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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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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,...
Rose Island review – a charmingly optimistic small-scale ode to big dreamers
You wouldn’t expect a film about a dissatisfied engineer who builds his own island and applies for its independence to be described as “small scale”,...
Emicida: AmarElo — It’s All for Yesterday review – passionate and progressive
I must confess that I know next to nothing about Brazilian rapper, singer-songwriter, and activist Emicida, which I suppose is good news for Emicida: AmarElo...
Depraved review – well-loved auteur adapts well-loved story, and does it well
Even if you’ve not read the book, seen one of the myriad films, or watched the National Theatre play, you probably know the gist of...
The Glass Man review – insubstantial and transparent
I’d read about The Glass Man receiving rave reviews at FrightFest in 2011, and many who had seen it back then exclaimed “at last!” when...
Christmas Crossfire review – a stimulating and slightly humorous crime thriller
This review of Netflix German film Christmas Crossfire contains no spoiler. The drama will be released on the streaming service on December 4, 2020. Christmas...