Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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Redwood Massacre: Annihilation review – a bigger and bloodier sequel
Redwood Massacre: Annihilation is directed by David Ryan Keith who returns to bring us the second part in his slasher world, starring scream queen Danielle...
Synchronic review – their latest and biggest film, but not the best
Synchronic is a film that I’ve been looking forward to since I first heard about it just over eighteen months ago, infatuated as I am...
Pixie review – Quentin Tarantino does Father Ted
Pixie is a comedy thriller set in Ireland, directed by Barnaby Thompson and written by Preston Thompson. It follows Pixie, go-getting and ruthless, and her...
Rooting for Roona review – a powerful and important original documentary
In just 41 minutes, Rooting for Roona reaffirmed my faith in humanity. It reminded me that for all its faults, modern technology can be a...
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Review – low-effort family spooks
Should monsters be cute? I suppose it depends. The colourful critters in Netflix’s new on-trend family film A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting certainly are,...
Saint Maud second opinion – saviour of British horror cinema?
The long-anticipated Saint Maud is one of the best new horror films I’ve seen this year; and in case you didn’t know, I’ve seen a...
Chop Chop review – sorely unfulfilled potential
Chop Chop, the directorial debut from Rony Patel, opens with police on the lookout for a killer who likes to remove his victims’ heads. We...
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo review – third time’s the charm
If there’s one thing you can rely on Netflix for it’s true-crime and a consistent depiction of Mexico as a lawless frontier. After the incredible...
The Oak Room review – the art of storytelling in noir thriller form
When I watched Blue & Malone with my son the other day, he asked me why it was included in a horror film festival programme....
Rent-A-Pal review – a compelling look at loneliness in thriller form
Rent-A-Pal is odd, no getting away from that. I like and admire odd films, but figured it’s best to warn you: although it’s billed as...
The Unhealer review – dark teen sci-fi horror, Arizona style
I came to The Unhealer for Lance Henriksen and Natasha Henstridge, and I stayed for the story. The core of the plot – tables being...
H.P. Lovecraft’s the Deep Ones review – not terribly deep, actually
I’m afraid I don’t have much to say about The Deep Ones. Written and directed by Chad Ferrin, inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft…...
An Ideal Host review – Australian horror-comedy that actually delivers both
Don’t you just hate it when you plan the perfect evening, but then someone you didn’t invite – deliberately – turns up with one of...
Ginny Weds Sunny review – a bafflingly bad movie worth nobody’s time
Almost every week I bless these hallowed pages with a few hundred words on the latest ill-advised cinematic export from the subcontinent, but even among...
The War with Grandpa review — life lessons without the lessons
Boy, family comedies have been in a sad state of affairs for what seems like decades now. You can’t watch one without weird gross-out humor...
Unearth review – ecological horror set in the real world and the one below
Unearth presents two established farming families, colleagues for generations, though now both struggling. The Dolan family, led by Kathryn (Adrienne Barbeau, The Fog), sees some...
The Special review – a very grown-up and thought-provoking horror
I’m not sure why, but I was expecting something a bit like Society when I read the description “Fatal Attraction meets The Blob”, as The...
Alone review – I wish there weren’t so many films like this, but this is a good one
With a trailer full of everything, ready for a fresh start following the death of her husband, Jessica finds herself first aggravating a gruff stranger...