Is God Is, 2026. Written and Directed by Aleshea Harris. Starring Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Sterling K. Brown, Janelle Monáe, Vivica A. Fox, Erika Alexander, Mykelti Williamson, Josiah Cross, Aleshea Harris, Xavier Mills, and Justen Ross. SYNOPSIS: Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that will push them […]
10 Essential On-the-Run Movies You Need to See
Casey Chong with ten essential fugitive on-the-run movies… So, what makes a movie that explores the fugitive or man/woman-on-the-run subgenre such a gripping cinematic experience? Among them is the thrill of the chase between the fugitive(s) and the pursuer(s) within a high-stakes scenario. Depending on the storytelling, they can be movies about those who are […]
12 Essential Job Title Movies
Sometimes a movie does what it says on the tin, such as these movies named after job titles… Choosing the title of your movie can be one of the hardest tasks. Get it wrong, and you might find your film is wholly mis-sold or misinterpreted by audiences. That was one of the reasons William Friedkin’s […]
David Cronenberg’s The Fly at 40: A Love Letter to the Rot
Adam Page on David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror classic The Fly… There is a moment in The Fly from David Cronenberg, and if you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading, go watch it and come back, I’ll wait. Okay, then? It’s where Jeff Goldblum’s Seth Brundle pulls off his fingernail. Just…lifts it away clean to […]
The Essential Comedy Movies of 2006
It’s time to venture back to when cinemas had a new comedy every week, with the essential comedy movies of 2006… If there’s one genre that feels like it needs a shot in the arm, it’s the comedy genre. There was a time not too long ago when it felt like we had specialists, and […]
Death Spa: Horny, Stupid, and a Lot of Fun
Jack Gayer revisits 1988’s cult oddity Death Spa… You can make a lot of things erotic. A limp piece of asparagus can never be erotic. A concept the creators of Death Spa (1989) clearly didn’t agree with, as the movie features a “romantic” scene where a woman is fed a flaccid stalk of asparagus by […]
7 Bizarre 80s Horror Movies You Might Have Missed
Casey Chong presents a selection of bizarre 80s horror movies you might have missed… The 1980s marked a tremendous decade for the horror genre, thanks in no small part to practical effects, which allowed filmmakers to incorporate extensive use of gore, latex makeup, and animatronics, regardless of budget levels, not to mention the rise of […]
Movie Review – Mortal Kombat II (2026)
Mortal Kombat II, 2026. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Starring Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Martyn Ford, Ana Thu Nguyen, Desmond Chiam, CJ. Bloomfield, Vanesa Everett, Sharon Brooks, Steven Cragg, Sophia Xu, and […]
Movie Review – Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
Remarkably Bright Creatures, 2026. Directed by Olivia Newman. Starring Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Alfred Molina, Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, Donald Sales, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Laura Harris, Meghan Heffern, Brandon McEwan, Emily Giannozio, and Miles Marthaller. SYNOPSIS: Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns […]
Movie Review – Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026)
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), 2026. Directed by Billie Eilish and James Cameron. Featuring Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Andrew Marshall, Solomon Smith, Abraham Nouri, Tom Crouch, Jane Horner, Ava Horner, and James Cameron. SYNOPSIS: Captured during her sold-out world tour, brings an innovative new concert experience to […]
