Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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Mara review – lands somewhere between annoying and average
Sleep can be a pain at the best of times; not just now during this pandemic, when time and emotions are all messed up. Of...
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home review – a healthy slice of film comfort food
I may be perpetually biased here, but I love Psych. The wife and I have been huge fans since it aired as we kept a running...
Animal Crackers review – an all-star animation finds a home on Netflix three years later
This review of Animal Crackers (Netflix) is spoiler-free. After being sat on a shelf somewhere for the last three years, directors Scott Christian Sava and...
Apartment 1BR review – a bloody good film (unless you are house hunting or love cats)
I am so glad I didn’t watch Apartment 1BR when I was flat-hunting last year. The title 1BR refers to a one-bedroom apartment, which is all young...
Offering to the Storm (Ofrenda a la tormenta) review – bringing a whirlwind of revelations
This review of Netflix film Offering to the Storm (Ofrenda a la tormenta) contains no spoilers. The thriller was released on July 24, 2020. Following...
The Kissing Booth 2 review – there is no reason this should be over two hours long
This review of The Kissing Booth 2 is spoiler-free. The Kissing Booth, which debuted on Netflix to instant and absurd popularity, was – all together...
Romance Doll review – an unusual marriage drama in no hurry to get anywhere
When sex dolls show up in popular media, it’s usually for laughs or titillation or unpacking our admittedly bizarre cultural attitude to sex and sexuality....
The Dinner Party review – entertaining and well made, but not my taste
I didn’t know what to expect when I sat down to The Dinner Party – it could have been something wordy like The Party or...
Melancholic aka Merankorikku review – endearing character-driven film about a young man who cleans up after yakuza murders
Melancholic (not to be confused with Lars von Trier’s Melancholia) is an unusual film. Consequently, and unusually, I won’t be comparing it with any other...
Impetigore review – raw, twisted horror
This review of Impetigore (Shudder) is spoiler-free. Impetigore (Shudder) is an Indonesian horror from director Joko Anwar, starring Tara Basro, Ario Bayu, and Marissa Anita, that...
Black Water: Abyss review – when you gaze into the abyss
In Black Water: Abyss, a group of friends goes exploring into a new cave system, but the rising water level and a hungry crocodile turns their...
Cruel Intentions review – sleazy nostalgia-fest
Cruel Intentions is a story of betrayal, blackmail, sexual manipulation, and reluctant romance among the popular set at an exclusive New York prep school. First...
Peripheral review – more style than substance, but with a great electronic soundtrack and a satisfying ending
I like a good sci-fi horror: Videodrome and Hardware were two coming-of-age films for me. So Peripheral, the latest film directed by Paul Hyett (Howl,...
Open 24 Hours review – forget the plot, the cast and tension are as strong as the violence
Now this was excellent. Open 24 Hours is a modern take on the classic slasher model, written and directed by Padraig Reynolds. In my opinion,...
Into the Dark: The Current Occupant review – it keeps the mystery going
This review of Hulu’s Into the Dark: The Current Occupant (Episode 7 of Season 2) contains no spoilers. The Current Occupant is designed to make...
Milf review – a banal French cougar comedy without the wildcat’s teeth
This review of Milf (Netflix) is spoiler-free. It isn’t a good day for Netflix. With its woeful new thriller Fatal Affair hogging most of the...
Fatal Affair review – Omar Epps stalks Nia Long in Fatal Attraction 2.0
We all enjoy a ridiculous thriller now and again, and Netflix especially seems to have something bordering a fetish for them. A great, fairly recent...
The Players (Netflix) review – a collection of shorts depicting men at their worst
This review of The Players (Netflix) is spoiler-free. In depicting men at their worst, The Players, a new collection of short sketches on Netflix, doesn’t...