Love Lies Bleeding Is a Sucker Punch Second Feature That Leaves an Impression 23/04/2024 This sex-soaked redneck fever dream of a revenge thriller will catch audiences off guard. Love Lies Bleeding marks the audacious
Argylle: A Disappointing Spy Caper with An Epic Ensemble Cast 16/04/2024 Argylle should be an epic spy adventure that grabs you by the lapels and refuses to let go. It should
Vengeance Trail Is a Western Flick with Big Ambitions 16/04/2024 Directed by Stephen McCurry and Josh Seat this old school Western is dynamically shot, effectively told, and celebrates the oldest
The Manifestation Is a Complex Thriller That Delivers 23/03/2024 There is something intangible about The Manifestation that addresses AI, explores notions of self and does it without leaning into
Late Night With the Devil Lingers Long After the Lights Go Out 16/03/2024 Writer-directors Cameron and Colin Cairnes have created something special. A horror film that plays out on live television and welcomes
Mickey Hardaway Hits Hard and Keeps on Coming 02/03/2024 Mickey Hardaway (Rashad Hunter) is an unflinching exploration into generational abuse captured with confidence by writer-director Marcellus Cox, who combines
The Potential of This Featurette Is Smothered by Over-Indulgence 17/02/2024 Writer-director Joe Aliberti makes films that challenge his audience and promote debate. Featurette is no different in its stripped back
All of Us Strangers Is a Heartwarming Love Story Tinged With Tragedy 16/01/2024 Adapted from the book by Taichi Yamada, All Of Us Strangers is a peerless piece of work from writer-director Andrew
Oppenheimer Has Earned Its Place Amongst the Greats on 4K, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download 12/12/2023 Image via Universal Robert J. Oppenheimer is a name synonymous with the Manhattan project, who helped handpick a select group
How to Ruin the Holidays Offers a Mediocre Merry Christmas 07/12/2023 Image via Chelsea Patrick How to Ruin the Holidays might embrace moments of melodrama on its yuletide journey, before diving
As We Know It Might Be the Zombie Romcom Destined to Disarm Audiences 03/12/2023 Image via Buffalo 8 As We Know It maybe a zombie romcom flick that embraces Edgar Wright and rips pages
May December Sees Two Oscar Winning Actors Lock Horns in This Small-Town Drama 17/11/2023 Image via Sky May December is a film filled with promises and resolutions that never come. It proves that personal
David Holmes Proves That Resurrection Is Just a State of Mind in The Boy Who Lived 15/11/2023 Image via HBO/Sky Harry Potter did more than spawn theme parks or create cultural icons in Daniel Radcliffe and J.K
King and Country Is a Delicate Diatribe on the Barbarity of War 09/11/2023 Image via StudioCanal King and Country from director Joseph Losey is a searing indictment of inhumanity during the First
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One Set to Be a Franchise Favourite 08/11/2023 Image via Paramount Pictures Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) just can’t catch a break, pinballing from one global catastrophe to
Fingernails Puts the Pain Back in Relationships 07/11/2023 Image via Apple Happiness only looks easy from the outside and people spend a lot of time hanging on by
John Le Carre Brings His Secrets Home to Roost in the Pigeon Tunnel 31/10/2023 Image via Apple With the seasoned eye of an undercover operative David Cornwell weighs up his interrogator, an Oscar winning
Clerk Is a Retrospective Documentary With Heart and Soul 08/10/2023 From major heart attacks to Miramax collaborations, Kevin Smith has carved his own niche in popular culture that kicked off
Vacation Friends 2 – A Disappointing Sequel Which Proves John Cena Should Pick His Company More Carefully. 30/08/2023 Sequels are a dangerous business often motivated by money. The follow up to Vacation Friends is no exception, as it
Window Seat Proves to Be an Intriguing AI Introduction 21/08/2023 Thousands of feet up hemmed in by hostiles tech CEO Thom is under threat. Faced with Raydon, an old school
Heart of Stone review: Gal Gadot’s action caper is a surprisingly feel-good flick 11/08/2023 The film is out on Netflix on Friday, 11 August. Heart of Stone is a preposterous spy thriller, packed with
Despite Some Dungeons and Dragons There Is Clearly No Honour Amongst Thieves 31/07/2023 Bounding onto swashbuckling Blu-ray, 4k and DVD from 31 July – Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves has a cavalcade
Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Throwback Is Too Cool for Skool 19/07/2023 With all the casual cool of a Blaxploitation classic, They Cloned Tyrone kicks off with some serious 70s vibes, backed
The Out-Laws Is Saved by an Ensemble Cast Intent on Delivering Some Comedy Gold 07/07/2023 The Out-Laws might promise an innocent culture clash comedy in those opening minutes, but things soon devolve into mayhem when
