Action-Adventure

Kingdom season 2 review – an excellent follow-up to a great zombie show

March 13 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Kingdom Season 2 is spoiler-free. One can scarcely imagine a more grimly fitting release date for Kingdom Season 2 than today when...

I Am Not Okay With This season 1, episode 7 recap – the ending explained

February 26 2020, by Daniel Hart

This recap of I Am Not Okay With This season 1, episode 7 contains spoilers and a discussion regarding the ending. Read the season 1...

I Am Not Okay With This season 1 review – Netflix acquires a gem with a coming-of-age story with superpowers

February 20 2020, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix Series I Am Not Okay With This season 1 contains no spoilers. The series will be released on the platform on...

The Call of the Wild review- a fun family adventure that wishes it had sharper teeth

February 17 2020, by M.N. Miller

All movies that have dogs in them, real, digitally created, or both, should be graded on a curve. Consciously or unconsciously, but I’ve come to...

The Silent War aka Sordo review – a handsome Spanish thriller that loses its way

February 3 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Sordo translates to “deaf”, which is as fitting a title as any for Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas’ The Silent War, in which a revolutionary accidentally deafened during a...

Primal review – a Nick Cage film you can easily enjoy while playing on your phone

January 19 2020, by Alix Turner

Nicolas Cage is the perfect pot luck actor: you can never tell whether the next film of his you watch is going to be outstanding...

Disturbing the Peace review – someone get Guy Pearce’s agent on the phone

January 19 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Guy Pearce, seemingly in desperate need of a better way to occupy his time, stars in York Alec Shackleton’s small-town actioner Disturbing the Peace as a local...

Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker Review: In A Galaxy Far, Far Away… Is the Same Recycled Material

December 18 2019, by M.N. Miller

I’m not sure if it’s my fond memories of my childhood re-watching the original Star Wars series that have me holding the JJ Abrams-helmed incarnation...

6 Underground Review: The Most Michael Bay Movie Ever Made

December 13 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

The thing I like and admire about Michael Bay is that he doesn’t care what you think. And neither, apparently, does Netflix, who gave the...

Jumanji: The Next Level Review: A Fun Popcorn Sequel

December 7 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Jumanji: The Next Level is directed by Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) and stars Dwayne Johnson (Hobbs & Shaw), Karen Gillan (Avengers: Endgame),...

Reprisal Season 1 Review: Patient Revenge

December 5 2019, by Daniel Hart

This review of Hulu Series Reprisal Season 1 contains no spoilers. The opening episode of Reprisal introduces us to a glamorous looking, beautiful blonde woman, who tilts...

Treadstone Recap: A Wild Night Out

December 4 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Treadstone Season 1, Episode 8, “The Mckenna Erasure”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...

Treadstone Recap: Bringing People Together

November 27 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Treadstone Season 1, Episode 7, “The Paradox Andropov”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...

Treadstone Recap: A Lighthearted Jaunt Down Memory Lane

November 20 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Treadstone Season 1, Episode 6, “The Hades Awakening”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...

Lady and the Tramp Review: An Intermittently Charming But Entirely Pointless Live-Action Remake

November 15 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s becoming a bit played-out to remind people that Disney’s recent spate of live-action remakes are cynical and soulless efforts to rifle through nostalgic pockets,...

The Mandalorian Recap: This Isn’t The Star Wars Show Anyone Was Expecting

November 15 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of The Mandalorian Season 1, Episode 2, “The Child”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...

Klaus (2019) Review

November 13 2019, by Daniel Hart

We review the Netflix animated Christmas film Klaus (2019), which does not contain any significant spoilers. Netflix loves the Christmas genre, and I’m confident that...

The Mandalorian Recap: Disney+ Shoots First… And Hits Its Target

November 13 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of The Mandalorian (Disney+) Season 1, Episode 1, “Chapter One”, contains spoilers. The Mandalorian is a very good show for lots of easily identifiable...

Treadstone Recap: What’s Past Is Prologue

November 13 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Treadstone Season 1, Episode 5, “The Bentley Lament”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...

Paradise Beach Review: A Woeful French Thriller

November 8 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Proving the venerable French are as prone to God-awful genre filmmaking as any other nation, Paradise Beach (Netflix) is a woeful action-thriller set in the seemingly lawless climes...