Allelujah is a dramedy based on a play by Alan Bennett. This film focuses on the staff and patients in a small hospital in Yorkshire. The Bethlehem, or as it is known to the locals, “The Beth”, is a small geriatric hospital in Wakefield. It’s loved by the patients and the community but is under threat […]
Suzume Review
Suzume is the latest film by the acclaimed anime director Makoto Shinkai. This time Shinkai tells a story about a teenager travelling across Japan in a fantasy adventure. Suzume Iwato (Nanoka Hara) is a high school student who lives in a seaside town in Kyushu. Her life changes when she encounters a drifter, Soto Munakata (Hokuto […]
Star Trek: Picard – The Last Generation Review
In the end, the season arc for Picard was not up to snuff. The resolution felt rushed. (How are they replacing all the dead older Starfleet members? Did the transporter Borg tech impact anyone who used them on a ship and returned planet-side? Is there still a command structure in Starfleet? Did the young Borg […]
The Mandalorian – Chapter 24: The Return
Is it just me, or did that feel like a fitting conclusion to the adventures of Din Djarin and Grogu – not to mention the Mandalorians as a whole – until such time as other stories in the Star Wars universe require them to come out of retirement to help friends take down the latest […]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review
Super Mario is one of the most recognisable characters in pop culture, let alone in video games. He teams up with the animation titan Illumination so the character can have a second cinematic adventure. Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are brothers who start a plumbing business. They try to build their reputation by […]
Dead Ringers Review
It took me a grand total of one episode of Dead Ringers to determine that this is not a show for me. But, like a good critic, I kept watching, wanted to make sure I provided the best breakdown of what worked on the series and what didn’t – and trying to keep my own […]
Renfield Review
There have been many featuring the Prince of Darkness himself, Dracula. Renfield is the latest film to feature the famous vampire. Robert Montague Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) is Dracula’s familiar. He must do the usual things for his master: find accommodation, get victims, and protect the Count from the forces of good. When Renfield finds himself in New Orleans […]
The Pope’s Exorcist Review
The Pope’s Exorcist is a supernatural horror film based on the supposedly true story of Father Gabriele Amorth. Father Gabriele (Russell Crowe) is a priest who specialises in exorcisms and reports directly to the Pope (Franco Nero). In 1987, Amorth is ordered to go to Spain where an American boy, Henry (Peter DeSouza-Feighoney) has been possessed by […]
The Last Thing He Told Me Review
It’s been awhile since television audiences have had a chance to see all that Jennifer Garner is capable of – it’s been a whopping 17 years since Alias, the ABC spy drama that launched Garner’s career went off the air. The Last Thing He Told Me, the AppleTV+ miniseries based on the novel of the […]
Star Trek: Picard – Vox Review
There comes a point in every season of serialized television where the writers have to make a choice on just how to solve the conundrum that has been driving the plot forward until the climactic moment of the season. There’s no right or wrong answer to whatever choice they make. After all, it was the […]