Nimona Feels Mediocre in Comparison to the Competition 03/07/2023 Nimona is a rip-roaring animated adventure from Annapurna Pictures, about the power of emotional connections and the importance of being
Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale Deliver Two Powerhouse Performances in Prisoner’s Daughter 26/06/2023 Despite the humdrum plot, which sees a career criminal return home after 12 years to reunite with his only child,
John Wick Lays Waste to the World in an Epic Fourth Instalment 23/06/2023 With ice cool chop-socky machismo, indestructible tenacity and countless assassins tracking his every move – John Wick (Keanu Reeves) trailblazes
Chris Hemsworth Racks up Another Extraction in This Slick Netflix Offering 17/06/2023 As Tyler Rake, Chris Hemsworth will do no damage to his image as the man of tomorrow. If falling off
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Comes Into Its Own on 4K Ultra HD 08/06/2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, makes its 4K Ultra-HD debut in spectacular fashion, bringing back Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) for
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Is Pure Popcorn Entertainment to Its Core 08/06/2023 Summer blockbuster season has arrived with all the logic stretching bravado that comes with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. A
Babylon Review (4K UHD): Director Damien Chazelle celebrates the chaos in creativity, with his own 3-hour love letter to Hollywood 13/04/2023 Packed with more invention than most mainstream movies can manage, Damien Chazelle’s Babylon is equal parts love letter and cautionary
Review: Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon prove to be a formidable duo in ‘Boston Strangler’ 16/03/2023 Martha and the Vandellas is blasting from a nearby television set, neighbors are fighting in another apartment, while beneath all
Review: ‘Tetris’ sees Taron Egerton slot all the blocks perfectly into place 15/03/2023 In 1989, when gaming classic Tetris launched, it took the world by storm. Now explored by Apple TV’s latest original
Review: ‘Devil’s Peak’ is a slice of small town melodrama packed with powerful performances 13/02/2023 Devil’s Peak is a slice of small-town Americana headlined by Robin Wright (Wonder Wonder 1984), Billy Bob Thornton (The Gray
Review: Rom-com cliché meets superhero culture clash in ‘At Midnight’ 10/02/2023 Everything about At Midnight is dipped in cliché up to the neck, and marinaded overnight. Co-written by Jonah Feingold, alongside fellow collaborators
Review: ‘Disquiet’ is the bargain basement horror movie mashup audiences should avoid 09/02/2023 Disquiet, from writer and director Michael Winnick is a subpar horror movie mashup featuring deserted hospitals, rampaging patients, and more
Review: Slick, sassy, and ‘Sharper’ than most thrillers – this could be the making of Sebastian Stan 08/02/2023 With directing stints on Sherlock, The Crown, and Andor under his belt, plus an Emmy win, director Benjamin Caron brings pedigree to this Apple
Review: Can feelings be rekindled? Coincidence brings two people together to find out in ‘She Is Love’ 03/02/2023 Selected for the London Film Festival in 2022, She Is Love brings together Sam Riley (Rebecca) and Haley Bennett (Magazine Dreams) in
Sundance Review: ‘Plan C’ makes an impact with a hard-hitting look at life choices 02/02/2023 There is no denying that Plan C intended to inform, sought to educate, and hoped to enlighten when it came to Sundance,
Sundance Review: ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ does Julia Louis-Dreyfus no favors 31/01/2023 Written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, You Hurt My Feelings features Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Beth, a successful author who is suffering a
Sundance Review: ‘Landscape with Invisible Hand’ tackles some big ideas, but lacks coherence 31/01/2023 Set in a near-future where an alien species called the Vuvv have made contact, hijacked the most intelligent humans to
Sundance Review: ‘Rye Lane’ is a vibrant South London rom-com worth the investment 31/01/2023 Vibrant South London rom-com Rye Lane – from director Raine Allen Miller – fizzes and pops with an immersive exuberance from the
Sundance Review: ‘The Deepest Breath’ is a free diving tragedy not without motive 26/01/2023 Plunging into the depths for this tragic tale of extreme sports gone wrong, The Deepest Breath comes to Sundance with an intention
Sundance Review: ‘Cat Person’ tackles a contemporary talking point that demands discussion 26/01/2023 Director Susanna Fogel (Booksmart) and writer Michelle Ashford have created a contemporary talking point in Cat Person, which is sure to
Sundance Review: ‘Other People’s Children’ is a rom-com romance filled with revelations 25/01/2023 Other People’s Children is a rom-com from French writer director Rebecca Zlotowski, which will reignite lost loves, seep into the pores
