Reviews

Ordinary Angels
Ordinary Angels Review

The phrase “faith-based drama” is one to strike fear into the hearts of all...

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Boy Kills World
Boy Kills World Review

The ‘badass guy goes on rampage after his family and/or dog is murdered’...

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Abigail
Abigail Review

In 1907, twist-in-the-tale specialist O. Henry published The Ransom Of Red...

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Kidnapped
Kidnapped Review

Kidnapped imagines every parent’s nightmare: what happens when your child...

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I.S.S.
I.S.S. Review

“Life in space is impossible,” the opening crawl of Gravity informed us —...

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In The Land Of Saints And Sinners
In The Land Of Saints And Sinners Review

Since Taken came out in 2008, Liam Neeson has made so many Taken-y movies that...

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The Book Of Clarence
The Book Of Clarence Review

What if someone remade The Life Of Brian, but with a tone that skids from...

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Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver Review

Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon — Part One was an enthusiastic but derivative...

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Sometimes I Think About Dying
Sometimes I Think About Dying Review

It can be difficult, when making a film about a depressed, disconnected...

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Challengers
Challengers Review

Skin glimmers in Challengers. Tongues entwine, sweat drips. Dicks dangle....

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Drift
Drift Review

A film where little is what it seems, Drift begins with water lapping at the...

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Back To Black
Back To Black Review

The greatest sin a biopic can commit is playing footage of the real person over...

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Seize Them!
Seize Them! Review

When you consider the pantheon of comedies with exclamation marks in the title,...

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The First Omen
The First Omen Review

It’s always the way — you wait years for a pregnancy-focused nunsploitation...

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Scoop
Scoop Review

“An hour of television can change everything,” says one character in Scoop....

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Evil Does Not Exist
Evil Does Not Exist Review

Heads up: that beckoning, baiting title is a red herring. This icily unnerving...

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Renegade Nell
Renegade Nell Review

Streaming on: Disney+  Episodes viewed: 8 out of 8  Hot on the heels...

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Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire Review

It’s been 70 years since Godzilla made his first on-screen appearance, and...

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STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 parts
STEVE! (Martin) A Documentary In 2 Pieces Review

“I have no talent. None.” Such a withering self-assessment might sound like...

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Civil War
Civil War Review

In 2014, three years after civil war broke out in Syria, the charity Save The...

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Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding Review

Blood, sweat, vomit and saliva — this film is all about the body, what lurks...

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Monkey Man
Monkey Man Review

“You like John Wick?” The question is asked of Dev Patel’s still-green...

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Mothers' Instinct
Mothers’ Instinct Review

The ennui of suburban life is a well-trodden subject of cinema, peeling back...

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Late Night With The Devil
Late Night With The Devil Review

What price Hollywood? The lures of fame, and the desperate lengths to which...

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Review

Ghostbusters isn’t in the afterlife just yet, but it might be in purgatory....

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Immaculate
Immaculate Review

Of late, Catholic priests have gotten off easy in horror films. The likes of...

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Robot Dreams
Robot Dreams Review

It may come as a surprise to find that one of the most achingly beautiful...

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Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie Review

Pierce Brosnan is getting in on the Liam Neeson game. Like Neeson, Brosnan is a...

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Irish Wish
Irish Wish Review

What is it about Ireland and terrible American-made romantic comedies? In...

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