Wasteman is Cal McMau’s directional debut, and already a critical darling after premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. Taylor (David Jonsson) has served 13 years in prison for drug dealing. He gets told that he’s eligible for early release due to good behaviour, and sets out to make amends with his 14-year-old son, Adam […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Goat Review
Sony Pictures has shaken up the world of animation with the Spider-Verse films, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and KPop Demon Hunters. They now explore the world of animal basketball with Goat. Will Harris (Caleb McLaughlin) is a young goat who dreams of playing professional Roarball despite his small stature. He gets an opportunity to […]
The Book of Dust Volume Three: The Rose Field by Philip Pullman Review
The Rose Field is the third and final entry in The Book of Dust and possibly the last book featuring Philip Pullman’s most famous character and world. The Rose Field picks up where The Secret Commonwealth left off. Lyra Silvertongue arrives in the abandoned city of al-Khan al-Azraq, searching for her dæmon, who has run […]
Shelter Review
Shelter is a British-set spy action-thriller that sees Jason Statham having to use his skills to protect a young girl accidentally caught up in his world. Michael Mason (Jason Statham) is a former SBS soldier and MI6 agent who lives in isolation on a remote island in the Outer Hebrides. His supplies are delivered by […]
Is This Thing On? Review
Is This Thing On? is Bradley Cooper’s third film as a director, this time looking at divorce, relationships and stand-up comedy. Alex and Tess Novak (Will Arnett and Laura Dern) separate after 20 years of marriage. They need to figure out what to do with their lives now that they are apart. Alex finds an […]
No Other Choice Review
No Other Choice is Park Chan-wook’s adaptation of the horror novel The Ax and changes its setting and themes to modern South Korea. Yoo Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) is a manager at a paper company that gets bought by an American firm, resulting in Man-su losing his job. When Man-su is unable to find another job […]
Mercy Review
Mercy is an attempt at a topical sci-fi thriller by focusing on artificial intelligence and surveillance in the near future. Los Angeles is suffering violent crime, high unemployment, and homelessness, with a justice system unable to cope. This has led the city to introduce a radical solution, the Mercy Court, where suspects of violent crime […]
Song Sung Blue (2025) Review
Song Sung Blue is a dramatisation of the 2008 documentary of the same name, with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson playing Milwaukee’s most popular Neil Diamond tribute act. Mike Sardina (Jackman) is a musician who finds a like-minded woman, Claire (Kate Hudson), and they quickly become musical and romantic partners. They became a popular act […]
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is the fourth entry in the 28 Days Later series and a direct sequel to 28 Years Later. Spike (Alfie Williams) gets induced by The Fingers after being forced to compete in a fight to the death. This group is controlled by Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell), who […]
Rental Family Review
Rental Family is Hikari’s follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, 37 Seconds, and it shows the Japanese filmmaker can make something that can appeal to both Japanese and Western audiences. Philip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) is an American actor who has lived in Japan for ten years. Philip gets offered an unusual job when he meets […]