Sundance Review: ‘Fair Play’ proves to be a cutthroat rom-com with the gloves off 25/01/2023 From writer and director Claire Domont, Fair Play is a hedge fund rom-com, which takes elements of J C Chandor’s Margin Call and pits
Sundance Review: ‘Bad Behavior’ at least lives up to the first half of its title 25/01/2023 Headlined by Jennifer Connelly (Top Gun: Maverick) and Ben Whishaw (No Time to Die), Bad Behavior from writer director Alice Englert comes
Sundance Review: ‘Eileen’ brings out a side of Anne Hathaway to get people talking 25/01/2023 Based on the debut novel from PEN award winner Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen is directed by William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) and stars Anne
Sundance Review: ‘Magazine Dreams’ confirms Jonathan Majors as a force to be reckoned with 24/01/2023 Ever since his star turn in Lovecraft Country, which would set him on the path to MCU dominance, Jonathan Majors has
Review: ‘Maybe I Do’ is worth the investment if only for its glorious ensemble cast 24/01/2023 Maybe I Do, which hits selected theaters on Jan. 27, might only feel like a concoction built on relationships, but there
Sundance Review: ‘Squaring The Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)’ is the stuff of music legend 24/01/2023 Pop icon peddler, rock musician photographer, and creatively considerate film director Anton Corbijn came to Sundance 2023 with his first
Sundance Review: ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ is a love letter of a legacy to someone still fighting for his life 24/01/2023 No one ever saw this coming. An 80’s icon of film and television being struck down by early onset Parkinson’s
Review: ‘Teen Wolf: The Movie’ is a swan song for fans who feel short-changed 23/01/2023 With the imminent arrival of spinoff series Wolf Pack, a feature length version of MTV’s Teen Wolf: The Movie seeks to close out one
Sundance Review: ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ might be the making of Daisy Ridley 22/01/2023 Sometimes I Think About Dying might just be the revelation audiences have been waiting for from Daisy Ridley as she charts
4k Ultra HD Review: ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ continues to bring it home for Christmas 13/12/2022 Road trip movies come no more festive than Planes, Trains and Automobiles – which hit screens in 1987. Written by
Review: David Duchovny and a savage ensemble get despicable in ‘The Estate’ 08/12/2022 Due to premiere this year at the London Film Festival, The Estate demonstrates what a group of money grabbing relatives
We Got This Covered – ‘Spirited’ adds another string to the bows of Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds 13/11/2022 If anyone ever wished for a yuletide musical complete with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, wish no longer, as Spirited seeks to
Top Gun: Maverick – 4k UHD Review 06/11/2022 After 36 years and a career which has come to define the words ‘movie star’, Tom Cruise returns as Pete
We Got This Covered – ‘Enola Holmes 2’ expands into franchise territory with an accomplished new entry 05/11/2022 From Christopher Lee to Basil Rathbone, Sherlock Holmes has always been synonymous with deductive reasoning and iconic deerstalkers. That is
We Got This Covered – ‘Causeway’ benefits from Jennifer Lawrence in Oscar-worthy form 04/11/2022 Disability in cinema often comes with an Oscar promise attached, as actors automatically jockey for recognition of their work. Rarely
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘Decision to Leave’ 29/10/2022 Not every attraction in life comes without a degree of compromise. Whether that means an element of risk, a taste
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘Women Talking’ marks a new level of maturity for writer director Sarah Polley 27/10/2022 Adapted from the novel by Miriam Toews, Women Talking represents a cinematic deconstruction of feminine identity. Complex in its dissection, comprehensive in
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ never shies away from tackling an extremely contentious topic 25/10/2022 Palm Trees and Power Lines from writer-director Jamie Dack is destined to become a divisive feature film dealing as it does
We Got This Covered Review – ‘Raymond and Ray’ mixes gallows humor with graveside gravitas to create something unique 22/10/2022 Families are funny things – a fact that really hits home in Apple’s latest feature film as the half-brothers and
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘Bardo’ is an inspirational piece of cinema 19/10/2022 Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is no easier to explain than some will find it to say. Multi-time
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘The Son’ is rife with cliches and wasted opportunities 19/10/2022 The Son could have been a dramatic home run that effortlessly explored anxiety, parental break-ups, and contemporary debates around generational anxiety.
