Blink Twice (2024) Review

Blink Twice (2024) Review


Blink Twice (2024) Review

Forgive and forget becomes fight or flight in Kravitz’ blistering directorial debut Like a too-good-to-be-true invitation to a billionaire’s private island, Blink Twice lures you in with its promise of sunlit shores and champagne-soaked afternoons, only to slowly, methodically peel back the layers of its pristine exterior to reveal a world where power and privilege ..

The Crow (2024) Review

The Crow (2024) Review


The Crow (2024) Review

It’s hard to believe anyone would bother waking up for The Crow, let alone return from the dead. For a film where the hero’s motivation is explicitly “to put the wrong things right”, The Crow sure lets a lot of the right things go wrong in this re-adaptation of the original 1989 comic (don’t call ..

Trap (2024) Review

Trap (2024) Review


Trap (2024) Review

M Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller falls into a trap of its own making. The Shyamalan family is having quite the 2024, with M. Night producing his middle daughter’s directorial debut The Watched and now devoting an entire film to showcase his eldest daughter’s musical aspirations in Trap. One can only assume his youngest daughter is ..

Day One (1989) Review

Day One (1989) Review


Day One (1989) Review

Aaron Spelling’s 1989 TV Movie is the bomb! There’s something deliciously ironic about Day One—a film produced by the same man who brought us glittering soap operas, sun-soaked teenage dramas that defined an era, a man who virtually created the concept of glamourous, high-concept prime time entertainment. Aaron Spelling, king of melodrama and glitz, seems ..

Alien: Romulus (2024) Review

Alien: Romulus (2024) Review


Alien: Romulus (2024) Review

Stop trying to make “engineers” happen. It’s not going to happen. Fede Alvarez’ name might be on the director’s chair but make no mistake, producer Ridley Scott’s fingerprints are everywhere in Alien: Romulus, his DNA the dominant strain in this latest instalment of the sci-fi horror hybrid franchise. Rain (Cailee Spaeny), an orphan, works with ..

Borderlands (2024) Review

Borderlands (2024) Review


Borderlands (2024) Review

With some films you need to decide if your glass of piss wash is half full or half empty. I went into the Borderlands movie with no prior knowledge of Borderlands (beyond the vague awareness it existed). I’ve never played any of the games and know nothing of its lore. I also knew nothing of ..

Alien Resurrection (1997) Review

Alien Resurrection (1997) Review


Alien Resurrection (1997) Review

An Adventure 200 Years In The Making If you copy something over and over again, you’re bound to end up with an unexpected mutation or two. That seems to be the metatextual theme at play in Alien: Resurrection, the fourth entry in the Alien franchise, a film that splices together DNA from a number of ..

Alien³ (1992) Review

Alien³ (1992) Review


Alien³ (1992) Review

Abandon hope all ye who enter here… For a film that’s often dismissed as the unloved child of the Alien franchise, Alien³ is actually the misunderstood brooding artist in a family of action heroes— misinterpreted, introspective, and definitely not here to make you comfortable. Released in 1992, this third instalment in the Alien saga marked ..

The Woman King (2022) Review

The Woman King (2022) Review


The Woman King (2022) Review

History is rewritten by the warriors They say that history is written by the victors, but in The Woman King, it is rewritten by the warriors. Like a tempestuous force of nature, this film storms onto the screen, a narrative of valour and vigour that pays homage to the indomitable spirit of women who refuse ..

Aliens (1986) Review

Aliens (1986) Review


Aliens (1986) Review

Aliens is the mother of all sequels When it comes to crafting sequels, few filmmakers have orchestrated the symphony of cinema as deftly as James Cameron with Aliens. This 1986 sci-fi classic didn’t merely revisit the haunting universe introduced by Alien; it ignited an explosive barrage of action and emotion, merging horror with high-octane spectacle ..

Harold And The Purple Crayon (2024) Review

Harold And The Purple Crayon (2024) Review


Harold And The Purple Crayon (2024) Review

It may be time for Zachary “goofy manchild” Levi to get a new agent The simplicity and whimsy of Harold and the Purple Crayon has long mde the beloved classic a bedtime favourite, but turning such a cherished, though slight, tale into a feature film is a challenge fraught with difficulty Director Carlos Saldanha’s adaptation ..

Alien (1979) Review

Alien (1979) Review


Alien (1979) Review

In space no one can hear you scream – but you’ll want to anyway In the vast, infinite expanse of space, where no one can hear you scream, Alien found a voice that echoed across the cinema, forever altering the course of science fiction and horror. With a fearsome creature lurking in the shadows and ..

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) Review

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) Review


Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) Review

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is far better than it has any right to be Some things never change – and thankfully, Axel Foley’s wisecracking charm is one of those timeless delights. Eddie Murphy’s return in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – a source of trepidation following Beverly Hills Cop III – feels like cleaning ..

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) Review

Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) Review


Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) Review

If life is a rollercoaster, Beverly Hills Cop III sees Axel Foley heading for the drop It’s hard to deny that the overall experience of Beverly Hills Cop III is the cinematic equivalent of heading to your favourite theme park only to learn that your rollercoaster is closed for maintenance. It retains most of the ..

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Review

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Review


Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Review

Beverly Hills Cop II dials up the action and dials down the colour temperature for a stylish sequel If the 80s taught us anything, it’s that sequels aren’t for reinventing the format – they’re for more of the same, only bigger. In the hands of Tony Scott, Beverly Hills Cop II is an amber-hued, neon-streaked, ..

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Review

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Review


Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Review

The genius of Beverly Hills Cop lies not in its story but in its execution Beverly Hills Cop is more than just a movie; it’s a time capsule, an irreverent combination of action and comedy that redefined the genre for a new generation. When Eddie Murphy steps onto the screen as Axel Foley, the charismatic ..

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Review

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Review


Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Review

Deadpool & Wolverine disappears down its own Fox[Glory]hole First things first: Deadpool & Wolverine is fun. A lot of fun. So much fun. Really, just a whole load of fun. But… actually, hold on. Before we get to that, let’s rewind little. Using Cable’s time machine, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) makes his way to the Sacred ..

Twisters (2024) Review

Twisters (2024) Review


Twisters (2024) Review

Twisters sets out to make anticyclones great again Going into Twisters, a film taking the Alien -> Aliens naming convention, there was only one question on my mind: is it a sequel or a remake? The answer, it turns out, is both, maybe? Or neither. In the end, it hardly matters as the clouds roll ..