Drama
‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Review – Chanté Adams Shines in Story of Queens Rap Legend
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
What is surprising, poignant, provocative, and frightening about The Babadook is its honesty. Here is a film – a debut feature, no less, written and...