Echo Valley: An intense, intimate thriller

June 21, 2025 | David Farnor

Julian Moore and Sydney Sweeney deliver brilliantly raw performances in this intense, intimate thriller.Read More

Encounter review: Moving, unsettling sci-fi

December 10, 2021 | David Farnor

A superb turn from Riz Ahmed grounds this moving, gripping, unsettling sci-fi thriller.Read More

Interview: Michael Pearce talks Encounter, Riz Ahmed and following Beast

December 5, 2021 | David Farnor

This week sees the arrival of Encounter, a new sci-if thriller from Beast helmer Micheal Pearce.

Starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer, the film follows a decorated Marine who goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons … Read More

Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer to star in Amazon’s Invasion

July 30, 2020 | VOD News

Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer will star in Invasion, a new sci-fi thriller for Amazon Studios.

The film is decorated by Beast helmer Michael Pearce. Pearce, who won a BAFTA for his Outstanding Debut in 2019, has co-written the film … Read More

VOD film review: Beast

August 25, 2018 | David Farnor

Powered by two superb rising stars, this swooning, sinister gothic romance is a killer directorial debut.Read More