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Arco is an animated film from France that explores themes of family and the environment and serves as Ugo Bienvenu’s feature film. Arco Dorell (Juliano Krue Valdi) is a 10-year-old boy in the distant future where time travel is possible. He wants to travel back in time and see dinosaurs, but only children older than […]
Legendary director Steven Soderbergh and veteran writer Ed Solomon team up for a second feature film. This time, they make a London-set comedy-drama. Lori Butler (Michaela Coel) is an art restorer who receives an unexpected offer from an old friend at art school. Sallie Sklar (Jessica Gunning) and her brother, Barnaby (James Corden), want Lori […]
Hokum is an Irish horror film that sees Adam Scott travelling to the Emerald Isle. Ohm Bauman (Scott) is an American author who travels to Ireland to scatter his parents’ ashes and stays in the same hotel they did. Ohm’s life is saved by Fiona (Florence Ordesh), a hotel worker, when the author tried to […]
Elvis Presley is recognised as one of the most popular musicians in history. He was the subject of a successful biopic in 2022. When making the film, Baz Luhrmann discovered lost footage and used it for a concert film. I would normally write a plot synopsis when writing reviews. That’s impossible with EPiC since it was […]
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 […]
Mike Flanagan adapts a Stephen King story for the third time with The Life of Chuck. He steps out of his horror comfort zone. The Life of Chuck is a film split into three acts. “Thanks, Chuck” shows an ex-married couple, Marty Anderson (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Felicia Gordon (Karen Gillan), just as the world suffers […]
Together is a body horror film that sees the real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie struggle when moving to the big city. Tim (Dave Franco) and Millie (Alison Brie) are a 30-something couple who move from the big city to the town of Fulton after Millie takes up a teaching position. They end up […]
The Monkey is a darkly comic offering from the pantheon of Stephen King adaptations. This film is the follow-up of Osgood Perkins’ sleeper hit, Longlegs. In 1999 twin brothers Hal and Bill Shelburn (Christian Convery/Theo James) find a toy monkey amongst their father’s possessions. When the boys use The Monkey people they know die and […]
Presence is the latest film released by prestige distributor Neon, which acquired the rights after its premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The Paynes move into a new house after a tragedy. Chloe’s (Callina Liang) best friend died from an overdose and she is still grieving. Chloe’s troubles affect the rest of her family. In […]