Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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Fatale review – a damoiseau in distress
The erotic thriller, popular in the nineties, has made a comeback in recent years. You know the kind. One half of the marriage feels underappreciated...
DNA review – quiet and thoughtful
This review of DNA (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Maïwenn’s film DNA (Netflix, also known as ADN) is a quiet and contemplative work about how the power...
Hunter Hunter review – a traditional rural family, and other animals
The title Hunter Hunter is an interesting one: it tells you clearly a major theme of the film (I prefer those to titles made up...
Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You review – a must-see concert film for fans
Concert films are another genre that is basically immune to critical analysis, making my role here somewhat redundant. Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You, like...
A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio review – atmospheric shorts inside an ineffective wrapper
I think this is my third horror anthology to review this year, so I’m not going to go into why that format works so well...
Wonder Woman 1984 spoiler review – not really worth the wait
Warning: This review of Wonder Woman 1984 contains spoilers. It’s arrived! The most eagerly anticipated DC Universe film of the year, Wonder Woman 1984, has found...
Depraved: an interview with Larry Fessenden
Larry Fessenden has been making films for – let’s say – a number of decades, a thoroughly hands-on auteur in the American indie horror scene....
A California Christmas review – a predictable rom-com that’s easy to like
A California Christmas, the latest entry in the “absurdly good-looking people fall for each other over the holidays” subgenre, shouldn’t be half as charming as...
Promising Young Woman review – a dark comedy that may redefine the upcoming decade
Why won’t the studio system make more movies like Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman? It’s the type of work that can please everyone, from the...
Deathcember review – a varied and well-presented selection box
Like many horror fans, I love a good horror anthology film: the genre seems to lend itself well to short stories, after all. I’ve only...
The Midnight Sky review – a film whose story lands on ambivalent.
Since George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck, his directorial efforts have taken an odd decline and plateau since that auspicious debut. His projects went...
The Ringmaster aka Finale review – for those who enjoy being vultures
In The Ringmaster, two young women working the night shift in a petrol station are spooked by pranks, harassed by customers, and teased by their...
Canvas review – another Netflix short film that pulls at our heartstrings
This review of Netflix short film Canvas contains no spoilers. The short animation was released on the streaming service on December 11, 2020. Let’s hope...
The Prom review – a musical with messages but no real charm
This review of Netflix film The Prom contains no spoilers. The musical was released on the streaming service on December 11, 2020. The Prom follows down-on-their-luck...
Funny Boy review – a well-measured piece of work that is a ‘must-watch’ on Netflix
This review of Netflix film Funny Boy contains no spoilers. The drama was released on the streaming service on December 10, 2020. Funny Boy is...
For the Sake of Vicious: an interview with Reese Eveneshen and Gabriel Carrer
Last night, I had the opportunity to talk to Reese Eveneshen and Gabriel Carrer, writers and directors of For the Sake of Vicious, a tense...
Safety review – an inoffensive biography
This review of Safety (Disney+) is spoiler-free. Generally, as a rule of thumb, I’ll give anyone a pass who’s responsible for Samuel L. Jackson’s underrated...
An interview with Dominic Saxl, the creator of Deathcember
An interview with Dominic Saxl, the creator of Deathcember After the success of its Halloween Horror Nights, Grimmfest is about to present Xmas Horror Nights,...