Category Archives: Film Reviews

Release Date – 20th September 2024, Cert – 18, Run-time – 2 hours 21 minutes, Director – Coralie Fargeat After being fired from her daytime fitness show, fading celebrity Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) takes a mysterious drug which creates a younger version of herself (Margaret Qualley), however not keeping the balance of lives leads toContinue reading “The Substance- Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 50 minutes, Director – James Watkins An American family (Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Alix West Lefler) are invited to spend the weekend at the isolated home of a British family (James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi, Dan Hough) they met on holiday, however their hosts’ friendly attitudes quickly darken. 2022’sContinue reading “Speak No Evil – Review”

Release Date – 13th September 2024, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 41 minutes, Director – Anand Tucker After being fired by a new editor for his overly negative reviews, drama critic Jimmy Erskine (Ian McKellen) enlists the help of an actress (Gemma Arterton) he has frequently trashed to help him keep his job.Continue reading “The Critic – Review”

Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Tim Burton Whilst being hunted by his ex-wife (Monica Bellucci), Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) is summoned by Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) after her teenage daughter (Jenna Ortega) becomes trapped in the afterlife. Michael Keaton’s 600-year-dead bio-exorcist only appears on-screen in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice for aroundContinue reading “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 43 minutes, Director – Zoë Kravitz Cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) is invited to the private island of tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum), however the longer she spends there the more she questions what she remembers of each day. The revelations of Blink Twice happen in quickContinue reading “Blink Twice – Review”

Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 51 minutes, Director – Rupert Sanders Eric (Bill Skarsgård) is brought back from the dead to avenge the murder of his partner, Shelly (FKA twigs), and her friends from a wealthy crime boss (Danny Huston) who may have links to the devil. 1994’s adaptation of The Crow isContinue reading “The Crow – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 51 minutes, Director – Nathan Silver A grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) develops a friendship with his childhood music teacher (Carol Kane) when she comes to him for adult bat mitzvah lessons. Jason Schwartzman’s cantor Ben has been unable to sing for almost a year. He sits to theContinue reading “Between The Temples – Review”

Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 59 minutes, Director – Fede Álvarez Desperate to escape their mining colony for a new planet, a group of young people break into an abandoned space station to steal cryochambers, however find deadly, spreading lifeforms across the ship. After universe and lore expanding prequels and sequels, some moreContinue reading “Alien: Romulus – Review”

Release Date – 23rd August 2024, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 43 minutes, Director – Tilman Singer After encountering strange figures and screeches in the night, Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) discovers a sinister side to the quiet alpine resort her parents (Marton Csokas, Jessica Henwick) have been invited to. The German alpine resort inContinue reading “Cuckoo – Review”

Release Date – 23rd August 2024, Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Rich Peppiatt Belfast-based hip-hop group Kneecap (themselves) rise to fame against pressure from the police for their Irish-language republican lyrics, and anti-drug republicans for their drug-based lyrics and consumption. When it comes to the waves of recent musicalContinue reading “Kneecap – Review”