Many holidays have suffered from cinematic slasher villains. Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day are some of the most notable. Eli Roth has added to this seasonal sub-genre with his tongue-in-cheek gore fest Thanksgiving. In Plymouth, Massachusetts, the Black Friday sales at Right Mart go horribly wrong due to a lack of security, a group of […]
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Dumb Money Review
The current political climate can be best described as hostile to Wall Street and the super-rich. Films like The Menu and Triangle of Sadness had eat-the-rich sentiments and they have plenty of films condemning the actions of Wall Street. Dumb Money shows a working-class revolt against the stock market. Keith Gill (Paul Dano) is a financial advisor, a self-taught investor, […]
The Equalizer 3 Review
Denzel Washington, Antoine Fuqua, and Richard Wenk return for a third and final film in The Equalizer series. This film sees Robert McCall take on the Mafia in Southern Italy. After a mission in Sicily Robert McCall is shot and falls unconscious when driving through Southern Italy. Robert is taken in by Enzo (Remo Girone), the doctor […]
Gran Turismo Review
2023 has been the year of video game adaptations. The Last of Us has released critical acclaim and The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the Twisted Metal TV series have been well received by fans. Gran Turismo joins them with a film inspired by the games and real-life events. Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) is an avid Gran Turismo player and dreams of becoming a professional racing […]
Insidious: The Red Door Review
Insidious: The Red Door is the fifth film in the Insidious series and sees the return of the Lambert family for the first time since 2013. After the events of Insidious: Chapter 2, Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) and his son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins) have their memories erased of Dalton’s coma, Josh’s possession, and suppressing their powers. Nine years later Dalton is […]
No Hard Feelings Review
Jennifer Lawrence has been known for many things during her acting career. She has won an Oscar for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook and led two major franchises: The Hunger Games and X-Men. She takes on outlandish comedy with No Hard Feelings which she stars in and has produced. Maddie Barker (Lawrence) is a 32-year-old trainwreck. She works as a bartender […]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review
The Spider-Man franchise is Sony’s cash cow and many of their projects have been beloved by fans. One of the most beloved projects is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, leading to a sequel being inevitable. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) has been Spider-Man for a year, and he has to balance being a superhero with life as a normal teenager. […]
Big George Foreman Review
George Foreman was one of the most famous boxers of all time and he came in an era of legendary boxers like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. He gets a biopic that looks at important moments in his life with Big George Foreman. As a child, George Foreman (Khris Davis) grew up in poverty in Houston and was […]
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 […]
65 Review
65 is a high-concept sci-fi survival thriller that sees Adam Driver crash landing on Earth 65 million years ago. Mills (Driver) is a pilot who is hired to lead a two-year expedition into deep space. When Mills’ ship encounters an asteroid field, he’s forced to crash land on an undiscovered planet. The only other survivor is […]