Spiral: From the Book of Saw – review
Few franchises reach a ninth instalment, let alone maintaining big screen enticement – a fact that...
Category: CINEMA REVIEWS
Wrath of Man – review
Director Guy Ritchie opens fire, unleashing what is possibly his most intense film to date, Wrath...
Mortal Kombat – review
Cinema staff might want to check the pulses of patrons after screenings of Mortal Kombat. If their...
Voyagers – review
Voyagers hits the ground running. In fact, within the first five minutes the entire premise is...
Nobody – review
If you’re a sucker for fast-paced and ultra-violent action movies, stop what you’re...
Godzilla vs. Kong – review
Godzilla vs. Kong ranks alongside 2017’s Kong: Skull Island as one of the best entries in the...
Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train – review
Anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba hits the big screen in a feature-length adventure that...
The Little Things – review
The Little Things, a procedural serial killer film in the vein of Seven and The Silence of the...
Wrong Turn (2021) – review
The 2003 hillbilly horror flick is given a slick and inventive reboot that detours into unexpected...
Occupation: Rainfall – review
‘Go big or go home’ is the mantra adopted by writer-director Luke Sparke for...
Penguin Bloom – review
Based on the inspirational true story of Sam Bloom, a wife and mother whose life was forever...
Music – review
Music is a curious little film that is guaranteed to spark debate. In fact it already has – if you...
Monster Hunter – review
Director Paul W.S. Anderson is an old hand at adapting video games, with his Mortal Kombat and the...
The Croods: A New Age – review
The Croods are back and they’re up against all sorts of odds, with the most problematic...
A Christmas Gift from Bob – review
Bob the Cat returns to the big screen in this somewhat unexpected sequel to the 2016 surprise hit...
Freaky – review
Having successfully cross-pollinated the horror film with Groundhog Day in 2017’s Happy...
Slim & I – review
The Eurythmics once proclaimed that “Behind every great man/ There has to be a great...
Lowdown Dirty Criminals – review
This New Zealand comedy-crime caper is best described as Guy Ritchie crossed with Taika Waititi....
Babyteeth – review
Australian director Shannon Murphy’s accomplished feature debut, Babyteeth, gives the...
The King of Staten Island – review
Judd Apatow’s latest slacker comedy, The King of Staten Island, is a heartfelt and entertaining character study that resonates with truth.
Downhill – review
There are many American movies, unbeknownst to their general audience, that are in fact remakes of...
Dark Waters – review
Most adults over the age of 40 will remember the moment when Teflon became the new asbestos. It...
The Wishmas Tree – review
Animated movies are huge, expensive undertakings, so due to economies of scale, and despite having...
The Invisible Man – review
Following their successful partnership on the sci-fi action flick Upgrade, writer-director Leigh...
Guns Akimbo – review
New Zealand director Jason Lei Howden’s sophomore film is a highly stylised, ultra-violent...
The Call of the Wild – review
John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway and Mark Twain are names amongst those considered to be the...
The Lighthouse – review
Writer-director Robert Eggers’ magnificently moody second feature is as gloomy and menacing...
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn – review
Not only has Harley Quinn escaped the shackles of Suicide Squad to go wild in her own romp,...
Color Out of Space – review
Color Out of Space marks the return of director Richard Stanley, whose 20-year exile from...
Midway – review
Midway is the type of war film that was made in the 1960s, where action and adventure took a front...
