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 […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
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 […]
Giant Review
Giant is a biopic about the famous lightweight boxer Naseem Hamed, told through the eyes of his manager/trainer, Brendan Ingle. Brendan Ingle (Pierce Brosnan) runs a boxing club in the Wincobank district of Sheffield. After stopping some National Front thugs harassing a local shop, Ingle meets the Hamed family and Mrs Hamed (Elika Ashoori), asks […]
Corriedale Review
Corriedale is already considered one of the biggest soap events of 2026, which is remarkable considering the year has only just started. The crossover sees ITV’s big soaps come together for the first time. A massive car accident happens on a stretch of road in the Yorkshire Dales. This event happens due to loads of […]
Marty Supreme Review
Marty Supreme is a sports drama loosely inspired by the life of table tennis player Marty Reisman. It is seen as one of the leading award contenders of the 2026 season. Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) is a New York shoe salesman and a table tennis player, who’s set to play in the British Open in […]
The Reckless AI Boom
AI, it’s impossible to escape the word if you follow the news. It’s the technology that’s revolutionising the economy, causing a stock market boom, and is set to replace workers. There have been products like ChatGPT, Sora, and Midjourney released, and most tech companies have developed some sort of AI product. However, the technology has […]
The Housemaid Review
The Housemaid is a domestic psychological thriller based on a novel by Freida McFadden and pits a young starlet and Oscar-nominated actress against each other. Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney) is a young woman who served 10 years of a 15-year prison sentence. She applies for a job to be a live-in maid for a wealthy […]
Anaconda (2025) Review
The Anaconda series has received a reboot with the team behind The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and they give their version a meta, self-aware approach. Doug McCallister (Jack Black) and Ronald “Griff” Griffen Jr. (Paul Rudd) are best friends who had Hollywood dreams when they were young. However, their careers didn’t pan out the […]










