Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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‘Alarum’ Review – Sylvester Stallone’s Late-Career Phase Is In Full Swing
Alarum feels like the kind of bargain bin actioner you’d pick up by chance in the halcyon days of video rentals when a couple of...
‘Back in Action’ Review – Cameron Diaz’s Netflix Comeback Is Utterly Soulless
You have to wonder how much money Cameron Diaz was offered for Back in Action. It was evidently enough to coax her out of retirement,...
What Really Happened at the End of ‘The Calendar Killer’? Who Was The Killer?
The Calendar Killer is not particularly clever, but that does not mean the ending is easily guessed. I did not work out the twist, which...
‘The Calendar Killer’ Review – A Serial Killer Thriller Layered With Personal Torment
You can be forgiven if, halfway through The Calendar Killer, you forget that the film (based on Sebastian Fitzek’s best-selling thriller novel) is about a...
Ari Shaffir Finds the Positives in Netflix Special ‘America’s Sweetheart’
From a stage festooned with live plants for no real reason that I can discern, Ari Shaffir delivers his second Netflix special (fifth overall), America’s...
The Ending of ‘Ad Vitam’ Hardly Seems Worth the Effort Of Getting There
Ad Vitam isn’t a very good movie, and its ending helps to illuminate precisely why that is. After a stellar start and then an incredibly...
‘Ad Vitam’ Review – How To Make A Simple Movie As Convoluted As Possible
Ad Vitam plays out like someone challenged director Rodolphe Lauga to make a very simple film as needlessly, off-puttingly convoluted as possible. It starts out...
‘Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy’ Review – A Feature-Length List Of Excuses For Not Being Funny
Filmed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy opens with a bit of self-aggrandizing artifice that...
‘Cunk on Life’ Review – Diane Morgan Remains Exquisite In Charlie Brooker’s Silly Satire
It takes an effort to remember this now, but there was a time when nobody knew who Sacha Baron Cohen (The Spy) or any of his...
‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’ Review – Chris Smith’s Netflix Documentary Treats Its Subject With Kid Gloves
I hate Bryan Johnson. Not that I’ve ever met him, obviously. Never spoken to him either. In fact, now that I think about it, I...
‘The Love Scam’ Ending Explained – A Predictable Rom-Com Climax Offers No Surprises
It’s obvious what the ending of The Love Scam will be ten minutes after pressing play. Depending on who you are and what you’re looking...
‘The Love Scam’ Review – Stalking Gets Results In A Misguided But Oddly Amusing Netflix Rom-Com
Look, The Love Scam isn’t very good. That’s unavoidable. I’m going to outline the premise in a moment and anyone who has seen a rom-com...
‘Number 24’ Ending Explained – The Cost of Freedom in Gunnar Sønsteby’s Story
Number 24 (or known as Nr. 24) is a true World War Two story following Gunnar Sønsteby, a man that supported the Norway resistance against...
‘Number 24’ Review – A Compelling True Story of Norway’s Resistance Hero Gunnar Sønsteby
Number 24 (or known as Nr. 24) follows the true story of Gunnar Sønsteby (played by Sjur Vatne Brean, as seen in Viking Wolf), a...
‘Your Fault’ Ending Explained – Why Do Nick and Noah Breakup? Did Noah Sleep With Michael?
It comes as no surprise that Your Fault ends in heartbreaking circumstances. Nick and Noah break up mainly because the couple failed to communicate and...
‘Your Fault’ Is a Teasing Lead-Up to ‘Our Fault’
Your Fault (“Culpa Tuya”) is a heavy sequel to the global hit My Fault, mainly because it does not hold back—the plethora of sex scenes...
‘Bringing Christmas Home’ Ending Explained: Themes of Love, Purpose, and Hope
Bringing Christmas Home is piled high with deeper themes and meanings for a simple Christmas movie. I found at least six themes that all come...
‘Bringing Christmas Home’ Review – A Christmas Movie That Weaves In The Themes Beautifully
Bringing Christmas Home is a 2023 Hallmark Christmas Movie directed by Michael Rohl. It tells the story of Russell (Paul Greene) and Caroline (Jill Wagner—Braven),...