Movies

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

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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,...

Truth or Dare Review

April 19 2018, by Alix Turner

The trailer has been everywhere, so I have no doubt you’re familiar with the scenario. A group of college friends and acquaintances spend their last...

I Am Not an Easy Man Review – Darkly Witty Netflix Rom-Com on Gender Role Reversal

April 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix introduces a witty yet dark rom-com in the form of I Am Not an Easy Man (also known as Je ne suis pas un...

Love, Simon Review

April 13 2018, by Alix Turner

Love, Simon is a romantic comedy drama about an everyday teenager’s angst over fitting in and coming out as gay.  It was directed by Greg...

The 4th Company Review – A Gritty Blend of Sports and Prison Drama

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

When a young offender, Zambrano (Adrian Ladron), arrives at the Santa Martha prison, he hopes to be able to play for their football team –...

‘Orbiter 9’ Review: A Visually Stunning but Narratively Flat Sci-Fi Drama

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Orbiter 9 tells us a story of the human condition, of love, life, and the value of existence. Laboratory conditions can only monitor so much,...

‘Ram Dass, Going Home’ Review – Insightful Netflix Documentary on Spirituality and Life

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Ram Dass, Going Home is a Netflix short documentary that follows spiritualist and author Ram Dass at his home in Maui, Hawaii. The film gives...

Sun Dogs (2017) Review – Quirky Indie Drama Starring Michael Angarano & Melissa Benoist

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Sun Dogs follows the events of 9/11, Ned Chipley (Michael Angarano) desperately wants to be a real American hero. He wants to sign up for...

‘6 Balloons’ Review – Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson Star in a Harrowing Drama on Addiction

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Written and directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, 6 Balloons tells a tight tale of a relapsed heroin addict (Dave Franco – The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Somebody...

Amateur (2018) Review

April 6 2018, by Daniel Hart

[yasr_overall_rating size=”medium”] Directed and written by Ryan Koo, Netflix Original Amateur is the story of a young aspiring basketball player desperate to move up the...

A Quiet Place Review

April 4 2018, by Alix Turner

A Quiet Place is a horror/thriller about a family’s survival against the threat of creatures which hunt by sound. It was directed by John Krasinski,...

Caught (2018) Review – Unintentionally Hilarious Sci-Fi Horror Film

April 2 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

As far as unintentionally hilarious sorta-sci-fi horror movies go, Caught is a pretty hysterical one. Set in the quaint West Sussex countryside of 1972, it...

‘Sherlock Gnomes’ Review: A Pun-Filled but Hollow Sequel

April 1 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

A sequel to 2011’s Gnomeo and Juliet, Sherlock Gnomes reimagines the famous sleuth as a lawn trinket on the trail of his missing fellows in...

The Strangers: Prey at Night Review

April 1 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

[yasr_overall_rating size=”medium”] Ten years after the 2008 original, The Strangers: Prey at Night sees the same trio of masked murderers making mayhem in a trailer...

‘I Kill Giants’ Review – Madison Wolfe Shines in Off-Beat Coming-of-Age Fantasy

March 31 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Joe Kelly (who also adapted the screenplay), I Kill Giants is a story about Barbara...

Film Review | The Titan (2018)

March 30 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s latest Original, The Titan, is a criminally drab slab of science-fiction that sees a lifeless military man subjected to genetic experimentation. Directed by Lennart...

Film Review | Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

March 30 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Nobody asked for it, but Pacific Rim: Uprising is the sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s nutty original, in which giant robots smacked giant monsters in...

‘Happy Anniversary (2018)’ Review- Smart Yet Underwhelming Romcom by Jared Stern

March 30 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Happy Anniversary is a Netflix movie from writer/director Jared Stern. The film follows Sam (Ben Schwartz – Blue Iguana, Middleditch & Schwartz) and Mollie (Nöel Wells)...