Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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Opinion – Time: The Kalief Browder Story
If you have not watched this documentary, this opinion post contains major details on the story. I have had enough of this shit. That is...
‘Son of Batman’ Review – A Disappointing Entry in DC’s Animated Catalog
Son of Batman reveals that for all his high-tech gadgetry and countless millions, Batman (Jason O’Mara) forgot the one thing that was sure to guarantee...
Review – Bleed for This
Bleed for This is a true story account of a local fighter turned world champion ‘Vinny Pazienza’ (Miles Teller) who, after winning two world title...
Review – Rememory
It really must require a considerable amount of effort to take a premise as deliciously high-concept as the one found in Rememory and transform it...
Review – Gun Shy
Sometimes, a bad movie leaves a tantalising trail of breadcrumbs all the way back to an idea that might have once seemed smart, or funny,...
Review – Wind River
According to the shaggy, matter-of-fact medical examiner on the Wind River Indian reservation, what happens when you gulp big mouthfuls of sub-zero air is that...
‘First They Killed My Father’ Review – A Great Piece Of Work By Angelina Jolie
First They Killed My Father is Angelina Jolie’s sixth movie as director. Her humanitarian efforts are widely praised so it is no surprise that she...
Review – Heroin(e)
I hate needles. They make me feel squirmish. My phobia is a bit of a disadvantage when I want to watch a documentary on drug...
Opinion – Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton is a film which follows the emergence and career of the N.W.A group starting from 1986. It mainly follows Andre Young, stage...
Review – It Comes at Night
If you were wondering what, exactly, comes at night, allow me to be the bearer of bad news: It’s not what you think. It’s not...
Review – Unlocked
My favourite thing about Unlocked – the new perplexingly well-cast espionage action-thriller from veteran director Michael Apted – is the title. Someone really must have...
‘Dave Made a Maze’ Review – It’s Not Bad, But It Overstretches The Concept
There are few metaphors more obvious than the homemade living-room labyrinth in Dave Made a Maze. The titular Dave (Nick Thune) is a struggling artist...
Review – #REALITYHIGH
This Netflix Original Movie focuses on student Dani Barnes (Nesta Cooper), an overachiever with a bullied past about to make her way to U.C. Davis....
‘Gold (2016)’ Review – An Excellent Story That Teaches Principles
I have never understood the fascination with gold, apart from the obvious – it looks good. Okay, so its rarity provides the status, but blood...
‘Resurface (2017)’ Review – A Short Documentary That Makes A Salient Point
Resurface is a Netflix Original Documentary—a short one, in fact. It is only twenty-six minutes long. Resurface shows the use of surf therapy to help...
Review – Annabelle: Creation
It’s the prequel to the spin-off of The Conjuring that nobody wanted or asked for. But, believe it or not, fate has once again conspired...
Review – What Happened To Monday
I do not like Mondays. It is always a bit of a shock to get up so early and respond to colleagues after such a...
Review – The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Somewhere in an air-conditioned office in Hollywood, a bunch of sweaty executives trawled through a big pile of scripts and raised this one in the...