Chum Review: Shocking AI-Infused “Film” That Shows The Worst Of New Hollywood
When you settle down to watch a shark film called Chum, you know you're bound to witness something so silly...
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The State of Us Review (2026 Edinburgh Film Festival)
A directorial debut that focuses on life and the inevitability of death is a bold choice for a first feature....
Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution Review (2026 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Pat Tate is back in Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution, the seventh instalment in the true-crime franchise. The moral debates...
Hope Review (2026 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Despite Hope being only his fourth feature, the latest film by auteur Na Hong-jin arrives with enormous expectations. His debut,...
Sheep In The Box Review (2026 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Hirokazu Koreeda is one of Japan’s most prolific directors, and his first film of 2026, Sheep in the Box, should...
Stop! That! Train! Review – A Gloriously Camp Disaster Movie
Stop! That! Train! That title alone, with its emphatic trio of exclamation marks, gives you a pretty clear idea of...
Mission Review (2026 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Have you ever felt like you had no true purpose in life? Simply going through the motions with no end...
Lanterns Review – DC’s Green Lantern Series Is a Bright New Beginning
Lanterns is an extremely strong return to the DC Universe for a character that many felt suffered an injustice with...
Miss You, Love You – Jim Rash’s Patient, Initimate Drama Is A Gem
Miss You, Love You is the fantastic two-hander story of Diane, a grieving widow (Allison Janney) forced to plan her...
Concrete Land Review (2026 Locarno Film Festival)
Stories of displacement and exile, insofar as there’s war of any kind, flood the news, and they clutch at one’s...
Tony Review: A Complex, Tasty Biopic
In Kitchen Confidential, the late Anthony Bourdain pulled no punches in describing his teenage self. He was, put simply, “badly...
Don’t Say Good Luck Review – A Charming Netflix Coming-Of-Age Comedy
When I first saw a trailer for a film starring Sunny Sandler about a group of students putting on a...
The End Of Oak Street Review: A Monster Helping Of Fun
It’s a brave writer/director who decides to make a new version of a favourite movie, especially when it’s a much-loved...
Lady Review – Sian Clifford Shines In Poignant, Biting Mockumentary
Lady follows narcissistic aristocrat Lady Isabella after she hires a documentary film crew to record her life in her extravagant country...