Gripping
Da 5 Bloods review: A war movie like no other
June 13, 2020 | David Farnor
Spike Lee’s bold epic of racial injustice and reparation is uncompromising, urgent, thrilling and powerful cinema.Read More
Extraction review: A visceral ride
April 23, 2020 | David Farnor
This adrenaline-fuelled thriller delivers an onslaught of visceral action.Read More
VOD film review: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
December 27, 2019 | David Farnor
Tarantino’s thoughtful tour through movie memories and Hollywood history is a magical but uneven ride.Read More
VOD film review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
June 12, 2019 | David Farnor
Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant are wonderful in this funny, moving, deeply honest story of identity and isolation.Read More
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: One of the best superhero movies ever made
April 22, 2019 | David Farnor
Wholly unique and jaw-droppingly stylish, this progressive, post-modern story of parallel realities is one of the best superhero movies ever made.Read More
Triple Frontier: A brooding tale of morality and masculinity
March 18, 2019 | David Farnor
J.C. Chandor’s brooding tale of morality and masculinity mostly hits its target.Read More
Snowpiercer: A chilling dystopian satire
October 23, 2018 | David Farnor
Bong Joon-ho’s dazzling and daft dystopian satire is chillingly relevant, even years after its release.Read More
VOD film review: You Were Never Really Here
July 2, 2018 | Martyn Conterio
One of the most hellacious anti-genre genre flicks in quite some time. Read More
VOD film review: The Childhood of a Leader
May 12, 2018 | David Farnor
Gorgeous visuals and a sinister cast make this chilling crescendo of an untamed ego gripping to witness.Read More
Psychokinesis: A unique, personal superhero thriller
April 28, 2018 | David Farnor
Yeon Sang-ho’s follow-up to Train to Busan is a unique, personal and hugely entertaining superhero thriller.Read More