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘The Wonder’ is a windswept fable of female empowerment that demands investment 17/10/2022 Tempestuous, windswept, and allegorical are just a few words which spring to mind when it comes to The Wonder. A faith-driven
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ favors brains over a booty call in this steamy adaptation 16/10/2022 Intellectual wealth over financial security defines this latest adaptation of 1929 novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover, as shaped by Oscar-nominated screenwriter David
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘Aftersun’ is a nostalgia trip of personal tragedy, which transcends cinematic expectations 14/10/2022 Charlotte Wells, writer-director of Aftersun, has created an understated portrait of personal tragedy in this deceptively dark father-daughter team-up. Melding camcorder
London Film Festival 2022 Review – ‘Inland’ is marred by arthouse introspection and a ponderous plotline 13/10/2022 Urban legends, fireside fables and faery folk cavorting in forests may not sound like a starting point for family drama,
We Got This Covered – ‘Significant Other’ is rife with cliche and wasted talent 07/10/2022 Ardent backpackers beware now that Significant Other is streaming on Paramount Plus, because outdoor enthusiasts may never venture into the woods again
We Got This Covered – ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ is no oil painting 04/10/2022 This voodoo-infused New Orleans revels in its seedy little secrets, as Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon shines bright for Ana Lily
We Got This Covered – ‘Section Eight’ masters the mediocre action movie 23/09/2022 Ripe with cliché, filled with face-offs and defined by mediocrity, Section Eight hits cinemas from Sept 23 with some serious pay check
We Got This Covered – ‘Lou’ is saved by solid performances and a great score 23/09/2022 Sometimes a movie gets elevated by the most unexpected elements, raising it above mediocrity and convention because one person dared
We Got This Covered – ‘Bandit’ is a smash and grab story with heart and soul 21/09/2022 Bandit prepares to hold up cinemas from Sept 23, telling the tale of Gilbert Galvan Jr, who held up 59
We Got This Covered – ‘House of Darkness’ is pure gothic horror with added bite 09/09/2022 For lovers of fireside fables, no four words are more fearsome than “once upon a time,” a phrase that haunts
We Got This Covered – ‘Burial’ is a World War 2 melodrama marred by mediocrity 02/09/2022 If Burial does nothing else when released into cinemas Sept. 2nd, it should make audiences think twice before they pursue a life
Movie Review – ‘Event Horizon’ 4k Ultra HD Re-Master 27/08/2022 When are people going to learn that derelict spaceships and the bending of space time are never a good mix.
We Got This Covered – ‘Out Of The Blue’ is a film noir with ample self-awareness 22/08/2022 There is something undeniably romantic about film noir that that makes Neil LaBute’s Out Of The Blue one of his most alluring
We Got This Covered – ‘The Runner’ is a teen drama with few redeeming qualities 18/08/2022 Filmmakers are a strange breed, and none more so than the people behind The Runner, a rite-of-passage police procedural, which tries
We Got This Covered – ‘Secret Headquarters’ is a Marvel-lite movie not without charm 10/08/2022 Some ideas are so simple they end up being film titles, such as Secret Headquarters, which hits Paramount Plus on Aug.
