movie review

Halloween Kills review: An ample slasher dose for horror fans

Somewhat bizarrely, the Halloween franchise is one of the only popular horror staples to survive into and beyond the 2010s. We haven’t heard from Jason Voorhees…

Venom: Let There Be Carnage review: An antihero movie with blunted edges

There’s a lot that can be said about Venom: Let There Be Carnage, a movie that’s a follow-up to one that many people didn’t like. Love…

No Time to Die review: A fun Bond movie to the very end

It’s appropriate that No Time to Die got held back until the COVID-19 pandemic was under control to the point we could return to…

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings review: The MCU never looked so stylish

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the sign that Phase Four of the MCU is well underway. The ambitions are bigger and…

Free Guy review: A video game movie that’s middle of the leaderboard

If there was a movie that perfectly encapsulates the desire to capitalise on current-day pop culture via the silver screen, that honour goes to…

Mortal Kombat review: Fight to the delicious death

We are living in a golden age of movies based on video games, dear readers. Look at the likes of 2019’s Pokemon: Detective Pickachu and…

Godzilla vs Kong review: A fun monster showdown with familiar weaknesses

Leading up to the release of Godzilla vs Kong, I got into a ‘twar’ over which movie monster would prove victorious. My money was on…

Raya and the Last Dragon review: The Disney princess reimagined

It was really something to sit down and watch a movie at the cinema again. Leading up to watching Raya and the Last Dragon,…

Pokemon Detective Pikachu movie review: twisty, very twisty indeed

Movies based on video games have few successful examples. For me, some flicks the Resident Evil series was a fun watch. Wreck-It Ralph, even…

Deadpool 2 movie review: cleaning up the timeline

If you thought 2016’s Deadpool was a tad too short and lacked a stocky cast list, you’ll smile wryly at its sequel. Deadpool 2…

Review: Game Night ain’t trite

You got the timer? Ready? And… go. Okay, so this is a comedy about a murder mystery game night that turns into a real…

Pitch Perfect lived long enough to see itself become the villain [review]

Pitch Perfect may not actually be perfect. It isn’t original, it isn’t visually stimulating — its soundtrack is good at best, annoying at worst….

Murder on the Orient Express review: an injustice to Christie’s classic

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express is an exciting novel because it offers the reader a puzzle with which to play. Each chapter…

Happy Death Day review: a fun, trashy comedy-thriller

Most people are afraid of death. Most people would tell you they don’t want to be murdered. Not by anyone, but especially not by…

Everything, Everything movie review: a serious Bubble Boy

Everything, Everything is every bit your typical teen romance about a sick girl and the boy who loves her. The film is cheesy. It…

Wonder Woman movie review: it’s imperfect, but it’s enough

Since the 1960s, the world has seen eight Batman movies, eight Superman movies, three Captain America movies, three Iron Man movies, and one Deadpool…

Table 19 movie review: cute, but misses the emotional mark

It’s often hard to tell why a film doesn’t make you feel the way you thought it would. Sometimes it’s because the characters on…

Beauty and the Beast movie review: even creepier in live action

As if having to put up with the never-ending onslaught of superhero movies isn’t enough, Disney has just begun its 22-movie-long series of live…

John Wick Chapter 2 movie review: gun-fu at its finest

This second instalment in the John Wick franchise will have a lot of people questioning the protagonist’s motives. John Wick Chapter 2 continues just…

LEGO Batman Movie review: colourful, frantic, hilarious

The LEGO Batman Movie follows the success of The LEGO Movie quite well, so much so that it surpasses it. Will Arnette’s comedic delivery…

A United Kingdom movie review: soft lighting, softer convictions

There is no denying that extreme right movements are rising in popularity. Lines have been drawn in the sand and global bipartisanship is the…

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter movie review

It’s been almost 24 hours since I watched the last instalment in the Resident Evil live action film series, The Final Chapter, and I still…

Sausage Party review: it’s not all meat logs and buns

How crazy would it be if food could speak, I’m guessing most of us would turn vegan. Could you imagine eating Sunday lunch and…

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