Reviews

O'Dessa
O’Dessa Review

To make an all-time-great album, you don’t play it safe. Ziggy Stardust, for...

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The Woman In The Yard
The Woman In The Yard Review

After a series of big, bruising action efforts, director Jaume Collet-Serra is...

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Warfare
Warfare Review

Appropriately, Warfare begins with a deafening assault, as Eric Prydz’s horny...

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Last Breath
Last Breath (2025) Review

A death-defying ordeal in an impossible situation has been the inspiration for...

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Holland
Holland Review

You’ve already seen this Nicole Kidman movie. She’s a housewife and loving...

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A Working Man
A Working Man Review

A Working Man may be the Jason Statham-iest film ever to Stath. With its...

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The End
The End Review

There’s a startling contrast to The End, introduced in its first minutes. A...

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Novocaine
Novocaine Review

“Meet Nathan Caine. He can’t feel pain.” As far as poster taglines go,...

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Ne Zha 2
Ne Zha 2 Review

The rise and rise of the Chinese animation Ne Zha 2 is mythically impressive....

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Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond In The Desert
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond In The Desert Review

Being a film composer usually means a life away from the limelight, their...

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Snow White
Snow White (2025) Review

The original animated 1937 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs was branded...

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The Alto Knights
The Alto Knights Review

If the digital de-ageing of the holy trinity of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and...

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Y2K
Y2K Review

Y2K, the directorial debut of Saturday Night Live cast member Kyle Mooney, is...

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In The Lost Lands
In The Lost Lands Review

Few director/actor duos have been operating for as long as Paul W.S. Anderson...

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Sister Midnight
Sister Midnight Review

The look on Uma’s (Radhika Apte) face, as she raises her wedding veil to...

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Opus
Opus Review

“Your problem,” one character says to Ayo Edebiri’s Ariel Ecton in an...

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Day Of The Fight
Day Of The Fight Review

It takes some cojones for a first-time filmmaker to take on the spirit of...

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Marching Powder
Marching Powder Review

You can make good films about bad people, and certainly not every redemption...

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The Electric State
The Electric State Review

In 2018, Simon Stålenhag released The Electric State, a “narrative art”...

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Black Bag
Black Bag Review

13 years after announcing his retirement, Steven Soderbergh is busier than...

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Flow
Flow Review

Stop us if you think you’ve heard this one before. In a new family-friendly...

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Fight Or Flight
Fight Or Flight Review

Firstly, a pedantic note: while that phrase makes for a nice bit of cinematic...

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The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl Review

Few celebrities have been as denigrated throughout their career as Pamela...

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Dog Man
Dog Man Review

Brace yourself to enter the Captain Underpants cinematic universe. The...

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I'm Still Here
I’m Still Here (2025) Review

Avoiding the conventional format for biopics about revered public figures,...

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The Monkey
The Monkey Review

In the ’70s and early ’80s, perhaps the only thing that Stephen King liked...

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Mickey 17
Mickey 17 Review

No-one is better than director Bong Joon Ho at using the rules of genre...

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Heart Eyes
Heart Eyes Review

Every horror film needs a good boogeyman, and the monstrous maniac at the...

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Memoir Of A Snail
Memoir Of A Snail Review

Alcoholism. Fetishism. Death. Aardman this certainly ain’t, but Adam...

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