Movies

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

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‘Dead Alive (1992)’ Review – Blood, Gore and Excess Comedy

October 25 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

“Legolas, what do your elf eyes see?” “The Uruks turn Northeast! They’re taking the Hobbits to Isengard!” “That baby just… landed in a fucking blender.”...

Review – The Descent: Part 2

October 24 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Director: Jon Harris Writer: James McCarthy, J. Blakeson and James Watkins Rating: R Release Date: December 2, 2009 This review is part of our 31...

Review – Insidious

October 24 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

This review is part of our 31 Days of Horror series.  After moving into their new home, parents Josh and Renai Lambert (Patrick Wilson and...

‘OtherLife’ Review – Good Practice For The Director

October 23 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Ben C. Lucas brought us an ambitious, flawed bit of pulp sci-fi from the sunny shores of Australia. It’s a rumination on the pitfalls of...

Review – You’re Next

October 21 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

When the Davison family got together for their parents’ 35th wedding anniversary, they knew some sort of drama would be on the cards. After all,...

Review – One of Us (2017)

October 20 2017, by Daniel Hart

Director(s): Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Writer(s): Also above Rating: 12 Release Date: October 20, 2017 What’s this? What this documentary represents is nothing new. One...

Review – Final Destination 

October 19 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Director: James Wong Writer(s): James Wong, Glen Morgan, Jeffrey Reddick Rating: R Release Date: March 17, 2000 What’s this? Watered down with sequel after sequel,...

‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ Review – A Serviceable Piece Of Work

October 19 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Our third trip down the well-stocked aisles of Toys R Us, this time in search of LEGO’s apparently-popular Ninjago; a more narrative-heavy extension of LEGO’s...

‘Better Watch Out’ Review – A Fun Take On A Seasonal Slasher

October 18 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s a Christmas-themed home-invasion thriller that rather quickly reinvents itself as a deceptively novel and clever subversion of a Christmas-themed home-invasion thriller. It’s also incredibly...

Review – Let the Right One In

October 15 2017, by Adam Lock

Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is a lonely 12-year-old living in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm. He suffers from relentless bullying at school and dreams of one...

‘The Fourth Kind’ Review – An Insult To Both The Real-Life People Concerned And Their Memory

October 14 2017, by Adam Lock

The Fourth Kind, recounts a real case having occurred in Nome, Alaska, regarding a string of unsolved deaths and missing persons. A psychologist, Dr. Abigail...

‘The Crucifixion’ Review – A Flat-Pack, Self-Assembly Genre Film

October 14 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Just as there are some fates worse than death – such as, let’s say, being possessed by an ancient, body-hopping evil – there are some...

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Review

October 13 2017, by Daniel Hart

Directed by Noah Baumbach, we review the 2017 Netflix movie The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), which does not contain spoilers. I fondly remember when...

‘Sleepwalker (2017)’ Review – An Ambitious Movie But It’s A Real Mess

October 13 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Once, when I was younger and much, much stupider, I walked for five miles in the middle of the night, totally unaware of what I...

Review – The Babysitter (2017)

October 13 2017, by Daniel Hart

At a glance, you would believe that The Babysitter is going to be the usual recycled garbage that Netflix churns out on a fortnightly basis...

‘Bomb Scared (2017)’ Review – A Dark Comedy On Useless People

October 12 2017, by Daniel Hart

Whilst the industry quarrels amongst themselves on whether the power of streaming is poisoning traditional cinema, Netflix are scattering releases in various forms and genres....

‘The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson’ Review – An Enlightening and Educational Documentary

October 9 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

This documentary follows the life and death of Marsha P. Johnson. She was a gay African American who was a leading figure in fighting for...