Yadang: The Snitch Review
The police and criminals go hand in hand; one cannot exist without the other—it’s a symbiotic relationship. However, this dynamic...
Cinema
Final Destination: Bloodlines Review
The Final Destination movies have always been something of a guilty pleasure franchise. Modern audiences have an appetite for watching...
Motel Destino Review
Motel Destino opens with a medium close-up of clear blue water, with waves crashing on the shore, with the diegetic...
The Wedding Banquet Review
Director Andrew Ahn has made a virtue out of a necessity. Re-working Ang Lee’s early 90s Oscar nominated The Wedding...
Cloud Review
The idea of anonymity on the internet is truly a mirage—something we believe exists but is merely a figment of...
Treading Water Review
Having premiered at the London Film Festival last year to great acclaim, and a spotlight screening at the Manchester Film...
The Friend Review
In a month when animals are helping us get in touch with our emotions – see last week’s The Penguin...
The Penguin Lessons Review
Let’s get the cliché out of the way. Animals and children are notorious scene stealers, hence the oft-quoted advice to...
The Ugly Stepsister Review
This squirmy reimagining of Cinderella with graphic sex and folk-tinged body horror will worm its whimsical way under your skin....
Drop Review
First dates can be killer. Quite literally for widowed mum Violet (Meghan Fahy), the unlucky protagonist of Drop - the...
The King of Kings Review
It’s a strange time for faith-based cinema. Gone are the days of Ben-Hur or The Ten Commandments, epic tales from...
The Amateur Review
The "revenge for your dead wife" trope is a tough one to tackle, and unfortunately, James Hawes’ The Amateur doesn’t...
The Return Review
He was the hero of Homer’s epic poem, the King of Ithaca who masterminded the wooden horse of Troy, led...
The Last Swim Review
Sasha Nathwani’s Last Swim is a deeply moving and visually stunning coming-of-age drama that explores friendship, ambition, and the unpredictability...