Donald Trump is one of the most divisive public figures in the world with his early real estate career and his relationship with the controversial lawyer Roy Cohn serving as the subject of the biopic The Apprentice. The year is 1973, Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) is the son of real estate developer Fred Trump (Martin […]
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Lee Review
Lee Miller was a war photographer who worked for Vogue during the Second World War. Her story gets put to screen with Kate Winslet starring as this remarkable woman and serving as one of the film’s producers. In 1938, Lee Miller was an ex-model and socialite who was a part of the artistic scene in […]
Something in the Water Review
Something in the Water is the feature film debut of art director turned filmmaker Hayley Easton Street. What she offered is a British spin on the survival-thriller. A group of five friends travel to the Caribbean for Lizzie’s (Lauren Lyle) wedding. However, there’s tension within the group because Meg (Hiftu Quasem) and Kayla (Natalie Mitson), had […]
Sting Review
Sting is an Australian horror film that shows one of that nation’s most notorious animals terrorising an apartment building in Brooklyn. During a massive blizzard an alien spider crash lands in Brooklyn. Charlotte (Alyla Browne), a young girl and aspiring comic book writer who finds the spider, names her Sting and keeps her as a pet. […]
Back to Black Review
Amy Winehouse joins the likes of Johnny Cash, Freddie Mercury, Aretha Franklin, and Whitney Houston as a member of the musical biopic club. Back to Black looks at her artistic process, troubled relationship, and addiction issues. Amy Winehouse (Marisa Abela) is an emerging artist who is signed up by 19 Management and Island Records. When her […]
Mothers’ Instinct Review
Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway work as stars and producers in a remake of an award-winning Belgian psychological thriller. Alice (Chastain) and Céline (Hathaway) are best friends and next-door neighbours who live in a wealthy American suburb in the early 1960s. Their sons, Theo (Eamon Patrick O’Connell) and Max (Baylan D. Bielitz) are also best friends. However, […]
Wicked Little Letters Review
Wicked Little Letters is a mystery film about the case of the Littlehampton letters and assembles an ensemble cast for a boisterous comedy. Edith Swann (Olivia Colman) is a Christian woman who has been receiving poison pen letters. The prime suspect is her next-door neighbour, Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley), an Irish woman with no filter. The […]
Britflix: The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man is considered one of the greatest and most influential British horror films. It is celebrating its 50th Anniversary so now is a great time to revisit this film. Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) is a police officer and a devoted Christian. He receives a letter from Summerisle, a remote island in the Outer Hebrideans […]
Past Lives Review
Past Lives is a romantic drama that premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and tells the story of a decades-long friendship that spans across two continents. Na Young (Seung Ah Moon) and Hae Sung (Seung Min Yim) are best friends, growing up in Seoul. They separated due to Na Young’s family emigrating to Canada. Twelve […]
Evil Dead Rise Review
The Evil Dead franchise makes it for a fifth cinematic entry. Evil Dead Rise aimed to mix the carnage of the original trilogy and the more serious tone of the 2013 reboot. Beth (Lily Sullivan) is a guitar engineer who’s constantly on tour. When Beth finds out she’s pregnant she visits her sister, Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), a single mother […]