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Them Again: Why Movie Typecasting Is A Good Thing (Sometimes)
I’ve been thinking about Michael Jai White. Don’t worry, it’s nothing weird – I just watched Hostile Takeover, the first of his movies to really...
‘Hostile Takeover’ (2025) Review – Is Michael Jai White Finally Showing His Age?
You hire Michael Jai White to throw a mean side kick, look cool, and probably take his shirt off at some point, and on this...
‘Stolen: Heist of the Century’ Review – A Slick Behind-the-Scenes Of A Notorious Heist
In crime circles, one has to imagine that a diamond heist, from within Antwerp’s famous Diamond District no less, constitutes something of a final boss....
‘The Pickup’ Review – This Is One Of the Worst Things Eddie Murphy Has Done, and He Knows It
Almost everything you need to know about The Pickup is that it has Eddie Murphy, one of comedy’s all-time icons, play the straight man to...
‘My Oxford Year’ Ending Explained – What Happened to Jamie?
The romance between Anna and Jamie at the end of My Oxford Year is bittersweet, but it does provide meaning, especially behind the foundations of...
I Found ‘My Oxford Year’ Underwhelming Despite Sofia Carson’s Familiar Role
Sofia Carson is becoming a household name on Netflix with the likes of Feel the Beat, Purple Hearts, Carry-On, and The Life List – the...
The Ending Of ‘War of the Worlds’ Is An Advert For Amazon Prime Air
War of the Worlds (2025) is impressively terrible in a lot of different ways, but its ending is particularly egregious. What is otherwise an ill-advised...
Prime Video’s ‘War of the Worlds’ Is Hilarious In All The Wrong Ways
It doesn’t generally speak highly of a movie when it’s quietly dumped on a streaming platform after only being announced — equally quietly, with zero...
In ‘Wet Heat’, Dusty Slay Is A Little Too Laid Back For His Own Good
Let me be clear — I like Dusty Slay. He’s a funny observational comic with relatable blue-collar appeal and a hint of freewheeling, improvisational weirdness....
‘Osiris’ Gets The Practical Stuff Right, But It Isn’t Quite Enough
I’m a simple man who enjoys simple pleasures, and as such, a movie like Osiris should be right up my street. William Kaufman’s indie sci-fi...
‘A Normal Woman’ Has A Predictable Ending With A Touch Of Ambiguity
In many ways, A Normal Woman has exactly the ending you’d expect it to have, albeit spiced up with a touch of ambiguity. And this,...
‘A Normal Woman’ Is Overly Familiar, But An Effective Psychological Thriller
If it’s a random Thursday — or, indeed, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or any other day of the week — it’s probably time for a new...
‘Trainwreck: P.I. Moms’ Tells A Story So Wild It Could Only Be True
Trainwreck: P.I. Moms tells the kind of wacky true story that, if it were the plot of a movie or TV show, you’d write it off...
The Ending of Follow (2025) Somehow Makes the Film Dumber
The ending of Follow (2025), also known by its native language film title, Juegos de Seducción, does not help its case at all. Arguably, it...
The Ending Of ‘Wall to Wall’ Is Mostly Just A Mess
Years ago, when I lived alone, my neighbours were bonkers nocturnal drug addicts who never stopped banging on the walls for reasons I could never...
Follow (2025) Is Not Sexy Enough to Withstand the Illogical Plot
Gonzalo Tobal’s Follow (2025), also known by its native language film title, Juegos de Seducción, presents a premise that initially intrigues with its potential. However,...
‘Wall to Wall’ Builds Strong Foundations But Takes A Hammer To Them
Wall to Wall is essentially two movies in one. The first is a genuinely involving and claustrophobic thriller with proper themes and compelling mysteries. The...
‘Apocalypse in the Tropics’ Is A Can’t-Miss Account of the Fall of Liberal Democracy
At the risk of repeating myself, there is, I think, an argument to be made in favour of streaming services being the most viable delivery...