Abigail comes from the team behind Ready or Not and the Scream legacy sequels. This horror-crime mash-up sees a group of criminals battling with a pre-teen vampire. A crew of criminals is hired by Lambert (Giancarlo Esposito) to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy individual. One member of the crew, Joey (Melissa Barrera) is assigned […]
Author: Kieran Freemantle
Back to Black Review
Amy Winehouse joins the likes of Johnny Cash, Freddie Mercury, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston as a member of the musical biopic club. Back to Black looks at her artistic process, troubled relationship, and addiction issues. Amy Winehouse (Marisa Abela) is an emerging artist who is signed up by 19 Management and Island Records. When her […]
Civil War Review
The United States is currently going through a turbulent period in its history and politics. This political climate serves as the inspiration for Alex Garland’s near-future war film, Civil War. The United States is in the middle of a civil war with several factions rebelling against a dictatorial President (Nick Offerman). Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) […]
The First Omen Review
The Omen series has been given the prequel treatment with The First Omen. This prequel takes the series in a new direction by being a Nunsploitation film. Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) is a young American woman who arrives in Rome in 1971. Margaret plans to take the vows to become a nun and works in an […]
The Interpreter Review
The Interpreter is a short film currently doing the rounds on the festival circuit and already gaining a buzz. Belma (Yasmine Alice) is a Turkish interpreter who starts a job in the NHS. On her first day, she’s thrown into the deep end when she works in a psychiatric hospital to speak to a patient with […]
Monkey Man Review
Dev Patel makes his directional debut with an ambitious Indian-set action film and already looks set to be a cult hit. Kid (Patel) is an underground fighter who plans to infiltrate “Kings,” a luxury club and brothel for the elite of Yatana. He aims to get revenge against the people who killed his mother (Adithi […]
Kung Fu Panda 4 Review
Kung Fu Panda is one of Dreamworks’ most successful franchises, spanning a trilogy of films, three TV series, four short films, and a Christmas special. The loveable panda and martial artist returns for a fourth film. Po (Jack Black) is the Dragon Warrior and the popular protector of the Valley of Peace. Despite Po’s happiness with […]
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Review
Godzilla and King Kong return in the fifth entry in the MonsterVerse and the second Hollywood film in which the pair appear together. After the events of Godzilla vs. Kong, the great Titans split the world in two. Godzilla is the apex predator on the surface and protects humanity from rogue Titans, even if it […]
Mothers’ Instinct Review
Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway work as stars and producers in a remake of an award-winning Belgian psychological thriller. Alice (Chastain) and Céline (Hathaway) are best friends and next-door neighbours who live in a wealthy American suburb in the early 1960s. Their sons, Theo (Eamon Patrick O’Connell) and Max (Baylan D. Bielitz) are also best friends. However, […]
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Review
The Ghostbusters are back on cinema screens after a three-year break and see them return to New York to face a new threat. The Spengler family has taken up the mantle of being the Ghostbusters in New York and capture supernatural beings across the city. But they face numerous challenges. The Ecto-Chamber is starting to […]