The BBC medical soap Doctors is coming to an end after being on British TV for 24 years. The series has produced over 4496 episodes by the time of publication and it has given many writers and actors their first gig on TV. It has played a major part in the film and TV industry […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Salem’s Lot (2024) Review
Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot gets its third adaptation, with Gary Dauberman directing his second film and James Wan acting as a producer. Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) is a writer who returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine. He plans to use his time to research and write his next novel. However, his time back […]
Smile 2 Review
Paramount Pictures had a massive hit with Smile, earning $217 million from a $17 million budget, and was critically acclaimed. A sequel was inevitable, and it has been released with a new cast of characters. Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) is a pop star who plans a comeback after the death of her famous boyfriend (Ray […]
Britflix: Threads
Nuclear War is one of the greatest threats to mankind. It can destroy cities and contaminate the world. In 1984 the BBC broadcast Threads, a film that showed the impact of nuclear war in and around Sheffield. There are increased tensions in the Middle East when the Soviet Union invades Iran after an American-backed coup in […]
Sonic Mania (Xbox) Review
Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most recognisable video game characters. In 2017 he celebrated his 25th Anniversary with Sonic Mania and the expanded version, Sonic Mania Plus was released in 2018, bringing 2D platforming goodness to fans young and old. Sonic and his friend’s lives are disrupted once again by Doctor Robotnik after […]
Terrifier 3 Review
Art the Clown returns for a third entry in the Terrifier series and tortures and kills his way through Miles County. Sienna Shaw (Lauren LaVera) has been released from a psychiatric hospital, having suffered from trauma and survivor’s guilt. Sienna moves in with her Aunt Jessica (Margaret Anne Florence) and her family during Christmas. Sadly, […]
Transformers One Review
It has been 39 years since the Transformers series made its cinematic debut with The Transformers: The Movie. Transformers One sees everyone’s favourite Autobots and Decepticons have their first cinematic animated adventure since the 1980s. Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry) are lowly miner bots who can’t transform. Even though the pair […]
Joker: Folie à Deux Review
In 2019 Joker blasted onto screens, being the first R-rated film to cross the billion-dollar barrier, earning 11 Oscar nominations and winning two of them. The sequel has now been released and has a lot of expectation placed upon it. It has been two years since Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) took on his Joker persona […]
Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives Review
Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives is a German horror-thriller that tells its story in one continuous take. Maria (Nilam Farooq) is a heavily pregnant woman who moves into her husband’s family home. She plans to convert the home into a bed-and-breakfast. Upon Maria’s arrival, the house’s electrics start to falter, Maria experiences problems with […]
Speak No Evil (2022) Review
The original Speak No Evil is a Danish horror-thriller that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and serves as the basis for the 2024 remake. Bjørn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) are a Danish couple vacationing in Italy with their young daughter, Agnes (Liva Forsberg). They befriend a Dutch couple, Patrick (Fedja […]