A Christmas Carol is one of the most famous stories in literature and has been adapted countless times. Gurinder Chadha has modernised the story as a musical that focuses on British-Indian culture. Mr. Sood (Kunal Nayyar) is a wealthy businessman and a lonely miser. After ruining Christmas for many people, he gets a warning from […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t Review
The Now You See Me series has returned after a nine-year break and sees a new generation of magicians join the Four Horsemen. The Four Horsemen have not performed together for 10 years until a surprise appearance in the Bushwick neighbourhood of New York City. However, this gig was really performed by three young magicians, […]
Predator: Badlands Review
The Predator franchise has endured for nearly 40 years. The alien hunters finally get a chance to lead a film with Predator: Badlands. Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) is a young Yautja runt who is dismissed by his father, Njohrr (Reuben de Jong), as being too weak to join the clan. Njohrr demands his other son, Kwei […]
The Running Man (2025) Review
The Running Man is the fourth and final adaptation of a Stephen King story. This time, it’s a big-budget dystopian film with Edgar Wright directing. In the near future, The Network controls America. They have run down safety regulations, attempts to unionise are crushed, and the masses are fed a diet of brutal game shows. […]
The Long Walk Review
The Long Walk is a retro-dystopian film based on a Stephen King novel, which he wrote under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. The United States has suffered war, military dictatorship, and economic depression. This has led the government to introduce an annual competition where a boy from each state must compete in “The Long Walk.” The […]
Shelby Oaks Review
Chris Stuckmann was one of the first successful film critics on YouTube. He also harboured filmmaking ambitions, which he has fulfilled with his debut feature, Shelby Oaks. Riley Brennan (Sarah Durn) was a paranormal investigator and a YouTuber who disappeared in 2008 when exploring the ghost town of Shelby Oaks. Her older sister, Mia (Camille […]
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review
Bruce Springsteen, AKA the Boss, is one of the most popular musicians America has ever produced, and he is the latest musician to be given the biopic treatment. In 1981, Bruce Springsteen (Jeremy Allen White) had completed a sold-out tour and returned to his hometown. He uses his time to write a new album and […]
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Review
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is the first film in the popular Chainsaw Man anime series and one of the most action-packed films of 2025 Following the events of the first season, Denji (Kikunosuke Toya) meets Reze (Reina Ueda), a young waitress who seems enamoured with the young man. The pair strike a friendship and could […]
Britflix: The Descent
The Descent is the follow-up to Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers, and it is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) is a woman who has suffered from tragedy after a whitewater rafting trip. A year after the death of her husband and daughter, Sarah goes to the Appalachian Mountains to go spelunking with […]
Black Phone 2 Review
Scott Derrickson makes his second film of 2025 with a sequel to his 2022 hit The Black Phone. It has been four years since Finney Blake (Mason Thames) survived being held captive by the serial killer The Grabber (Ethan Hawke), whom he killed. He’s suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder from the experience. His sister, Gwen […]










