Shelter is a British-set spy action-thriller that sees Jason Statham having to use his skills to protect a young girl accidentally caught up in his world. Michael Mason (Jason Statham) is a former SBS soldier and MI6 agent who lives in isolation on a remote island in the Outer Hebrides. His supplies are delivered by […]
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Is This Thing On? Review
Is This Thing On? is Bradley Cooper’s third film as a director, this time looking at divorce, relationships and stand-up comedy. Alex and Tess Novak (Will Arnett and Laura Dern) separate after 20 years of marriage. They need to figure out what to do with their lives now that they are apart. Alex finds an […]
Iron Lung Review
Until a few weeks ago, I’d never heard of the video game Iron Lung. Neither had I heard of the YouTube channel Markiplier, much less Mark Fischbach, whose name it bears. His feature film debut (which he wrote, directed, edited, and starred in) only came to my attention as it gained press for its impressive distribution […]
The Wrecking Crew Review
After 20 years away, the suspicious death of his estranged father draws Oklahoma cop Jonny Hale (Jason Momoa) back home to Hawaii. Upon returning, Jonny is reunited with his Navy Seal brother, James (Dave Bautista), and together they begin looking into what might have got their father killed. Now it’s just a question of who […]
No Other Choice Review
No Other Choice is Park Chan-wook’s adaptation of the horror novel The Ax and changes its setting and themes to modern South Korea. Yoo Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) is a manager at a paper company that gets bought by an American firm, resulting in Man-su losing his job. When Man-su is unable to find another job […]
Mercy Review
Mercy is an attempt at a topical sci-fi thriller by focusing on artificial intelligence and surveillance in the near future. Los Angeles is suffering violent crime, high unemployment, and homelessness, with a justice system unable to cope. This has led the city to introduce a radical solution, the Mercy Court, where suspects of violent crime […]
Song Sung Blue (2025) Review
Song Sung Blue is a dramatisation of the 2008 documentary of the same name, with Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson playing Milwaukee’s most popular Neil Diamond tribute act. Mike Sardina (Jackman) is a musician who finds a like-minded woman, Claire (Kate Hudson), and they quickly become musical and romantic partners. They became a popular act […]
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is the fourth entry in the 28 Days Later series and a direct sequel to 28 Years Later. Spike (Alfie Williams) gets induced by The Fingers after being forced to compete in a fight to the death. This group is controlled by Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell), who […]
Rental Family Review
Rental Family is Hikari’s follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, 37 Seconds, and it shows the Japanese filmmaker can make something that can appeal to both Japanese and Western audiences. Philip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) is an American actor who has lived in Japan for ten years. Philip gets offered an unusual job when he meets […]
Nuremberg Review
At the end of the second world war, preparations are being made to put Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) and the surviving members of the Nazi high command on trial for crimes against humanity. As part of this, an army psychiatrist named Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) is brought in to assess the mental health of the […]










