Category: CINEMA REVIEWS

Our feathered mobile game friends are back for a second movie outing. Are they still angry, or...

Downton Abbey – review

Downton Abbey, that lavish soap opera masquerading as a historical period drama, returns four...

IT Chapter Two – review

IT Chapter Two is a King-size horror epic with an A-list ensemble cast, bigger and bloodier horror...

Amazing Grace – review

by Bryget Chrisfield | CINEMA REVIEWS

The first thing we notice while watching Amazing Grace – which documents the Queen of Soul, Aretha...

Dragged Across Concrete – review

Having elevated grindhouse into the arthouse with Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99,...

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood – review

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino’s most playful film since Pulp...

Midsommar – review

Director Ari Aster’s superb sophomore feature is every bit as disturbing and downbeat as his...

Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw – review

The Fast & Furious franchise goes into a different spin-off than usual in Hobbs & Shaw,...

The Lion King (2019) – review

The live-action version of The Lion King delivers a spectacle unlike anything seen before. But does it roar as loudly as the original?

Stuber – review

It’s a classic formula… Take one manic character, hook them up with a mild character,...

Booksmart – review

Have you ever had an “OMG, I’ve wasted my life!” moment? Yeah, so have...

Spider-Man: Far from Home – review

Spider-Man: Far from Home is an ebullient crowd-pleaser and the perfect tonic following the emotional rollercoaster of Avengers: Endgame.

Yesterday – review

Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Imagine saying,...

Annabelle Comes Home – review

There’s no shortage of ghouls in The Conjuring universe and if Annabelle Comes Home is any...

Under the Silver Lake – review

Having set the bar very high with his impressive sleeper horror hit It Follows (2014), director...

Child’s Play – review

Chucky gets a high-tech upgrade in a Child’s Play reboot that’s a lot more fun than...

Toy Story 4 – review

The third movie could easily have been a satisfying farewell to a series that’s brought much...

The Secret Life of Pets 2 – review

Only-pup Max learned to share his space in the first film, but how will he go with another new...

Men in Black: International – review

MIB: International doesn’t so much reinvent the wheel as go back to basics, with Chris...

X-Men: Dark Phoenix – review

Dark Phoenix is the final instalment in the X-Men franchise. But is it a worthy swan song or an...

Brightburn – review

Superhero horror is now a thing, with producer James Gunn giving the Superman story a bloody jab...

Godzilla II: King of the Monsters – review

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is loyal to the Toho films and the modern Godzilla movie fans have always wanted to see…

Rocketman – review

Rocketman is glitter and glamour, and all of the spoils one expects from an Elton John biopic....

Aladdin (2019) – review

Disney continue to plunder their cartoon catalogue for fare to update. Can Guy Ritchie perform...

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum – review

All of this for what, a puppy? You betcha, as John Wick finds himself on the outer and fighting...

Pokémon Detective Pikachu – review

Pikachu gets his sleuth on in Pokémon Detective Pikachu, with Ryan ‘Deadpool’ Reynolds...

Top End Wedding – review

Whether it’s Muriel’s, your best friend’s or a big fat Greek one, a wedding is...

Avengers: Endgame – review

Along with the final season of Game of Thrones, Avengers: Endgame is a major pop cultural event of...

Missing Link – review

The Sasquatch is just a big, hairy, gormless throwback, yeah? Well, not if there’s any truth...

Hellboy – review