Dir: Emma Tammi Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Matthew Lillard Five Nights at Freddy's lacks the scares or originality to make it an effective horror film in its own right but it will no doubt be a hit with its large and loyal fanbase Ever since the release of the... Continue Reading →
Dir: Emerald Fennell Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan Emerald Fennell's sophomore feature film is a dark and twisted tale of privilege and desire, that had me in stitches from start to finish Following the success of her debut feature, Promising Young Woman, in 2020,... Continue Reading →
Spooky season is here! Following on from the release of Saw X at the end of September, the horror releases are not slowing down in the lead up to Halloween. There are some iconic IPs getting movie releases this months, as well as some original horror releases to be excited for. Arguably one of the... Continue Reading →
Dir: Gareth Edwards Cast: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, Allison Janney, Ralph Ineson This original and timely sci-fi epic from writer-director Gareth Edwards is a visually stunning and action packed blockbuster, that sees the western world at war with Artificial Intelligence. Ever since the release of his ingenious... Continue Reading →
Dir: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ali Khan, Emma Laird, Kelly Reilly, Riccardo Scamarcio, Michelle Yeoh Kenneth Branagh's latest turn as iconic Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is the best of the series to date. With an intriguing murder mystery at the centre and a spooky... Continue Reading →
Dir: Pablo Larrain Cast: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Munchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger, Stella Gonet Pablo Larrain follows up his haunting biopics of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, with this darkly funny and eerily gothic alternate history horror There are very few filmmakers that manage to divide critics quite like Chilean director, Pablo Larrain. After a... Continue Reading →
Dir: Alejandro Monteverde Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp While there are flaws from a filmmaking perspective, 'Sound of Freedom' succeeds in raising awareness of its sensitive subject matter When it comes to writing reviews on this blog, there are several things I take into account. These can range from the pure craft of... Continue Reading →
Dir: Antoine Fuqua Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ammar, Remo Girone Denzel Washington goes out with a bang in this third and final instalment of the ultra violent action series from director Antoine Fuqua There could be a strong case put forward to argue that Denzel Washington is the greatest actor of... Continue Reading →
August turned out to be a relatively slow month at the cinema following from the box-office breaking phenomenon that was Barbenheimer. The biggest release of the month worldwide was the Jason Statham starring The Meg 2: The Trench, with Disney's Haunted Mansion and DC's Blue Beetle massively underperforming at the global box office. Hopefully with... Continue Reading →
Dir: Celine Song Cast: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro This beautiful debut feature film by writer-director Celine Song is not just a simple love story, but a poignant tale of what-ifs, that will leave you feeling breathless. I had heard nothing but great things surrounding this directorial debut by Korean-Canadian filmmaker Celine Song. The... Continue Reading →
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