Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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Superintelligence review – AIC (Artificial Intelligent Comedy)
It doesn’t take any type of AI to figure out that the professional marriage between Melissa McCarthy and director Ben Falcone has to end. Their...
Greenland review – dull, ridiculous entertainment
Listen, I love a good Gerard Butler action picture like any other red-blooded male. His movie choices remind me of a young Nicolas Cage, honestly....
Don’t Listen review – a horror that’s well directed but lacks the depth
This review of Spanish Netflix film Don’t Listen contains no spoilers. The horror film was released on the platform on November 27, 2020 Without discrediting...
The Beast review – a lot of substance but no depth in Italian action thriller
This review of Italian Netflix film The Beast contains no spoilers. The action film was released on the platform on November 27, 2020. In the...
Game of Death review – exploding teenagers FTW
This isn’t the Wesley Snipes vehicle, nor the Bruce Lee film: this Game of Death was popular in the genre festival circuit in 2017 and...
Mosul review – a relentless, raw experience of war in Iraq
Mosul is the directorial debut of Dark Waters, 21 Bridges, and Deepwater Horizon writer Matthew Michael Carnahan, starring Waleed Elgadi (A Hologram for the King),...
Castle Freak review – reimagining a cult favourite
Having watched the new Castle Freak last night, and determined to write about it tonight, I keep finding myself distracted by looking into the source...
Happiest Season review – a queer festive romantic-comedy with some salient messaging
This review of Hulu film Happiest Season does not contain spoilers. The romantic comedy will be released on the streaming service on November 24, 2020....
Notes for My Son review – a compelling insight into end-of-life quandaries
This review for Netflix film Notes for My Son contains no spoilers. The drama was released on Netflix on November 24, 2020. Notes for My...
A Werewolf in England review – unpretentious romp through lycanthrope tropes
I loved Charlie Steeds’ Death Ranch when it came to Grimmfest last month, so discovering that A Werewolf in England had already hit the high...
Sound of Metal review – Riz Ahmed’s performance is a rare thing.
Sound of Metal stars Riz Ahmed, in an intense turn as Ruben, who is one-half of the heavy-metal duo, Blackgammon. Along with his romantic and...
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder review – there’s something holding this back
Over the course of a world tour, this Shawn Mendes: In Wonder follows Shawn as he opens up about stardom, relationships, and his musical future. Opening,...
Safe Spaces aka After Class review – study of privilege and communication, in the shape of a family drama
Having watched and enjoyed Echo Boomers recently, a crime story with a theme of generational conflict, it was especially interesting to find myself watching another...
Lost at Christmas review – a pleasant Christmas movie treat
Lost at Christmas is the full feature of the short Perfect Strangers from director Ryan Hendrick and sees Kenny Boyle return in his role as...
Porno (Shudder) review – more character than Demons, but less exciting
Don’t you just love it when you find something old that’s been locked away, and accidentally unleash a demon? That’s essentially the scenario in Porno:...
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist review – the director’s insights
Whether you have seen it or not, you probably know that The Exorcist is the stuff of legend. Rumour has it that watching it at...
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Review
Directed by George C. Wolfe, we review the 2020 Netflix movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which does not contain any spoilers. The late Chadwick Boseman...
If Anything Happens I Love You review – a short film that shows a painful emotional void
Netflix film If Anything Happens I Love You was released on the streaming service on November 20, 2020. If Anything Happens I Love You does not...