Michael Review
There has been a wave of musical biopics, ranging from the likes of the Academy Award-winning Bohemian Rhapsody, and it's...
Reviews
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Mint Review (BBC)
Fairly often, someone tries to put a new spin on Romeo and Juliet. Charlotte Regan is the latest to throw...
Affection Review (2026 Overlook Film Festival)
Jessica Rothe shines in Affection, a fascinating yet flawed sci-fi horror mystery from debut director BT Meza. After surviving a...
Trouble In Paradise Review (Criterion Collection)
One of the most important film directors of all time, Ernst Lubitsch, was hugely influential in shaping cinema as we...
Criminal Record Season Two Review (Apple TV)
Apple TV’s Criminal Record is back for a second season, and this time, the show is taking a broader approach....
Hive Review
There’s something off about Hive almost straight away. The playground looks normal at first, like completely normal. Bright, colourful, kids...
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Review
Lee Cronin's The Mummy is a supernatural horror film and is a re-imagining of The Mummy franchise by Blumhouse, which began in...
Kiss of the Spider Woman Review
There are so many musical films from the late 1900s that have been remade within only 26 years of the...
Beef: Season 2 Review (Netflix)
A show about how we let anger rule our lives that became a commentary on class differences and the trivial...
Colours of Time Review
There’s something quietly audacious about how Colours of Time begins. We’re immediately met with close-up images of Monet’s paintings inside...
Glenrothan Review
There was only one way a Scottish family drama directed by Brian Cox could unfold – and Glenrothan follows that...
Margo’s Got Money Troubles Review (Apple TV)
Margo (Elle Fanning) realises she’s pregnant when she throws up into a bread basket at her waitressing job. It’s not...
Akira Review
What do Jordan Peele’s Nope, Nisemonogatari, and Batman: The Animated Series have in common? Beyond all being great pieces of...
The Blue Trail Review
Dystopian films often lean towards being bleak or overtly apocalyptic, but The Blue Trail presents its world very differently. Gabriel...