Darren Aronofsky directs his ninth film, moving to the crime-caper genre by adapting Charlie Huston’s novel Caught Stealing. Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) is a bartender in late ‘90s New York. His simple life becomes complicated when his punk rocker neighbour, Russ (Matt Smith), has to rush back to London and asks the former baseball player to […]
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28 Years Later Review
28 Days Later is one of the greatest horror films Britain has produced. It revitalised the zombie sub-genre and British horror cinema. After a 23-year break, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland reteam for the third film in the series and the start of a trilogy. After the outbreak of the Rage Virus, Britain has been placed […]
Saturday Night Review
Saturday Night Live is an American television institution. It has lasted for 50 years, and the story of its first broadcast is told in an energetic comedy-drama. It’s October 11, 1975, and NBC is 90 minutes away from broadcasting an unusual show, a live sketch show with musical and comedic guests. Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle), […]
The Garfield Movie Review
The loveable ginger cat Garfield makes his third appearance in a theatrical film. This reboot sees Garfield move back into the field of animation and sees an all-star voice cast in a heist adventure. As a kitten Garfield (Chris Pratt) was abandoned by his father, Vic (Samuel L. Jackson). Luckily he adopted Jon Arbuckle (Nicholas […]
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Review
The Ghostbusters are back on cinema screens after a three-year break and see them return to New York to face a new threat. The Spengler family has taken up the mantle of being the Ghostbusters in New York and capture supernatural beings across the city. But they face numerous challenges. The Ecto-Chamber is starting to […]
Madame Web Review
Madame Web is the fourth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. This film acts as an origins story for the psychic character. Cassandra “Cassie” Webb (Dakota Johnson) is an orphan and paramedic in New York. She develops clairvoyant powers after a near-death experience. Her destiny gets tied with three teenagers, Mattie Franklin (Celeste O’Connor), Julia Cornwall (Sydney […]
Napoleon (2023) Review
Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the most influential men in history. His legacy and impact have lasted long past his death, as well as his divisive reputation. The story of his life is chronicled in Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic for Sony and Apple. In 1789 France was in chaos. The royal family had been […]
Bondathon: Skyfall
Skyfall was the film that marked the Bond film franchise’s 50th Anniversary. The result was one of the best Bond films ever and the most financially successful. A mission in Istanbul goes wrong. A terrorist has escaped with a hard drive containing a list of all undercover NATO agents and Bond has been presumably killed in action. Three months […]
Holmes & Watson Review
2018’s Holmes & Watson has earned a reputation for being one of the worst mainstream comedies made in recent years, ‘winning’ four Razzies. But does it deserve this reputation? Sherlock Holmes (Will Ferrell) is the most celebrated detective in London despite being a pompous arse. Holmes and his loyal assistant, John Watson (John C. Reilly) face their […]
Jumanji: The Next Level Review
The 2017 sequel/soft-reboot of the Jumanji sequel was a surprise critical and commercial hit. A second sequel has been fast-tracked to provide more video-game based adventures. Since surviving Jumanji and the perils of high school, Spencer (Alex Wolff) has fallen into a deep depression. He is lonely at New York University, hasn’t communicated with his old friends […]










