Reviews

Kneecap
Kneecap Review

“Every fucking story about Belfast starts like this,” intones rapper and...

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The Union
The Union Review

Here is another made-for-streaming film that you will forget about almost...

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Jackpot!
Jackpot! Review

After the misfiring Potter-esque fantasy The School For Good And Evil, Paul...

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Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus Review

Sequels to the landmark 1979 space horror Alien have ranged from the...

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Blink Twice
Blink Twice Review

After striking recent performances in the High Fidelity series, Steven...

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Sky Peals
Sky Peals Review

No-one understands the laconic, downtrodden Umer (Faraz Ayub). The manager at...

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Trap
Trap Review

Somewhere deep inside Trap there’s a good movie bound, gagged and...

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It Ends With Us
It Ends With Us Review

Here is a film that, for many people, arrives with the burden of expectation....

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Borderlands
Borderlands Review

After The Last Of Us and Fallout, you’d be forgiven for thinking that we are...

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Caligula Ultimate Cut
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut Review

In the 1970s, Bob Guccione — publisher of the porn magazine Penthouse —...

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Babes
Babes Review

Given that pregnancy is quite literally a matter of life and death, it’s...

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Tuesday
Tuesday Review

Here is another film that ponders the big life-or-death existential questions,...

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The Instigators
The Instigators Review

The perfectly serviceable mid-budget movie is an increasingly rare beast, too...

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Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke’s Kingdom Review

Michael, the child (voiced by Aaron MacGregor) at the centre of British...

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Harold And The Purple Crayon
Harold And The Purple Crayon Review

The problem with adapting books written for tiny children is that there’s...

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Unicorns
Unicorns Review

Star-crossed lovers are always ripe for the big screen — a fact understood...

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The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare Review

“Remember, gentlemen,” says Henry Cavill’s Gus March-Phillipps in The...

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Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine Review

A word of warning: if you’re a deep-cut Marvel fan, you may want to arrive at...

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I Saw The TV Glow
I Saw The TV Glow Review

The stories we encounter when we’re young can sometimes speak to us so deeply...

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Janet Planet
Janet Planet Review

The latest film from buzzy US studio A24 delves into the complexity of a...

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Skywalkers: A Love Story
Skywalkers: A Love Story Review

“This film contains extremely dangerous and illegal activities,” reads the...

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Twisters
Twisters Review

For a generation, Jan de Bont’s 1996 rip-roaring tornado rager Twister was...

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Thelma
Thelma Review

If she hasn’t earned it already by now, June Squibb certainly deserves...

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Chuck Chuck Baby
Chuck Chuck Baby Review

Working class British dramas historically — and still — often fall into a...

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Aliens Expanded
Aliens Expanded Review

Alright, sweethearts, you heard the man and you know the drill. There have been...

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In A Violent Nature
In A Violent Nature Review

Just when you think that horror — currently in a major gold rush — is all...

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Longlegs
Longlegs Review

The first few minutes of Osgood Perkins’ unsettling new psychological...

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Fly Me To The Moon
Fly Me To The Moon Review

If there were any suspicion that the Apollo 11 moon landing had been thoroughly...

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Kill
Kill Review

Indian cinema — and in particular its perception here in the West — has...

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