Reviews

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Sally Hawkins with 'bloody' hands in a scene from Bring Her Back, read film review

Bring Her Back Review

Victoria Luxford 23 July 2025

Almost exactly two years ago, Danny and Michael Philippou made their mark on the horror with the striking Talk To...

Two people sort their romance out in Futra Days

Futra Days Review

Leoni Horton 23 July 2025

When a relationship ends, it’s natural to look back and try to pinpoint the moment everything went wrong. Futra Days,...

Ariella Mastroianni looking through car mirror in Gazer

Gazer Review

Jannat Suleman 22 July 2025

It’s a bold critique to compare any film to the emotional and narrative intensity of Memento and Inception, and even...

Lucid review from 2025 Fantasia Film Festival

Lucid Review (Fantasia 2025)

Bradley Hadcroft 22 July 2025

Surreal and sublime, Lucid projects remnants of a fractured childhood through the kaleidoscope of '90s art, flashing rays of beauty...

2 Korean men fight in Fragment, read Bradley Hadcroft's review of this thriller

Fragment Review (Fantasia 2025)

Bradley Hadcroft 18 July 2025

An exquisitely composed drama from South Korea, Fragment broods with guilt and anger as it sifts through the emotional wreckage...

Ran 4K Review (Vintage World Classics)

Emlyn Roberts-Harry 18 July 2025

Where to even begin? Ran, which translates into English as "Chaos", feels like the culmination of Akira Kurosawa's career. It wasn't...

Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal have a date in Materialists

Materialists Review

Lexi Lane 17 July 2025

Rom-coms are back… Or are they? Director Celine Song had a tremendous breakthrough with the vulnerable Past Lives in 2023,...

Hold The Fort Review (Fantasia 2025)

Bradley Hadcroft 17 July 2025

Hold The Fort is a zingy monster flick that freshens up a genre staple with gore and gags galore. When...

Friendship Review

Lexi Lane 16 July 2025

Exploring the bonds between two men isn’t a new concept by any means, but adding Tim Robinson’s chaotic comedic style...

Harvest Review

Calum Cooper 15 July 2025

Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Harvest, with its atmospheric period setting and lambasting views on capitalism, somewhat reminds this critic of William McGregor’s underrated gem,...

Gabriel Byrne and Helena Bonham-Carter in Four Letters of Love

Four Letters Of Love Review

Jannat Suleman 15 July 2025

Independent cinema is inundated by book-to-screen adaptations—usually a sign of both increasing quality in literature and expanding palates in film....