Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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‘Angel Heart’ | Film Review
If you are looking for a little something different to help you through to Halloween this year, you could do far worse than Alan Parker’s...
‘Smallfoot’ | Film Review
When it comes down to it, sometimes timing isn’t just everything; it can be the only thing. Smallfoot comes out when the world has noticed...
‘Outlawed’ (2018) | Film Review
The story of Outlawed follows a military commando, Jake O’Neill (Adam Collins, most known for his stunt work in Dunkirk, Kingsman: Golden Circle and Mission Impossible...
‘Two Catalonias’ | Netflix Original Documentary Review
The most effective scene in Two Catalonias occurs early in the two-hour runtime. It’s filmed from above, presumably from a balcony, in a swaying handheld...
‘Hell Fest’ | Film Review
With October just around the corner, what better way to get ready than with a high-concept slasher set during Halloween. After The Nun proved to not...
‘The 3rd Eye’ (‘Mata Batin’) | Netflix Film Review
The 3rd Eye, or Mata Batin, is an Indonesian horror film that Netflix snuck on to their platform. It beggars belief how some of these films manage to...
‘Quincy’ | Netflix Original Documentary Review
In a recent podcast episode, we discussed multi-talented stars and whether they are born with it or if they achieve their skills with an unrivalled...
‘The Escort’ (2018) | Film Review
If you ignore all the technical pitfalls that you would associate with a C movie, then The Escort has a story to reflect on. It takes a...
‘Mandy’ | Film Review
Imagine being untreated for a concussion, then being dropped in the middle of a reddish-pink lava lamp with a handful of odd action figures, shake...
‘Superfly’ | Film Review
Blaxploitation films were born out of a time where African-American characters were written and portrayed as sidekicks, victims of violent brutality, or murderous villains. At...
‘A Simple Favor’ | Film Review
A Simple Favour is about Emily (Blake Lively) and Stephanie (Anna Kendrick): very contrasting friends who meet via their sons at the school gate. Stephanie...
‘Bleach’ | Netflix Original Film Review
I’m not the best person to review Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of Bleach, having neither seen the anime nor read the manga it was based...
‘The Land of Steady Habits’ | Netflix Film Review
Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn), the main character in The Land of Steady Habits, is actually someone you would summarise as hopelessly pathetic. He is a man that had...
‘Three Identical Strangers’ | Film Review
Three teenagers, who by pure coincidence (some might call it fate) in the fall of 1979 discovered they were triplets separated at birth. They reunite,...
‘The Resistance Banker’ | Film Review
The Second World War might be the most catastrophic failure of civilisation in humanity’s brief history, but it’s a limitless font when it comes to...
‘The Angel’ | Netflix Original Film Review
The Angel brings a unique interpretation of the life and actions of notoriously elusive and arguably vital Ashraf Marwan. Netflix allows us to see how...
‘The Children Act’ | Film Review
Damn, it’s not easy to write about The Children Act: the themes and subtle complexities deserve to be highlighted, but I risk telling you the...
‘Silencer’ (2018) | Film Review
I must confess that beyond professional obligation, the only thing that persuaded me to watch Silencer was the presence of former UFC light-heavyweights Chuck Liddell...