Ricky Church reviews Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair… Almost 20 years since their series finale, Malcolm and his crazy family are back in the reunion miniseries Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. The special shows its older fans why the series and this cast in particular were not only great back then […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Mantrap (1953)
Mantrap, 1953. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, Kieron Moore, Hugh Sinclair, Lloyd Lamble, Kay Kendall, Bill Travers, and Barbara Shelley. SYNOPSIS: A wrongly convicted murderer and a private detective team up to discover who really committed the crime the convict was imprisoned for. Mervyn Speight (Kieron Moore) has escaped from prison […]
Movie Review – Thrash (2026)
Thrash, 2026. Written and Directed by Tommy Wirkola. Starring Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Dart, Alyla Browne, Matt Nable, Amy Mathews, Elijah Ungvary, Sami Afuni, Jon Prasida, Dante Ubaldi, and Stacy Clausen. SYNOPSIS: When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos and something far more frightening: […]
Movie Review – Outcome (2026)
Outcome, 2026. Directed by Jonah Hill. Starring Keanu Reeves, Jonah Hill, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, Susan Lucci, Laverne Cox, David Spade, Martin Scorsese, Atsuko Okatsuka, Roy Wood Jr., Kaia Gerber, Ivy Wolk, Welker White, Drew Barrymore, Cary Christopher, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Shola Adewusi, Nikolai Nikolaeff, T.C. Amos IV, Rose Bianco, Paul Bartholomew, Stefanie Yunger, Angela Bullock, […]
Movie Review – You, Me & Tuscany (2026)
You, Me & Tuscany, 2026. Directed by Kat Coiro. Starring Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page, Marco Calvani, Aziza Scott, Lorenzo de Moor, Isabella Ferrari, Nia Vardalos, Stefania Casini, Desirée Popper, Tommaso Cassissa, Stella Pecollo, Paolo Sassanelli, Emanuele Pacca, Giulia Agosta, and Luca Setaccioli. SYNOPSIS: When a woman crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the […]
Movie Review – Hamlet (2025)
Hamlet, 2025. Directed by Aneil Karia. Starring Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Timothy Spall, Art Malik, Jasmine Jobson, Sheeba Chaddha, Joe Alwyn, and Avijit Dutt. SYNOPSIS: Hamlet comes home for his father’s funeral and finds his uncle Claudius marrying his widowed mother Gertrude. His father’s ghost reveals Claudius murdered him, leading Hamlet toward revenge and introspection. […]
Movie Review – Exit 8 (2025)
Exit 8, 2025. Directed by Genki Kawamura. Starring Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Nana Komatsu, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Hirota Otsuka, Tara Nakashima, Reo Soda, Mikio Ueda, and HIKAKIN. SYNOPSIS: A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out. Setting that aside, […]
Movie Review – The Christophers (2025)
The Christophers, 2025. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, Jessica Gunning, James Corden, and Ferdy Roberts. SYNOPSIS: The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be “discovered” and sold after his death. There is a lot of narrative plate-spinning in the latest from Steven […]
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Series Premiere Review
Ricky Church review the Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord two-episode series premiere ‘The Dark Revenge’ and ‘Sinister Schemes’… Maul is back and up to his usual ambitious scheming in the new animated series Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord. The two-episode series premiere captivates with a vibrant world, beautiful animation, intriguing new characters and insight […]
Netflix Review – Detective Hole: An Imperfect, but Worthy Addition to the Noir Genre
Jack Gayer reviews Detective Hole… Separate the art from the artist. For that matter, it’s also sensible to separate the art from its previous form. Yet as well-intentioned as it is to try to completely separate the previous version of a work with a new one, it’s ultimately a fool’s errand. It’s like asking someone […]
