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 […]
Film Reviews
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 […]
Immaculate Review
Immaculate is a religious horror film that sees its star, Sydney Sweeney, work as a producer. Sister Cecilia (Sweeney) is a young American nun who believes she is meant to serve God after surviving a near-death experience as a child. She travels to Italy to serve in a convent that cares for nuns nearing the end […]
Drive-Away Dolls Review
Ethan Coen makes his first solo film with the lesbian-centric crime-comedy Drive-Away Dolls. Jamie (Margaret Qualley) and Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan) are lesbian friends in Philadelphia. When Marian plans to see her aunt in Tallahassee, Jamie convinces her friend to work for a drive-away service to get them to the Floridian capital. Due to a misunderstanding, […]
Imaginary Review
Blumhouse, the stable of modern-day horror, uses the world of imagination and imaginary friends with Imaginary. Jessica (DeWanda Wilde) is a children’s book author and artist who moves into her childhood home with her rock star husband, Max (Tom Payne), and stepdaughters Taylor (Taegen Burns) and Alice (Pyper Braun). Little Alice develops a friendship with […]