The Peasants’ Revolt is one of the great historical events that schoolchildren in England are taught. It finally gets a film retelling thanks to Paul Greengrass. In 1381, England was reeling from the aftermath of the Black Death. Half the population had died, and everyone had lost someone, including a nameless ploughman (Andrew Garfield) in […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Avatar: Seven Havens – Episodes 1 to 3 Review
Avatar: Seven Havens is the long-awaited return of the Avatar animated series. The first three episodes set up a radically new world. 225 years ago, the Avatar caused the Cataclysm, a world-ending event. Civilisation has rebuilt itself as The Seven Havens, with one of them being Ellora. In Ellora are long-lost twin sisters Pavi (Saheli […]
Historia: The Social Network
Mark Zuckerberg is seen as the man who revolutionised online communication. He is also one of the most divisive men in the world. Seeing that The Social Network had earned a spiritual sequel, now seems like a great time to revisit the 2010 film. In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) was an arrogant Harvard sophomore […]
Digger Review
Tom Cruise is an actor who doesn’t need an introduction. He is arguably the last true movie star whose presence has been enough to sell a film. He takes one of his biggest gambles in a long time by playing against type in a climate change satire directed by the acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González […]
Verity Review
Verity is the fourth adaptation of Colleen Hoover novel in the space of two years. This film shows Hoover’s work in the psychological-thriller genre. Lowan Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) is a struggling author living in New York. She gets an offer to help complete Verity Crawford’s (Anne Hathaway) popular series of dark thrillers. She is asked […]
The Last of Us Part I Review
The Last of Us is renowned for being one of the most acclaimed video games in recent years. The original versions on the PS3 and PS4 have won multiple awards, and in 2022 it was remade for the PS5. In 2013, a fungal infection spreads around the world, turning anyone infected into mindless, ravenous beings […]
The Incomer Review
The Incomer is a comedy film inspired by Orcadian culture and winner of the NEXT Section at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Isla (Gayle Rankin) and Sandy (Grant O’Rourke) are siblings who have lived together on a remote island off the North East of Scotland for 30 years. They spend their days hunting for food, […]
Sense and Sensibility (2026) Review
The 2026 version of Sense and Sensibility is a gritty take on one of Jane Austen’s most famous novels. The Dashwoods have fallen on hard times after the family patriarch dies. They are forced to give up their home and move to the most horrible place imaginable, Devonshire. Despite these hardships, the oldest daughters, Elinor […]
Heart of the Beast Review
Heart of the Beast is a survival-thriller that sees Brad Pitt and David Ayer reteam for another military-themed film. James Belmont (Pitt) is a retired Navy SEAL who travels to Alaska with his old combat dog, Odin. When James suffers a heart attack while flying his seaplane and crash-lands in the Alaskan wilderness, it forces […]
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Review
Jane Schoenbrun made a name for themselves with their sophomore effort, I Saw the TV Glow, a nostalgia-powered surreal movie. They attempt the same trick again with their follow-up film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Kris Williams (Hannah Einbinder) is an indie filmmaker who is hired to reboot the Camp Miasma horror series. […]










