If you’re looking for an unconventional Christmas movie that isn’t Die Hard, here’s a selection for your consideration… Christmas is upon us again, and one of the leisure activities associated with the holiday spirit is revisiting some of the traditional Christmas movie classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, and The Santa Clause. […]
Movie Review – The Choral (2025)
The Choral, 2025. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Amara Okereke, Simon Russell Beale and Thomas Howes. SYNOPSIS: A choral society’s male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys grapple with their impending conscription […]
Movie Review – The Testament of Ann Lee (2025)
The Testament of Ann Lee, 2025. Directed by Mona Fastvold. Starring Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard, Christopher Abbott, David Cale, Stacy Martin, Scott Handy, Jeremy Wheeler, Tim Blake Nelson, Daniel Blumberg, Jamie Bogyo, Viola Prettejohn, Natalie Shinnick, Shannon Woodward, Millie-Rose Crossley, Willem van der Vegt, Esmee Hewett, Harry Conway, Benjamin Bagota, Maria […]
A New Golden Age for John le Carré
Chris Connor on the new golden age of John le Carré adaptations… John le Carré is still among the most revered and influential spy novelists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Works like The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy still loom large over the genre. His works have […]
Movie Review – Song Sung Blue (2025)
Song Sung Blue, 2025. Written and Directed by Craig Brewer. Starring Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, Shyaporn Theerakulstit, John Beckwith, Cecelia Riddett, Jayson Warner Smith, Sean Allan Krill, Kena Anae, Darius Rose, Chacha Tahng, Faye Tamasa, Carey Van Driest, and Tom O’Keefe. […]
Movie Review – Goodbye June (2025)
Goodbye June, 2025. Directed by Kate Winslet. Starring Kate Winslet, Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Helen Mirren, Stephen Merchant, Fisayo Akinade, Jeremy Swift, and Raza Jaffrey. SYNOPSIS: Four siblings’ lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season. Making her directorial debut, Kate Winslet’s Goodbye […]
Movie Review – Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
Father Mother Sister Brother, 2025. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. Starring Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat. SYNOPSIS: Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents. Jim Jarmusch has been […]
10 Forgotten Erotic Thrillers of the 1980s
Casey Chong with a selection of forgotten erotic thrillers from the 1980s that are worth revisiting… The 1990s may have been the decade when the erotic thriller genre flooded the market not only in mainstream cinema but also in direct-to-video distribution. But let’s not forget about the decade before – the 1980s, that is – […]
Movie Review – The Plague (2025)
The Plague, 2025. Written and Directed by Charlie Polinger. Starring Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, Joel Edgerton, Lucas Adler, Kolton Lee, Caden Burris, Elliott Heffernan, and Lennox Espy. SYNOPSIS: A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer. Set at a […]
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey unveils official trailer
With its prologue having screened in IMAX theaters this past weekend attached to Avatar: Fire and Ash, Universal Pictures has now delivered an early Christmas present for Christopher Nolan fans with the launch of the official trailer for next year’s hotly-anticipated mythic action epic The Odyssey. Based on Homer’s ancient Greek epic, The Odyssey stars […]
