Valentine’s Day is a day for romance. It’s also the day a new slasher villain has chosen to go on a killing spree in the romantic-comedy horror hybrid Heart Eyes. Ally (Olivia Holt) is a pitch designer at a luxury jewellery company in Seattle. Her latest campaign is received poorly because the Heart Eyes Killer […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Saturday Night Review
Saturday Night Live is an American television institution. It has lasted for 50 years, and the story of its first broadcast is told in an energetic comedy-drama. It’s October 11, 1975, and NBC is 90 minutes from broadcasting an unusual show, a live sketch show with musical and comedic guests. Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle), leads […]
The Brutalist Review
The Brutalist is one of the leading contenders for the 97th Academy Awards, having earned 10 nominations as of this writing. László Tóth (Adrien Brody) is a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to America after the Second World War. Despite being a celebrated architect in Europe, László survives to earn a living in Philadelphia. He gets […]
Companion Review
From the team that brought audiences the horror hit Barbarian and the studio of The Notebook is a darkly funny film about a toxic relationship. Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid) are a couple in love and plan to spend the weekend at a Russian oligarch’s lake house. Iris is given a chance to […]
Flight Risk Review
Flight Risk is Mel Gibson’s sixth film as director and his first contemporary set film with this airborne thriller. Madolyn Harris (Michelle Dockery) is a U.S. Marshal who arrests Winston (Topher Grace), an accountant for the mob. Winston agrees to testify against a notorious mob boss in exchange for immunity. The pair must travel from […]
Presence Review
Presence is the latest film released by prestige distributor Neon, which acquired the rights after its premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The Paynes move into a new house after a tragedy. Chloe’s (Callina Liang) best friend died from an overdose and she is still grieving. Chloe’s troubles affect the rest of her family. In […]
Wolf Man Review
Wolf Man is the second Universal Monster getting the reboot by Blumhouse and filmmaker Leigh Whannell after their success with 2020’s The Invisible Man. Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) is a writer and father to Ginger (Matilda Firth). He is estranged from his father and his marriage with Charlotte (Julia Garner) has turned sour. When the […]
A Complete Unknown Review
Bob Dylan is arguably one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever to have lived. He has been the subject of many documentaries and the unofficial biopic I’m Not There. James Mangold, the filmmaker behind the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line takes on the challenge of making a biopic about another musical legend. In 1961, Bob […]
Queer Review
Queer is the second film made by Luca Guadagnino to be released in 2024. This second offering is an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novel of the same name. William Lee (Daniel Craig) is an American expat living in Mexico City in the 1950s. He spends his time meeting younger men for casual sex. William […]
A Real Pain Review
A Real Pain is a comedy-drama that marks Jesse Eisenberg’s second film as a writer/director and follows a pair of cousins as they travel around Poland. David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) are cousins who travel to Poland on a personal pilgrim to honour their deceased grandmother and Polish-Jewish heritage. They go on an […]