Tom Jolliffe with ten great hidden gems from the 1980s that you need to see… The 1980s was an eclectic melting pot of cinema. Blockbusters and franchises were becoming a big thing. The success of home video also gave films a place to succeed beyond the cinema screens. Cinema fandom has always clustered in select […]
Movie Review – Hamnet (2025)
Hamnet, 2025. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, and Joe Alwyn. SYNOPSIS: A story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet arrives with ideal credentials: a celebrated source text, the backing of Steven Spielberg and […]
10 More International Horror Movies You Need to See
Vanessa Maki with more international horror movies for your watch list… Recently we dropped a list about international horror and now I’m back with more recommendations of the same thing. Why? Because there’s a never-ending list of international horror films that need to be watched and appreciated out there. Many of us haven’t even cracked […]
Movie Review – Little Lorraine (2025)
Little Lorraine, 2025. Directed by Andy Hines Starring Stephen Amell, Stephen McHattie, Joshua Close, Steve Lund, Auden Thorton, Sean Astin, J. Balvin, Matt Walsh, Rhys Darby, Kyle Ellsworth, Mike Dopud, Hugh Thompson, Kaelen Ohm and Sugar Lyn Beard. SYNOPSIS Little Lorraine, a North Atlantic seaside town with a population of 60, becomes embroiled in an […]
Movie Review – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, 2025. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Paul Shaffer, Fran Drescher, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Chris Addison, Kerry Godliman, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Nina Conti, David Furnish, John Michael Higgins, June Chadwick, Griffin Matthews, Kathreen Khavari, Don Lake, Chad Smith, and […]
Movie Review – Eleanor the Great (2025)
Eleanor the Great, 2025 Directed by Scarlett Johansson. Starring June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, Rita Zohar, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Will Price. SYNOPSIS After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, 94, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Marvel veteran Scarlett Johansson takes the director’s chair in […]
Movie Review – Night of the Reaper (2025)
Night of the Reaper, 2025. Directed by Brandon Christensen. Starring Jessica Clement, Ryan Robbins, Summer H. Howell, Marty Finochio, Ben Cockell SYNOPSIS: A college student returns home and takes on some babysitting work as a last-minute favour to her hungover friend. That same night, the local sherriff receives a mysterious package that sets off a […]
Movie Review – Nouvelle Vague (2025)
Nouvelle Vague, 2025 Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Jodie Ruth-Forest, Bruno Dreyfürst, Benjamin Clery, Matthieu Penchinat, Pauline Belle, Paolo Luka-Noé and Jade Phan-Gia. SYNOPSIS The latest from Oscar-nominated indie auteur Richard Linklater is an effervescent, meticulous recreation of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s legendary 1960 […]
Movie Review – Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, 2025. Directed by Simon Curtis. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle, Allen Leech, Michael Fox, Penelope Wilton, Harry Hadden-Paton, Raquel Cassidy, Sophie McShera, Kevin Doyle, Lesley Nicol, Douglas Reith, Paul Copley, Paul Giamatti, Joely Richardson, Alessandro Nivola, […]
Movie Review – Out Standing (2025)
Out Standing, 2025. Directed by Mélanie Charbonneau. Starring Nina Kiri, Vincent Leclerc, Enrico Colantoni, Adrian Walters, Antoine Pilon, Stephen Thomas Kalyn and Conrad Pla. SYNOPSIS: Officer Sandra Perron resigns from the Canadian military after a controversial photo surfaces. Adapting to civilian life amidst an investigation, she denies abuse allegations despite evidence suggesting mistreatment within her […]
