Small, Slow But Steady is a film loosely based on the memoirs of Keiko Ogasawara, a Japanese woman who became a professional boxer despite being deaf. Keiko Ogawa (Yukino Kishii) has been a professional boxer for a year and she’s a member of one of the oldest boxing gyms in Tokyo. However, the gym is […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Type Till You Bleed Review
Type Till You Bleed is a horror-comedy short film and directional debut for Richard Jackson. This short film sees retro-technology and supernatural forces combine to taunt a night security guard. A computer museum in England has been given permission to display The Jupiter P55, a text-based Soviet computer. The condition is the museum has to hire a security […]
Elemental Review
Elemental is the 27th feature film from Pixar. This film sees Pixar make a romance story against the backdrop of immigration and racism. Ember Lumen (Leah Lewis) is a second-generation Fire Person living in Element City. Ember’s father, Bernie (Ronnie del Carmen) wants her to take over the family store, but Ember has a fiery temper. […]
No Hard Feelings Review
Jennifer Lawrence has been known for many things during her acting career. She has won an Oscar for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook and led two major franchises: The Hunger Games and X-Men. She takes on outlandish comedy with No Hard Feelings which she stars in and has produced. Maddie Barker (Lawrence) is a 32-year-old trainwreck. She works as a bartender […]
Greatest Days Review
Take That was one of the most popular boy bands in the UK in the 1990s. They have a legacy of hit songs, a successful reunion, and in 2017, a jukebox musical. This musical has now been adapted into a film. Rachel O’Flynn (Aisling Bea) is a paediatric nurse working in London and the biggest […]
The Flash Review
The Flash has had a long and troubled journey. It has had directional changes, suffered from Warner Brothers’ mismanagement of their DC properties, and a star facing many accusations against them. So, the question is could The Flash overcome these issues? Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) is The Flash, a hero with the power of superspeed. He discovers […]
Infinity Pool Review
Infinity Pool is the third feature film to be written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg. It’s set to be one of the trippiest films of 2023. James Foster (Alexander Skarsgård) is a struggling novelist who goes to a resort with his wife, Em (Cleopatra Coleman) to find inspiration. Whilst at the resort James meets one […]
The Boogeyman Review
The Boogeyman is based on a Stephen King short story of the same name. This time childhood fears and grief are explored as a family battle a monster. The Harpers are suffering from grief after a drunk driver killed the family matriarch. Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) has become overly attached to her mother’s possessions and wears her […]
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Review
Transformers is one of Paramount’s biggest and most popular franchises. After a five-year break the Autobots return and joined with the Maximals to save the world. Centuries ago the Maximals’ home world is devoured by Unicron (Colman Domingo) and the Maximals fled to Earth with the Transwrap Key. Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos) is an unemployed ex-soldier […]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review
The Spider-Man franchise is Sony’s cash cow and many of their projects have been beloved by fans. One of the most beloved projects is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, leading to a sequel being inevitable. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) has been Spider-Man for a year, and he has to balance being a superhero with life as a normal teenager. […]