Some themes are universal, and breakups are one of them. Everyone knows what it’s like. There you are, imagining spending the rest of your life...
The Exception review – beautifully made but clumsily written thriller
Four women work in the studious office of a non-governmental organization that investigates genocide and attempts to understand the people involved. Unlike many office-based dramas,...
Batman: Soul of the Dragon review – it’d be better without Batman
There are many ways to skin a cat and a seemingly infinite number of ways to make a Batman movie, but that isn’t to say...
Bright Hill Road review – effective atmosphere, but too familiar
Bright Hill Road is the story of Marcy, going through an emotional breakdown either induced or accelerated by alcohol and trauma. The film opens with...
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy review – exploring an epidemic
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy debuted on Netflix on January 11, 2021. With all the talk of pandemics these days, it’s easy to forget about...
Hunted review – fairy tale and survival thriller combined to make something new
Hunted surprised me. I was led to expect a “modern and radical take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable” and an “exhilarating, transcendent, and...
Tony Parker: The Final Shot review – we get it, he’s great
If you have followed the basketball world in the 21st century, you know Tony Parker’s name. You know he’s a great player that became a...
Stuck Apart review – existential crises really are boring
This review of Netflix film Stuck Apart contains no spoilers. The drama was released on the streaming service on January 8, 2021. Coming on the...
Charming review – charmless, cutscene animation
Netflix has become a charity by subsidizing bad films for studios. They are responsible for the distribution rights in the United States of the animated...
Butchers review – plays around with backwood tropes but achieves nothing new
One word film titles can be tricky: the word really needs to sum up either the subject or the mood of the film. I expected...
Herself review – a resilient and empowering performance by Clare Dunne
There is something plaintively real and uncinematic about the opening scene of Herself, the new Amazon Prime Video film. A thirty-something mother is dancing around...