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‘Departures’ (‘Then Came You’) | Film Review

February 11 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Departures is directed by Peter Hutchings (The Outcasts), stars Asa Butterfield (Sex Education), Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Nina Dobrev (Fam) and is an...

‘The City of Gold’ | Film Review

January 10 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

The City of Gold is the latest film from Harry Locke IV (who has a very impressive-sounding name), who has directed many short films, and has been...

‘Sirius the Jaeger’ | Netflix Original Anime Review

December 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Right on the heels of Hero Mask and Baki comes the latest Netflix Original Anime, Sirius the Jaeger, all twelve episodes of which debuted on...

‘Intensive Care’ | Film Review

December 5 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Intensive Care is directed by Jared Bentley, who worked on the special effects of Army of Darkness, with this being his feature film debut. It...

‘Blood Brother’ | Film Review

December 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Blood Brother is a film that is a little bit better than you’d think and a lot worse than it might have been. Any low...

‘Peppermint’ | Film Review

November 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Peppermint, which I’m assured is a real movie and not some elaborate parody of one, made for perhaps the most enjoyably hilarious 100 minutes of...

‘A.X.L.’ | Film Review

October 18 2018, by M.N. Miller

As twin films (films that are the same or very similar, produced or released simultaneously by two different studios) go, A.X.L. might be the most...

‘Alpha’ | Film Review

October 17 2018, by M.N. Miller

Alpha is a movie that still has me on the fence, months later, and perpetually so. For every moment that offers some thrills, you are...

‘Outlawed’ (2018) | Film Review

September 29 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

The story of Outlawed follows a military commando, Jake O’Neill (Adam Collins, most known for his stunt work in Dunkirk, Kingsman: Golden Circle and Mission Impossible...

‘Reboot: The Guardian Code’ Season 2 | Netflix Original Series

September 28 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

“Great, they’re back.” I’m sure somebody out there must have said that about the return of Reboot: The Guardian Code, the Netflix Original series, but I certainly...

‘Mandy’ | Film Review

September 18 2018, by M.N. Miller

Imagine being untreated for a concussion, then being dropped in the middle of a reddish-pink lava lamp with a handful of odd action figures, shake...

‘Superfly’ | Film Review

September 18 2018, by M.N. Miller

Blaxploitation films were born out of a time where African-American characters were written and portrayed as sidekicks, victims of violent brutality, or murderous villains. At...

‘Bleach’ | Netflix Original Film Review

September 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not the best person to review Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of Bleach, having neither seen the anime nor read the manga it was based...

‘Silencer’ (2018) | Film Review

September 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I must confess that beyond professional obligation, the only thing that persuaded me to watch Silencer was the presence of former UFC light-heavyweights Chuck Liddell...

‘Next Gen’ | Netflix Original Film Review

September 7 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a story behind Next Gen, which debuted on Netflix today. The Chinese-Canadian co-production by directors Kevin Adams and Joe Ksander was picked up at Cannes...

How to solve the Predator problem

September 5 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Predator is a fantastic action film that launched one of the truly iconic sci-fi monsters of all time. Yet despite the success of the original film...

Monkey Twins Season 1 Review

September 1 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Another day, another international series added to the burgeoning library of overseas Netflix content. Today it’s Monkey Twins, a Thai martial arts drama created by...

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 1 Review

September 1 2018, by Tyler Howat

For a non-James Bond or Doctor Who franchise that has been rebooted four times and had five different actors playing the title role, you’d think...

‘Ghoul’ Season 1 Netflix TV Review

August 24 2018, by Alix Turner

Ghoul is set in a version of India which is ruled by the military and religious prejudice; presumably in the near future (nothing looks terribly...

‘The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time’ | Film Review

August 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I must confess to not being entirely familiar with the Sharknado franchise, but I can’t imagine that matters. As I understand it, the one-joke premise...