Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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Ghost Stories Review: Once Upon A Time In Bollywood
Released on New Year’s Day, Ghost Stories (Netflix) combines the efforts of four of Bollywood’s leading filmmakers into a two-and-a-half-hour horror anthology, one divorced from India’s theatrical...
All The Freckles in the World Review: Whatever It Takes To Score
Unlike most teenagers, All the Freckles in the World (Netflix) is comfortable in its own skin. And the skin it wears is a comfortable one for audiences,...
The Gentlemen Review: Ritchie’s Back
To some, Guy Ritchie is a British film industry institution; the modern, cocky kind of director, like Shane Meadows or Ben Wheatley, perhaps. At least...
The App Review: Signalling The Empty Feeling Of Finding Your Purpose
Netflix film The App, which only runs for a mere 76-minutes, is a thematic story about the perils of the modern world. Loneliness is the keyword...
Como Caído Del Cielo Review: A Man Learns Not To Be A Womaniser
Arriving on Netflix on Christmas Eve is Mexican film Como Caído Del Cielo. The main plot of this 2-hour feature is about Mexican legend Pedro...
Togo Review: A Family Adventure Film Throwback That Swells With Heart & Genuine Suspense
You have to give Disney credit for sticking to their business model. This giant conglomerate goes back to the well like no other. Their latest...
A Hidden Life Review: Malick’s Ethereal Stylings Undercut His Return to Narrative
After spending the entirety of the 2010s thus far perfecting what I suppose can now be called his mid-to-late career style on cinematic anti-narrative soulful...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Second Opinion: Ending the Saga With A Shrug
I suppose we were always going to end up here. After the vitriolic backlash toward Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi and the announcement of J.J....
After the Raid Review: A Small Window Into The Emotional Fallout After An Immigration Raid
With the release of After the Raid it’s evident that Netflix, as a streaming platform and as an organisation, have a vested interest in the...
Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker Review: In A Galaxy Far, Far Away… Is the Same Recycled Material
I’m not sure if it’s my fond memories of my childhood re-watching the original Star Wars series that have me holding the JJ Abrams-helmed incarnation...
‘Dark Waters’ Review: The Best Of Its Kind Since Erin Brockovich And A Civil Action
Maybe I’m just naïve when it comes to a movie about an admirable man or woman who fights injustice by telling truth to power; I’m...
Hell on the Border Review: The True Story of a Pioneering Black Lawman
Proving that there are still some interesting stories to tell about the Wild West, writer/director Wes Miller’s Hell on the Border is the true tale...
‘The Great War’ Review: A WWI Drama With A Message Somehow Cheaper Than Its Budget
Steven Luke’s well-intentioned World War I drama The Great War has an always-obvious pocket-money budget, which can excuse a lot of its shortcomings, such as how...
6 Underground Review: The Most Michael Bay Movie Ever Made
The thing I like and admire about Michael Bay is that he doesn’t care what you think. And neither, apparently, does Netflix, who gave the...
Interview: Ryan Chanatry Talks To Us About Topic, The New, Alternative Streaming Service
In November, a brand new streaming platform was launched called Topic. With the streaming market growing aggressively, Topic is a platform that will take many...
Jumanji: The Next Level Review: A Fun Popcorn Sequel
Jumanji: The Next Level is directed by Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) and stars Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs & Shaw), Karen Gillan (Avengers: Endgame),...
The Two Popes (2019) Review
Directed by Fernando Meirelles, we review the Netflix film The Two Popes (2019), which does not contain any spoilers. There might be more exciting ways...
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby Review — Middling Kingdom
Christmas is right around the corner, and you know what that means – the latest installment in Netflix’s darling festive franchise, the perfect stocking filler...