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A popular bit of Shakespearean trivia goes like this: Did you know that Shakespeare had a son, named Hamnet, who tragically died as a young boy from the plague? And in the wake of his death, Shakespeare wrote one of the greatest plays in human history, “Hamlet,” the tale of a young prince who wrestles […]
Pillion is Harry Lighton’s directorial debut as he explores a same sex BDSM relationship in one of the most critically acclaimed British films of 2025. Colin Smith (Harry Melling) is a meek, quiet man who has a chance encounter with a biker called Ray (Alexander Skarsgård). A relationship quickly forms between the pair, with Ray […]
A Christmas Carol is one of the most famous stories in literature and has been adapted countless times. Gurinder Chadha has modernised the story as a musical that focuses on British-Indian culture. Mr. Sood (Kunal Nayyar) is a wealthy businessman and a lonely miser. After ruining Christmas for many people, he gets a warning from […]
With Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins burst onto the scene. It may have been his fourth movie, but it represented a stark evolution of his style into something more technically precise, more tonally playful, while still staring into the darkness. That shift, combined with Neon’s brilliant marketing and audience hunger for Maika Monroe’s return to horror, […]
The Now You See Me series has returned after a nine-year break and sees a new generation of magicians join the Four Horsemen. The Four Horsemen have not performed together for 10 years until a surprise appearance in the Bushwick neighbourhood of New York City. However, this gig was really performed by three young magicians, […]
The Predator franchise has endured for nearly 40 years. The alien hunters finally get a chance to lead a film with Predator: Badlands. Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) is a young Yautja runt who is dismissed by his father, Njohrr (Reuben de Jong), as being too weak to join the clan. Njohrr demands his other son, Kwei […]
The Running Man is the fourth and final adaptation of a Stephen King story. This time, it’s a big-budget dystopian film with Edgar Wright directing. In the near future, The Network controls America. They have run down safety regulations, attempts to unionise are crushed, and the masses are fed a diet of brutal game shows. […]
The Long Walk is a retro-dystopian film based on a Stephen King novel, which he wrote under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. The United States has suffered war, military dictatorship, and economic depression. This has led the government to introduce an annual competition where a boy from each state must compete in “The Long Walk.” The […]
Chris Stuckmann was one of the first successful film critics on YouTube. He also harboured filmmaking ambitions, which he has fulfilled with his debut feature, Shelby Oaks. Riley Brennan (Sarah Durn) was a paranormal investigator and a YouTuber who disappeared in 2008 when exploring the ghost town of Shelby Oaks. Her older sister, Mia (Camille […]
I’ll admit, it took me awhile to gather my thoughts enough to write this review of Sentimental Value. Because, despite finding a lot to love about Joachim Trier’s film, I didn’t find myself as rapturously drawn to the story, the performances, the overall aesthetic of the film as a number of other reviewers. So, I […]