Movie Review – She Will (2021) 01/08/2022 Directed by Charlotte Colbert. Starring Malcolm McDowell, John McCrea, Alice Krige, Rupert Everett, Amy Manson, Jonathan Aris, Daniel Lapaine, and
We Got This Covered – ‘Honor Society’ is pure John Hughes for a new generation 28/07/2022 Honor Society, which premieres on Paramount Plus on July 29, is a savvy rites-of-passage piece which mainlines top tier John
We Got This Covered – Review: ‘Alone Together’ is a poignant pandemic drama with real heart 19/07/2022 Alone Together, which hits theaters on July 22, is a poignant portrait of personal relationships played out against the backdrop
Movie Review – The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020) 08/07/2022 Directed by Kaouther Ben Haria. Starring Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw, Monica Bellucci, Saad Lostan and Darina Al
We Got This Covered – Tribeca Review: ‘The Forgiven’ is a morally ambiguous melodrama that lacks closure 30/06/2022 Adapted for the screen and directed by John Michael McDonagh (Cavalry), The Forgiven is a melodrama that specifically explores cultural differences. It
*Video Review* We Got This Covered – Tribeca Review: ‘Four Samosas’ is a side dish with extra heist thrown in 27/06/2022 Four Samosas might be the most unique film to come out of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, as it affectionately incorporates
We Got This Covered – Tribeca Review: ‘Cherry’ heralds the arrival of a staggering talent 26/06/2022 Coming in at a trim hour and 15 minutes, Cherry rests squarely on the shoulders of Alex Trewhitt; an actress who displays
We Got This Covered – Tribeca Review: ‘Roving Woman’ is a road movie with real heart 24/06/2022 Roving Woman, a Tribeca selection which hinges on an eclectic performance from actor, co-writer and casting director Lena Gora, is
We Got This Covered – Tribeca Review: ‘Good Girl Jane’ is elevated by poignant performances 19/06/2022 Good Girl Jane is a gritty character study from writer and director Sarah Elizabeth Mintz that expands on her 2017 short
We Got This Covered – Tribeca Review: ‘Allswell’ is a melodrama minus the momentum 19/06/2022 Allswell is an old-fashioned family melodrama, which spends time introducing relationships, laying out their connections, and then cranking tensions up a
Review: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is a dramedy that breaks the mold 17/06/2022 Cha Cha Real Smooth is not only a staggering achievement from Cooper Raiff, who has barely hit the halfway mark in his
Review: ‘The Integrity of Joseph Chambers’ is a staggering study of fractured masculinity 15/06/2022 Writer and director Robert Machoian first came to prominence with emotionally fraught indie breakout The Killing Of Two Lovers, a small-scale relationship
Review: ’88’ teeters on the brink of being a great political thriller 15/06/2022 88, a propulsive political thriller from writer director Eromose makes all the right noises. It has shades of All The President’s Men, draws
We Got This Covered – Review: ‘Dual’ is a melodrama held together by Karen Gillian on powerhouse form 04/05/2022 Come for the satirical sci-fi thrills, stay for an incredible double turn from Karen Gillan. When it comes to human
We Got This Covered – Review: ‘Choose or Die,’ challenging its audience, isn’t just another indie horror film 22/04/2022 In ‘Choose or Die,’ a game turns terrifying, and a score from a former notorious frontman ups the movie’s considerable
We Got This Covered – SXSW Film Review: ‘Women Do Cry’ proves to be a hard hitting drama not for the faint hearted 08/04/2022 ‘Borat’ star Maria Bakalova co-stars in this film about a Bulgarian family grappling with generational trauma brought by gender roles.
We Got This Covered – Review: ‘Pirates’ marks the emergence of an intriguing writer-director 08/04/2022 Reggie Yates’ first feature film, ‘Pirates,’ brings us a blast from the past (North London circa 1999) with a lot
We Got This Covered – SXSW Film Review: ‘Pretty Problems’ just misses the mark when it comes to social satire 05/04/2022 Pretty Problems from director Kestrin Pantera comes on like a social satire and drifts into the realms of relationship drama before morphing
We Got This Covered – SXSW Film Review: ‘The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic’ is a rom-com game changer 29/03/2022 The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic is an arresting piece of cinema from Finnish director Teemu Nikki