If there was ever a game that screamed pure, unfiltered creativity, it’s Minecraft. With its boundless sandbox world, limitless potential, and universally beloved aesthetic, bringing it to the big screen was no easy feat. But, thankfully, A Minecraft Movie rises to the challenge and delivers a wildly entertaining, family-friendly experience that is packed with humor, […]
Movie Reviews
‘Holland’ – Review
If you’re looking for something twisty and electric then Nicole Kidman’s kooky suburban-mystery thriller Holland will keep you wired with its unique approach to the unsettling feeling that lurks beneath the surface of suburbia. Teacher and homemaker Nancy Vandergroot’s (Nicole Kidman) picture-perfect life with her husband and son in Holland tumbles into a twisted tale. […]
‘A Working Man’ – Review
Jason Statham and David Ayer are back after their high-flying action cinema tornado, The Beekeeper, with A Working Man, and this action flick is about as subtle as a train crash, and delivers all on its junky action spectacle. Levon Cade (Jason Statam) left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live […]
‘The Last Showgirl’ – Review
Pamela Anderson delivers the performance of her life in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, and delivers incredible vulnerability in an intimate character study that examines the cost of performance and glamour following the passage of time. A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. In Gia […]
‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ – Review
Sinister psychological horror and dark humour unite for a story of pure madness in The Rule of Jenny Pen, and this is a picture infused with a haunting sense of dread as a battle of power and control wages for the very right to survive. Recovering from a stroke at an assisted living facility, a […]
‘Black Bag’ – Review
Noted filmmaker Steven Soderbergh takes audiences into the murky arena of covert black operations, where there is no line between trust and lies in Black Bag, and this is an intellectually tense thriller that packs in the tension at every moment. When his wife, intelligence agent Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett), is suspected of committing […]
‘Hard Truths’ – Review
Mike Leigh is a filmmaker who doesn’t just tell stories, he crafts lived-in worlds brimming with raw emotion, human frailty, and, most importantly, truth. With Hard Truths, he returns to the big screen with a gut-wrenching, deeply affecting drama that holds nothing back. This is a film that demands your full attention and, in true […]
‘SPIT’ – Review
David Wenham dons the mullett and rips open a can of Carlton Draught in the roaring sequel to cult classic Gettin’ Square in Spit, and this is a full Aussie comedy riot! David Wenham returns as John “Spit” Spitieri, the iconic crim of Australian cinema, in this sequel to Gettin’ Square. Spitteri finds himself locked […]
‘Mickey 17’ – Review
It is without a doubt one of our most anticipated releases of 2025, and now Academy Award-winner Bong Joon-ho, in his eagerly awaited post-Parasite feature film, has delivered us the wildly original Mickey 17, and this is a film that is not what you expect, but everything you could want. The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes […]
‘Bird’ – Review
Andrea Arnold is a filmmaker with a passion and voice all her own, and she delivers another thoughtful and poignantly impactful film in Bird. Bailey, 12 years old, lives with her single father Bug and her brother Hunter in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to his children and […]