Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead. At this point in Rian Johnson’s career, the only mystery […]
Movie Review – Bone Lake (2025)
Bone Lake, 2025 Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan. Starring Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Marco Pigossi, Andra Nechita, Eliane Reis, and Clayton Spencer. SYNOPSIS: A couple’s vacation at a secluded estate is upended when they’re forced to share the mansion with a mysterious couple. A dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and […]
Movie Review – Hamnet (2025)
Hamnet, 2025. Written and Directed by Chloe Zhao. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn. SYNOPSIS: The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. In Hamnet, writer/director Chloe Zhao (adapting Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel) brings her gifted, gentle touch to a […]
Movie Review – Blue Moon (2025)
Blue Moon, 2025. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Bobby Cannavale, and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: Tells the story of Lorenz Hart’s struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of “Oklahoma!”. Rodgers and Hart were one of the principal songwriting partnerships of the Great American […]
The Erotic Horror Renaissance of the 1990s: Where Cinemax Met Creature Features
Adam Page on the erotic horror renaissance of the 90s… Look, sitting here in front of this keyboard, I can’t pretend it wasn’t a weird time. The decade of the 90s was a lot of things: flannel, teen angst, the inexplicable popularity of acid washed jeans. But somewhere between the Berlin Wall being torn down […]
8 Must-Watch World War II Horror Movies
Casey Chong with a selection of must-see World War II horror movies for your watch list… World War II left an indelible mark on world history, and cinema has been constantly fascinated by the conflict, exploring the underlying moral and psychological effects of war, from the soldier’s PTSD to the hellish nature of enduring combat […]
Noirvember: The Straight-to-Video Essential Selection
Tom Jolliffe rounds out Noirvember with a selection of straight to video noir films… Dark tales of murder, intrigue, adultery, crime, punishment, femme fatales and lots of ominous dark shadow. Film noir and in more recent cinema history, neo-noir, have offered up an array of moody gems. Noir has infused so much of the action, […]
10 Extreme Horror Films You Won’t Forget
Vanessa Maki with 10 extreme horror movies you won’t soon forget… Stepping into the world of extreme horror isn’t a wise choice for everyone. It might make you regret it if you’re not someone who can handle much in the way of extreme violence or gore, much less transgression in film, though if you’re someone […]
The Essential Hirokazu Kore-eda Films
It’s time to take a look at a modern master of Japanese (and beyond) cinema with the essential Hirokazu Kore-eda films… Often seen as the heir apparent to Yasujiro Ozu, this director may not be immediately recognised by Western audiences, but chances are you may have seen one or two of his more well-travelled films. […]
Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Finale Review – ‘Weapons of Mass Distraction/Curtain Call’
Ricky Church reviews the final two episodes of Hazbin Hotel season 2… For the purpose of this review, I’ll be reviewing both the seventh and eighth episodes of Hazbin Hotel‘s second season as ‘Weapons of Mass Distraction’ feeds right into the finale ‘Curtain Call’. While the former episode is good on its own, both serve as […]
