The Invite is a remake of the Spanish film The People Upstairs and acts as Olivia Wilde’s third film as a director. Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela (Wilde) are a couple whose marriage is on the rocks and about to be tested to the limit due to a visit from their upstairs neighbours, Pína (Penélope […]
Tag: Black Bear Pictures
Tuner Review
Tuner is a crime drama directed by documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher, serving as his narrative film debut. Niki White (Leo Woodall) is a piano tuner who suffers from hyperacusis. When he takes a job to tune a piano at a wealthy client’s house, Niki meets Uri (Lior Raz), the owner of a security company who is […]
Whistle Review
Whistle is an Irish-Canadian horror film from the director of The Nun and the showrunner of the second season of Gangs of London. Chrysanthemum “Chrys” Willet (Dafne Keen) has moved in with her extended family after the death of her father and time in rehab. On her first day of school, she finds a strange […]
Shelter Review
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 […]
Relay Review
Between the complications inherent in releasing movies during the COVID pandemic, lending his voice to animated features, and the limited theatrical runs enjoyed by most streaming studio fare, Relay marks Riz Ahmed’s return to the screen in a starring role. So it’s quite bold that for its first thirty minutes, we don’t hear his voice. […]
A Working Man Review
Jason Statham and David Ayer team up for a second time for an adaptation of Chuck Dixon’s first novel, Levon’s Trade. Levon Cade (Statham) is a former Royal Marine who works on a construction site in Chicago. He is forced to use his special set of skills again when his boss’ daughter, Jenny Garcia (Arianna Rivas), […]
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 […]







