Comedy

I Feel Pretty Review – Amy Schumer’s Empowering and Witty Rom-Com on Self-Image

April 21 2018, by Tyler Howat

I’m rather intensely torn by I Feel Pretty and did more than my share of convicted thinking before sitting down to write this review. It has...

‘Sherlock Gnomes’ Review: A Pun-Filled but Hollow Sequel

April 1 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

A sequel to 2011’s Gnomeo and Juliet, Sherlock Gnomes reimagines the famous sleuth as a lawn trinket on the trail of his missing fellows in...

On My Block Season 1 Review

March 16 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

On My Block Season 1 is a Netflix comedy series that focuses on four teenagers — Cesar (Diego Tinoco), Ruby (Jason Genao), Monse (Sierra Capri)...

‘Gringo’ Review – Disappointing Comedy Action Drama with Edgerton & Theron

March 14 2018, by Daniel Hart

Comedy action drama Gringo tells the story of Harold, who believes his executive friends are backstabbing him at a major pharmaceutical company. His suspicion eventually...

Film Review | Game Night (2018)

March 3 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Game Night is a raucously funny comedy about parlour-loving partiers who find themselves drawn into a web of danger. Written by Mark Perez and directed...

Review | Everything Sucks! (2018)

February 16 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix Original Everything Sucks! follows nerdy teenaged outsiders in Boring, Oregon, as they deal with the stresses of growing up in the VHS era. The...

‘Polka King’ Review – A Charming Few Hours

January 12 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Polka King is a charming ode to the completely bizarre and undeniably fanciful life of Jan Lewan. Based upon the 2009 documentary The Man Who...

‘War on Everyone’ Review – Excellent Cast, Excellent Characters

December 12 2017, by Alix Turner

War on Everyone is a film about two corrupt policemen and the mess they get into when they take their bribery down a new direction....

Review | The Nine Lives of Christmas

November 28 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

The Nine Lives of Christmas Title The Nine Lives of Christmas Director Mark Jean Writer(s) Sheila Roberts (based on the book by), Nancey Silvers Rating...

‘Brigsby Bear’ Review – A Chummy and Wholesome Film

November 22 2017, by Alix Turner

This is a film you may not have heard of (unless you follow what’s going on at Sundance) that came out in the USA in...

Flashback | Review | What We Do in the Shadows

November 10 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Movie Title: What We Do in the Shadows Director(s): Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement Writer(s): Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement Rating: PG Release Date: June 19, 2014...

The Visit (2015) Review

October 29 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

We review the 2015 movie The Visit, which does not contain any significant spoilers.  M. Night Shyamalan is back – and he really snuck this...

‘Dead Alive (1992)’ Review – Blood, Gore and Excess Comedy

October 25 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

“Legolas, what do your elf eyes see?” “The Uruks turn Northeast! They’re taking the Hobbits to Isengard!” “That baby just… landed in a fucking blender.”...

‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’ Review – A Serviceable Piece Of Work

October 19 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Our third trip down the well-stocked aisles of Toys R Us, this time in search of LEGO’s apparently-popular Ninjago; a more narrative-heavy extension of LEGO’s...

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Review

October 13 2017, by Daniel Hart

Directed by Noah Baumbach, we review the 2017 Netflix movie The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), which does not contain spoilers. I fondly remember when...

Review – The Babysitter (2017)

October 13 2017, by Daniel Hart

At a glance, you would believe that The Babysitter is going to be the usual recycled garbage that Netflix churns out on a fortnightly basis...

Review – My Little Pony: The Movie

October 8 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Thanks to a series of incredibly bizarre events, earlier this evening I found myself in a screening of My Little Pony: The Movie, along with...

Review – The Grand Budapest Hotel

October 4 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

The Grand Budapest Hotel follows the tale of eccentric hotel concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and a lobby boy he befriends whilst caught up in...

‘No Offence’ Season 1 Review – A Seriously Addictive Series

September 25 2017, by Adam Lock

The daily trials and tribulations of the officers of a Manchester constabulary working together to keep the streets safe, No Offence follows the lives of...

Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle

September 24 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

After Kingsman HQ is destroyed, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) and Merlin (Mark Strong) have to call upon some extra help to find those behind the attack....