Drama

‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Review – Chanté Adams Shines in Story of Queens Rap Legend

March 23 2018, by Daniel Hart

Netflix film Roxanne Roxanne is a biopic about the most feared MC in Queens, New York, in the 1980s—Roxanne Shanté. It was written and directed...

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)...

The Sinner Season 1 Review

March 12 2018, by Alix Turner

The Sinner is an American crime drama focusing on a young woman (Jessica Biel) who commits a seemingly inexplicable crime and the detective (Bill Pullman)...

Review: Jared Leto in ‘The Outsider’ – A Controversial Yakuza Tale

March 8 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

The Outsider sees method actor Jared Leto (House Of Gucci) as an American soldier who joins the Yakuza in post-WWII Japan. Directed by Martin Zandvliet...

Film Review | The Ravenous / Les Affamés (2017)

March 2 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Written and directed by Robin Aubert, The Ravenous, also known as Les Affamés, is a Canadian horror-drama about a zombie outbreak in the remote Quebec...

‘Seven Seconds (2018)’ Review – A Must See Compelling Crime Drama

February 23 2018, by Daniel Hart

Seven Seconds, a Netflix series, tells the story of a police officer who accidentally runs over a young black male and the repercussions it has...

Review | Absentia (2017)

February 20 2018, by Alix Turner

Absentia is an Amazon-original thriller series about Emily Byrne (played by Stana Katic), an FBI agent who has been declared dead, and is found to...

‘Irreplaceable You’ Review – Unoriginal But Get The Tissues Ready For Another Cancer-Romance

February 16 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Irreplaceable You questions the inevitable what ifs that follow the devastating news of a terminal diagnosis. This heartbreaking romance follows Sam and Abbie’s life after...

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...

Review | Love Per Square Foot (2018)

February 14 2018, by Daniel Hart

Netflix Original Love Per Square Foot is about two dreaming young adults wanting their own ideal home, which leads to the opportunity for a marriage...

‘The Strange Ones’ Review – Unsettling and Unusual, But Worth Watching

January 8 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

As the title suggests, it’s very strange. From the filmmaking team of Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein, The Strange Ones is a puzzle of a...

Mudbound (2017) Review

December 1 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Directed by Dee Rees, we review the 2017 Netflix movie Mudbound, which does not contain any significant spoilers. Netflix has played a huge part in...

‘Battle of the Sexes’ Review – A Movie With A Really Engaging Character Study

November 27 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

I think that tennis hasn’t been particularly well served (pun very much intended) on the big screen. Recently, we’ve had Borg/McEnroe, but sadly that passed...

‘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...

‘From the Land of the Moon’ Review – Not Worth The Watch Apart From Tracking Marion Cotillard’s Filmography

November 6 2017, by Daniel Hart

I forgave Marion Cotillard’s unspeakable death scene in The Dark Knight Rises very quickly. I cannot help but chortle every time I witness that appalling...

Review – The Glass Castle

October 25 2017, by Daniel Hart

The Glass Castle is based on a memoir of the same name. In fact, the entire notion of a glass castle is pretty central to...

‘OtherLife’ Review – Good Practice For The Director

October 23 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

Ben C. Lucas brought us an ambitious, flawed bit of pulp sci-fi from the sunny shores of Australia. It’s a rumination on the pitfalls of...

Review – Let the Right One In

October 15 2017, by Adam Lock

Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is a lonely 12-year-old living in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm. He suffers from relentless bullying at school and dreams of one...

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 Babadook

October 9 2017, by Jonathon Wilson

What is surprising, poignant, provocative, and frightening about The Babadook is its honesty. Here is a film – a debut feature, no less, written and...