The world is currently in eco-conscious times and more people are voicing and protesting about these issues. How to Blow Up a Pipeline explores the idea of people taking extreme action to save the environment. A group of disenfranchised young people brought together by Xochiti (Ariela Barer), a college student and activist. They arrive in West Texas […]
Tag: thriller
Missing Review
Missing is a standalone sequel to the screen time thriller Searching. June Allen (Storm Reid) is an 18-year-old girl with an overly protective mother, Grace (Nia Long). When Grace goes on a trip to Columbia with her boyfriend, Kevin (Ken Leung), June gets a week of freedom. However, Grace and Kevin don’t return, June is forced to […]
The Menu Review
The Menu is the second meal theme film to be released this year in the UK. The first was the Welsh film The Feast. Both films have their own take on the class divide. Hawthorne is an exclusive restaurant on an island. The chef is the celebrated Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) and his meals always have […]
Don’t Worry Darling Review
Don’t Worry Darling, the ambitious new thriller that is as star-studded as it is scandal-ridden. At this point, it is nearly impossible to separate the film from the controversies surrounding it in the headlines. I’ll be the first to admit that I was looking forward to this movie prior to its current tabloid messiness. The […]
Beast Review
Sharks, whales, wolves, and bears served as the villains in the movies to show the rampart force of nature. Lions have also gotten this treatment with Beast. Nate Samuels (Idris Elba) is a doctor and widower who takes his daughters to South Africa. They met Nate’s old friend and gamekeeper, Martin (Sharlto Copley) who takes the […]
Nightmare Alley (2021) Review
Nightmare Alley is the first film made by Guillermo del Toro since winning Academy Awards for his monster romance The Shape of Water. This time he has made a neo-noir mystery involving people faking that they have mystical powers. In 1939 Stanton “Stan” Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) leaves his home and takes a job in a travelling […]
Vigil Episode One & Two Review
Vigil is the latest police thriller from World Productions, with Jed Mercurio, the creator of Line of Duty credited as a producer. The first two episodes were shown on Sunday and Monday night in the UK to ensure viewers would be hooked in. A fishing trawler sinks near where the British nuclear submarine, HMS Vigil, was patrolling. […]
The Boy Behind the Door Review
The Boy Behind the Door is an extremely tense and harrowing film about friendship. A normal day quickly turns into a nightmare after best friends Bobby (Lonnie Chavis) and Kevin (Ezra Dewey) are kidnapped by two strangers. Caught in a desperate fight for survival, the boys must work together to escape their captors and stay […]
Songbird Review
Songbird was a film that was written and filmed during the Pandemic and subsequent lockdown. It was a cynical attempt to capitalise on the crisis we are living in. In 2024 the COVID-19 virus has mutated into COVID-23, a more deadly variant. America has experienced a four-year lockdown, millions of deaths, and anyone who is found […]
Britflix: Black Narcissus (1947)
Based on a novel by Rumer Godden, Black Narcissus was considered one of the greatest films by the directing duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It was a film that earned the cinematographer, Jack Cardiff, an Academy Award, and was recently remade into a miniseries led by Gemma Arterton. Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) becomes the youngest sister […]










