Movies

Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.

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Scoob! review – one of the worst cash-grabs in animation history

May 18 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Scoob! Is the latest attempt of Warner Bros. to rebirth one of their oldest materials, a cartoon that has fifty years of history behind it,...

International Falls review – a winning performance from Rachael Harris

May 18 2020, by M.N. Miller

Director Amber McGinnis’s International Falls is one of those films that you wish had a little more punch, but you have to admire the effort....

Bad Therapy review – the film equivalent of the Duncan Principle

May 17 2020, by M.N. Miller

There are very few movie experiences where I stopped a film right in the middle. The last time might have been when you could still...

I Love You, Stupid review – Spanish rom-com hits home truths regarding break-ups

May 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix Spanish film I Love You, Stupid was released on the platform on May 15, 2020 — this review of the comedy does not contain...

Gretel & Hansel review – a moody fantasy that gets fittingly lost

May 14 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Most film critics are reluctant to call a film boring since it’s largely seen as a nebulous, anti-intellectual label unbecoming of a discerning scholar. I,...

The Wrong Missy review – Happy Madison makes everyone unhappy again

May 13 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s a weird year for movies, obviously, but in Tyler Spindel’s new Netflix Original cringe-comedy The Wrong Missy, Lauren Lapkus pulls off what might be...

The Lodge review – a richly atmospheric chiller too stupid to be taken seriously

May 12 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

The Lodge, writer-director pair Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s English-language follow-up to Goodnight Mommy, is so clearly calibrated for a midnight Sundance slot that you...

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend review

May 11 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix interactive film Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend will be released on the platform on May 12, 2020 — this review of the...

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics review – celebs show off their drug use

May 11 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix documentary Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics was released on the platform on May 11, 2020. Do drugs? Don’t do drugs? There’s no certified...

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War review – the end of DC’s Animated Movie Universe

May 9 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is spoiler-free. You’d be forgiven for not realizing that DC’s animated movie universe was coming to an...

18 Presents review – a tearjerking story ripe for Mother’s Day

May 8 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix Italian film 18 Presents was released on the platform on May 8, 2020 — this review contains no spoilers. 18 Presents tells the story of...

Z review – an uneven thriller for Mother’s Day

May 8 2020, by Tyler Howat

This review of Z (Shudder) is spoiler-free. Because I live the trailer-free life, I really thought that Brandon Christensen’s Z (Shudder) was going to be a zombie movie....

First Love (Hatsukoi) review – action, romance and a beheading or two

May 7 2020, by Alix Turner

Leo (Masataka Kubota, Tokyo Ghoul, Death Note) is a modest young boxer, promising, but with no sense of any hope for the future. Monica (Sakurako...

Into the Dark: Delivered review – an intense horror for Mother’s Day

May 5 2020, by Daniel Hart

This review of Hulu’s Into the Dark: Delivered (Episode 5 of Season 2) contains no spoilers — the film will be available on Hulu on...

Get In review – Netflix French film is chillingly disturbing

May 1 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix French film Get In (Furie) was released on the platform on May 1, 2020 — this review contains no spoilers. French film Get In brings forth...

Mrs. Serial Killer review – I’m a murderer and so is my wife

May 1 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Mrs. Serial Killer (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Sometimes a film’s premise is good enough to grab you on its own, and such is...

We Summon the Darkness second opinion – drop your expectations and enjoy

April 30 2020, by Alix Turner

We Summon the Darkness starts off as a coming of age drama but doesn’t stay that way. It looks like a standard teen slasher but...

Rich in Love Review – another tedious international rom-com from Netflix

April 30 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Here is our review of the 2020 Netflix film Rich in Love, which does not contain spoilers or plot twists.  Bruno Garotti’s romantic comedy Rich...