Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
We also have a TV Shows Archive too.
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe review — more of the same with a new twist
This review of Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe is spoiler-free. For 222 episodes, brothers Phineas and Ferb enjoyed summer. Every day...
Aquaslash review – watch something else
Great, I thought: after reviewing a few artsy or heavy films lately, I get the chance to see some airhead teens in bikinis being killed...
Hall review – timely and creepily effective, but not enough plot
Hall must surely be the bleakest and most creepily effective film of this year’s FrightFest so far. I’m afraid I was quite nauseous by the...
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business review – a blend of case-study, advice and insight
Justin McConnell is a modest, often self-deprecating, indie filmmaker from Canada. He has experience, but has spells of despair about how to progress in his...
They’re Outside review – patchy but mostly successful low budget British horror
They’re Outside is about Sarah (Chrissy Randall), who hasn’t been outside for several years; and about the YouTube pop psychologist Max Spencer (Tom Wheatley) who...
The Binge review – a Hulu original that’s painfully derivative
It’s impossible to watch Hulu’s new “original” comedy The Binge and not think of other, very similar films, most especially Superbad and Booksmart. Genre films...
Blind review – alternates between dull and infuriating
I was really looking forward to Blind, when I saw it listed for this year’s Virtual FrightFest: the trailer was dramatic, and the description read...
Playhouse review – Scottish brothers’ debut about history invading the present
Playhouse is a film about a cursed castle in the Scottish Highlands: brilliant! Scotland is full of both castles and ghost stories, but I don’t...
Triggered review – entertaining survival horror with explosives
Triggered is going to be one of those rare films which don’t require many words to tell you I liked it a great deal. It...
Unknown Origins review – twists we’ve seen before
As the Coronavirus creates massive social upheaval around the world, one chance of lesser note is that 2020 has become possibly the first summer in...
All Together Now Review – a feel-meh high school movie about teen homelessness
Amber Appleton is just a normal high school student in your typical Netflix high school movie. She’s bright and optimistic, has ambitions, a diverse group...
I Am Lisa review – undemanding fun horror with fangs
I Am Lisa is a film about small-town bullies and a victim who pushes back… after being bitten by a wolf. Lisa (Kristen Vaganos) is...
There’s No Such Thing As Vampires review – adventure horror with a sense of fun
How would you feel if you were carjacked late at night, and the (good looking) guy who gets in insists he’s being chased by a...
Bill & Ted Face the Music review – be just about good enough to each other, dudes
This review of Bill & Ted Face the Music is spoiler-free. It has been almost thirty years since Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, and in...
The Columnist aka De Kuthoer review – Danish black comedy thriller that entertains while it has plenty to say
The Columnist (or De Kuthoer) is the story of Femke, who woke up one morning and realized she’d had enough. I couldn’t help echoing the...
Rogue review – a CGI lion hunts Megan Fox in this woeful action thriller
There are lots of things that Rogue could and indeed should have been. For instance, it could have been a solid vehicle for Megan Fox,...
Sky Sharks review – ludicrously amazing
I’m going to keep this one brief: Sky Sharks is remarkable. After a brief introduction to the passengers of a classy jet, zombies cut their...
I’m Thinking of Ending Things review – The Kaufman Experience
This review of I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix) is spoiler-free. There “ain’t” no yellow brick road running through Glasgow Spoilerville, is probably what anyone is...