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

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The Ferryman (2018) Review – A Surreal Journey Through Grief and Low-Budget Horror

May 6 2018, by Alix Turner

The Ferryman is the story of Mara, who cannot bear to carry on living and attempts suicide. She comes round in the hospital – fortunately!...

Forgive Us Our Debts (2018) Review – A Toothless Tale of Predatory Finance

May 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Early on in Forgive Us Our Debts, a man who is apparently a professor (Jerzy Stuhr) uses a pool table and an analogy about a...

Manhunt Review

May 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

My love for the career of John Woo is enthusiastic and hardly a secret, in particular for 1992’s Hard Boiled, which I wholeheartedly consider a...

End Game (2018) Documentary Review – Embracing Hope in the Final Hours

May 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I often lie about what I do for a living, as I haven’t yet found a way to say, “I write about movies and video...

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Review

May 3 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace is part of the current Star Wars canon. You can check out the entire timeline by clicking...

Sometimes (2016) Review: Patience, Anxiety, and the Unsettling Reality of a Waiting Room

May 1 2018, by Daniel Hart

A movie about seven people waiting for their HIV results is a hard sell, especially when most of the environment is in the waiting room. Sometimes,...

‘My Perfect Romance’ Review – A Disappointing Dive into Tired Romantic Tropes

May 1 2018, by Daniel Hart

There are dark days as a film critic. With the number of movies released a year, there is the odd one that nearly breaks a...

Ranked | The Entire MCU

April 30 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

With Avengers: Infinity War currently breaking box office records with all the casual indifference of Thanos pimp-slapping Scarlet Witch, now seems as good a time...

Avengers: Infinity War Review

April 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s finally here. After 10 years of build up, we finally get what Marvel is touting as the climax of Phase 3 and effectively the...

Candy Jar Review – A Sweet, Lightweight Teen Flick on Netflix

April 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s pretty easy to guess what will happen in Candy Jar. If you were to read the summary up top, you’d probably have a decent...

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne Review

April 27 2018, by Alix Turner

I heard about this film first a couple of years ago, as it had been appearing at many, many festivals and winning many, many awards....

Psychokinesis Review – A Quirky, One-Off Superhero Ride on Netflix

April 25 2018, by Daniel Hart

Netflix film Psychokinesis reveals itself with a montage of news clips celebrating a young entrepreneur who has become locally famous for making outstanding fried chicken. I...

‘Beirut’ Review: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, and the Tragedy of a Fallen Paradise

April 23 2018, by Tyler Howat

There really are two characters in this Beirut: Jon Hamm’s Mason Skiles and the city of Beirut. Both were once on top, the envy of...

Muil (Short Film) Review

April 22 2018, by Alix Turner

Muil came to my attention by sheer chance, a fluke of Twitter; I wish I knew how, because I want more discoveries like this. It...

I Feel Pretty Review – Amy Schumer’s Empowering and Witty Rom-Com on Self-Image

April 21 2018, by Tyler Howat

I’m rather intensely torn by I Feel Pretty and did more than my share of convicted thinking before sitting down to write this review. It has...

The Black Gloves Review – A Nostalgic Dive into Melodramatic Horror

April 21 2018, by Alix Turner

In The Black Gloves, Dr. Finn Galloway (Jamie Scott-Gordon), hurting from the sudden death of a young patient, discovers that he may be able to help...

Dude (2018) Review – Olivia Milch’s Refreshing Female-Led Stoner Comedy

April 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Dude is a coming-of-age film that we’ve seen plenty of times before, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. In fact, a group of women...

Cargo Review

April 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Another day, another culturally-specific zombie movie being given the “original” treatment by Netflix. This time it’s Cargo, an Australian offering starring your favourite greying everyman,...