Barbarian has become one of the surprise hits of 2022. Made on a modest $4.5 million budget it already has a healthy box-office return and is a critical hit. The question is, has the hype been justified? Tess Marshall (Georgina Campbell) travels to Detroit for a job interview and books an Airbnb in the Brightmoor area of the city. However, […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
The Banshees of Inisherin Review
The Banshees of Inisherin is an Irish dark-comedy/drama which sees Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson team up for the first since the excellent In Bruges. Pádraic Súilleabháin (Farrell) is a farmer who lives on the small island of Inisherin. When Pádraic tries to invite his friend, Colm (Gleeson) to the pub for a drink, the older man seemingly […]
Britflix: Dog Soldiers
2002’s Dog Soldiers was a film that did three remarkable things when it was released. It gave Neil Marshall his feature film debut, helped revitalise the horror genre in Britain, and was a rare modern werewolf film. Since it’s celebrating its 20th anniversary it’s worth checking out. A small army platoon is sent to the Scottish Highlands […]
Bros Review
Bros is a rom-com with a twist because it’s the first LGBTQ+ rom-com released by a major studio. Bobby Lieber (Billy Eichner) is a writer, journalist, and podcaster who accepts a position at the new National LBGTQ+ History Museum in New York. With this new position Bobby experiences a massive weight of expectation because of its […]
Doctor Who – The Power of the Doctor Review
The Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall era of Doctor Who has come to an end with the 90-minute-long special “The Power of the Doctor.” It was a special that was a fan service ladened event to celebrate the BBC’s centenary. The Doctor sees some of her greatest threats uniting. The Cybermasters have been terrorising space and captured a […]
Black Adam Review
Black Adam sees a megastar join the DCEU with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson playing the titular anti-hero. Over 5000 years ago the kingdom of Kahndaq was liberated by a legendary figure known as Teth-Adam (Johnson). In the present day, Kahndaq is operated by the Intergang, a group of ruthless mercenaries. Some of the citizens harbour hopes […]
Halloween Ends Review
David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy has come to an end with Halloween Ends. It has already garnered a reputation as one of the divisive films in the Halloween franchise. It has been four years since Michael Myers’ escape and rampage. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has attempted to move on with her life by moving back to Haddonfield and sharing a house with […]
Vesper Review
Vesper is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film and a co-production between Lithuania, France, and Belgium. In the future humanity has fallen into a new Dark Age. The elites in the Citadel control all the resources for food production and the rest of humanity toil on a hostile planet. Vesper (Raffiella Chapman) is a young girl who’s a […]
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Review
Based on a children’s book by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a CGI/live-action hybrid and a family-friendly musical. Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem) is a performer and dreamer who adopts a remarkable baby crocodile that can sing. However, when it comes to the time to perform Lyle the Crocodile (Shawn Mendes) gets stage fright and […]
Amsterdam Review
The 1933 Business Plot serves as the inspiration for David O. Russell’s 10th film. Russell aimed to repeat the success of American Hustle by making a film based on a historical event and filled with an ensemble cast. Burt Berendsen (Christian Bale) is a doctor and veteran of the Great War and treats other veterans out of a […]