Reviews

Review: Short Film REAVEY BROTHERS Focuses On A Tragic Moment In Northern Ireland’s History

Short films are cinematic sketches, a way of telling stories in an abbreviated fashion with the same dramatic momentum as a feature length narrative. At their best they can take complex themes and ideas and condense them into bite-size tales which [...]

February 7, 2022

Review: LAST SURVIVORS Takes You In An Unexpected & Entertaining Direction

This review contains slight spoilers. Director Drew Mylrea delivers a clever and entertaining dramatic thriller with Last Survivors. Starring Stephen Moyer, Drew Van Acker and Alicia Silverstone, the film is a dramatic thriller which adds a [...]

February 6, 2022

Blu-ray Review: Prano Bailey-Bond’s CENSOR Is Pure Nightmare Poetry

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor is one hell of a cinematic calling card. The director’s feature-length debut is an incredibly assured film with a wonderful mastery of tone and vision. It’s been rightfully lauded by critics and genre [...]

January 25, 2022

Review: Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST Is Heartfelt And Emotionally Powerful

A wondrously nostalgic look at his childhood, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a heartfelt and emotionally powerful piece of cinema. Branagh has crafted a film where whimsy and realism sit side-by-side so the viewer can visit a Belfast which is as [...]

January 24, 2022

Review: Brad Anderson’s Cult Chiller SESSION 9 Gets An Epic Release From Second Sight Films

Slow burning and atmospheric, Brad Anderson‘s Session 9 has aged exceptionally well since it was first released back in 2001. This is because of its strong cast, well-honed characterisation and the atmospheric location work of the [...]

January 5, 2022

Review: Ben Affleck Is Excellent In George Clooney’s THE TENDER BAR

It might not be a film which gets the blood pressure rising, or goes for big and bold dramatic moments, but George Clooney‘s The Tender Bar is a well honed coming of age drama which delivers in a heartfelt and well intentioned way. Based [...]

December 30, 2021

Review: Julia Ducournau’s Boundary Pushing & Genre Blurring TITANE

Sometimes movies exist in their own realm, ornaments and statues dedicated to the singular style and thought process of one person’s vision. Julia Ducournau’s Titane is one such film. The French filmmaker scored worldwide acclaim with her [...]

December 20, 2021

Review: Sonny Mallhi’s HURT Is A Thought-Provoking Slasher & The Best Horror Film Of The Year

Writer-director Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt is a truly captivating piece of genre cinema. It’s also very surprising, as it’s the rarest of rare things – a thought provoking slasher film which strongly resonates on an emotional level. [...]

December 12, 2021

Review: Guy Ritchie Directs Jason Statham In WRATH OF MAN

Guy Ritchie’s latest teaming with Jason Statham, Wrath Of Man is an energetic and well produced action film with which delivers enough bone-crunching thrills to keep fans of the genre happy. If you’re looking for plot and nuance, you might want [...]

December 10, 2021

Review: Don Johnson Is Back As NASH BRIDGES – And He Gives Fans Exactly What They Want!

Easy Bubba! Nash Bridges is back – and he’s giving fans exactly what they want! Created by Carlton Cuse (Lost), Nash Bridges ran for six seasons and 122 episodes between 1996 and 2001. The cop show was a perfect fit for a post Miami [...]

November 25, 2021

Blu-ray Review: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND Starring Nicolas Cage Is As Crazy As It Is Disappointing

Much like Nicolas Cage’s recent theme-park horror Willy’s Wonderland, Prisoners Of The Ghostland is a film with a cool sounding premise (and an excellent trailer) which is let down by its poor execution. Cage himself [...]

November 9, 2021

Review: Adam Wingard’s THE GUEST Entertains Like A VHS-Era Thriller

A lean and mean thriller, director Adam Wingard‘s 2014 film The Guest is a hugely entertaining affair. Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett keep this retro-style pic simple, delivering a quick set-up in order to craft some tense moments and [...]

October 31, 2021

Review: NO TIME TO DIE Is The Boldest Bond Yet

This review contains spoilers for No Time To Die. No Time To Die not only marks the 25th instalment in the James Bond franchise, but it also ends Daniel Craig‘s 15 year tenure as Bond and ensures that Craig’s 007 goes out on an [...]

September 30, 2021

Review: Alain Delon Is MR KLEIN In Joseph Losey’s Curious Mystery

Joseph Losey’s French drama, Mr Klein (Monsieur Klein) is a quietly understated WWII thriller which features a powerful-yet-subdued performance from Alain Delon in the title role. The 1976 film draws tension from the mundane and it [...]

September 30, 2021

Review: Oscar Isaac Excels In Paul Schrader’s Brilliant Crime Drama THE CARD COUNTER

Throughout his career, writer/director Paul Schrader has delved into the dark soul of man and stirred up the contents within its murky depths. Films like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, Bringing Out the Dead, The Walker [...]

September 20, 2021

Review: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND With Nicolas Cage Is Nuts – In More Ways Than One

Please be aware that this review of Prisoners Of The Ghostland contains spoilers. Nicolas Cage himself has described Prisoners Of The Ghostland as ‘the wildest’ movie he’s ever made and that’s possibly very true – [...]

September 19, 2021

Review: THE SHATTERING Is A Psychological Thriller With A Strong Script & Impressive Performances

Confined, precise and well staged, The Shattering marks the first feature film from writer-director Daria Nazarova. With just three cast members and one location, this psychological thriller manages to feel much broader in scope than it actually is. [...]

September 14, 2021

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