The Boogeyman is based on a Stephen King short story of the same name. This time childhood fears and grief are explored as a family battle a monster. The Harpers are suffering from grief after a drunk driver killed the family matriarch. Sadie (Sophie Thatcher) has become overly attached to her mother’s possessions and wears her […]
Film Reviews
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Review
Transformers is one of Paramount’s biggest and most popular franchises. After a five-year break the Autobots return and joined with the Maximals to save the world. Centuries ago the Maximals’ home world is devoured by Unicron (Colman Domingo) and the Maximals fled to Earth with the Transwrap Key. Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos) is an unemployed ex-soldier […]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review
The Spider-Man franchise is Sony’s cash cow and many of their projects have been beloved by fans. One of the most beloved projects is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, leading to a sequel being inevitable. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) has been Spider-Man for a year, and he has to balance being a superhero with life as a normal teenager. […]
The Little Mermaid (2023) Review
The Little Mermaid is considered one of the great movies from Disney’s animated catalogue. It was the film that started the Disney Renaissance and ushered in a wave of classics like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. 35 years since its release Disney has remade it into a live-action film. Ariel (Halle Bailey) is the youngest daughter of […]
Rosaline Review
There have been many versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet put to screen. There have been classic interpretations (Romeo and Juliet – 1968), modernisations (Romeo and Juliet – 1996), and films inspired by the classic text (West Side Story). Rosaline aims to show the story through the viewpoint of Juliet’s cousin. Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever) is a Capulet in love with […]
Love Again Review
Love Again is a remake of the German film SMS für Dich. The American version moves the story to New York City and sees a popular recording artist getting a prominent supporting role. Mira Ray (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) is a children’s book writer and artist who saw the love of her life die in a car accident. […]
Book Club: The Next Chapter Review
After a five-year break and a pandemic, the Book Club returns for a second film. This time they travel to Italy. The Book Club has seen many changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown. Carol (Mary Steenburgen) was forced to close her restaurant, Sharon (Candice Bergen) only gets to officiate weddings after turning 65, […]
Fast X Review
Fast X sees the Fast & Furious crew return for a tenth film (eleventh if you include Hobbs & Shaw). This time they must overcome a sociopathic villain and a troubled production. 10 years ago Dom Torero (Vin Diesel) and his crew robbed a notorious crime lord in Rio de Janeiro. This crime lord had a son, Dante Reyes […]
Hypnotic Review
Hypnotic is a mind-bending sci-thriller that cult filmmaker Robert Rodriguez had written back in 2002. Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) is an Austin Police Detective whose daughter has been kidnapped and murdered. He gets a tip off that a bank is about to be robbed. This case is stranger than Rourke expected since the perpetrator, “Dellrayne” (William Fichtner) […]
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Review
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is the long-awaited adaptation of Judy Blume’s celebrated young adult novel of the same name. Kelly Fremon Craig and James L. Brooks gets the opportunity to adapt the book after Blume rejected many offers for the film rights. Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) is a sixth-grade girl who moves from […]