Mystery & Thriller

Terminal (2018) Review – An Inscrutable Journey That Leaves You Uncertain

May 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Terminal runs for about 90 minutes, and I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what a single one of them was about. I...

The Ferryman (2018) Review – A Surreal Journey Through Grief and Low-Budget Horror

May 6 2018, by Alix Turner

The Ferryman is the story of Mara, who cannot bear to carry on living and attempts suicide. She comes round in the hospital – fortunately!...

‘Beirut’ Review: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, and the Tragedy of a Fallen Paradise

April 23 2018, by Tyler Howat

There really are two characters in this Beirut: Jon Hamm’s Mason Skiles and the city of Beirut. Both were once on top, the envy of...

Muil (Short Film) Review

April 22 2018, by Alix Turner

Muil came to my attention by sheer chance, a fluke of Twitter; I wish I knew how, because I want more discoveries like this. It...

The Black Gloves Review – A Nostalgic Dive into Melodramatic Horror

April 21 2018, by Alix Turner

In The Black Gloves, Dr. Finn Galloway (Jamie Scott-Gordon), hurting from the sudden death of a young patient, discovers that he may be able to help...

Cargo Review

April 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Another day, another culturally-specific zombie movie being given the “original” treatment by Netflix. This time it’s Cargo, an Australian offering starring your favourite greying everyman,...

Truth or Dare Review

April 19 2018, by Alix Turner

The trailer has been everywhere, so I have no doubt you’re familiar with the scenario. A group of college friends and acquaintances spend their last...

‘Orbiter 9’ Review: A Visually Stunning but Narratively Flat Sci-Fi Drama

April 6 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Orbiter 9 tells us a story of the human condition, of love, life, and the value of existence. Laboratory conditions can only monitor so much,...

A Quiet Place Review

April 4 2018, by Alix Turner

A Quiet Place is a horror/thriller about a family’s survival against the threat of creatures which hunt by sound. It was directed by John Krasinski,...

The Strangers: Prey at Night Review

April 1 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

[yasr_overall_rating size=”medium”] Ten years after the 2008 original, The Strangers: Prey at Night sees the same trio of masked murderers making mayhem in a trailer...

Film Review | Unsane (2018)

March 27 2018, by Daniel Hart

Starring Claire Foy, Unsane tells the story of Sawyer Valentini, who is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she believes she is confronted by her...

‘Steel Rain’ Review: North Korean Espionage and Doomsday Drama

March 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Steel Rain cooks up a button-pushing doomsday scenario as a super-skilled North Korean agent team up with a dorky presidential aide to stave off a...

‘The Hurricane Heist’ Review – A Calamitous, Brain-Dead Thriller

March 12 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

In this exceptionally dumb thriller about bad weather and morons, thieves attempt a heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches. Directed...

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)...

Requiem Season 1 Review

March 5 2018, by Alix Turner

Requiem is a six-part mystery/psychological horror series about a young woman who is concerned her mother may have had something to do with the disappearance...

Review | Red Sparrow (2018)

March 3 2018, by Tyler Howat

Red Sparrow is Francis Lawrence’s fourth outing with star Jennifer Lawrence following the final three films of The Hunger Games Saga. Jennifer Lawrence plays a former...

‘Re:Mind’ Season 1 Review – A Clever Series That Leaves You Short-Changed

February 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Re:Mind is a mystery that follows eleven female students as they try and find a motive behind why they have woken up bound to a...

Review | The Open House

January 19 2018, by Daniel Hart

The Open House review Director Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote Writer(s) Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote Rating 15 Release Date January 19, 2018 (Netflix) What’s this? At...

‘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...

‘Day of the Dead: Bloodline’ Review – There’s Some Well-Constructed Action Beats But It’s A Bad Zombie Movie

January 8 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Day of the Dead: Bloodline is a remake of 1985’s Day of the Dead. Which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, I guess. But...