The horrors of the devil come face-to-face with audiences in The First Omen, making for an utterly frightful experience that gets under your skin in the gnarliest way possible. A young American novice nun (Nell Tiger Free) is sent to work at a church in Rome who uncovers a sinister conspiracy to bring about the […]
Movie Reviews
‘Monkey Man’ – Review
Dev Patel is a performer who is unafraid of risk and whose passion for the cinematic craft has rung through his performances all his life. Now he takes the next step in his career and looks to bring his burning passion for the action genre, martial arts and his Indian heritage to Monkey Man, his […]
‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ – Review
There’s trouble in Manhatten of a very spooky kind, and the Ghostbusters, both new and old, will have to assemble to take on this world-ending evil before its too late in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The Spengler family returns to the iconic New York City firehouse where the original Ghostbusters have taken ghost-busting to the next […]
‘Wicked Little Letters’ – Review
The truth is often stranger than fiction, and that’s especially the case for Wicked Little Letters, a hilarious, foul-mouthed dramedy of a scandalous episode that shocked an entire nation and that reminds one to always be careful what they post. Based on a true scandal that stunned 1920s England, the story centres on neighbours Edith […]
‘Road House’ – Review
Jake Gyllenhaal brings the cool as he steps out of the Octagon and takes his spot on the door in Road House, a brand new re-imagining of the classic 1980s action romp, and Gyllenhaal and director Doug Liman make this one a pure pop-corn smashing success! Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal), an ex-UFC fighter trying to escape […]
‘The Great Escaper’ – Review
When it comes to utter legends of the British thespian class, Sir Michael Caine and the late great Glenda Jackson are two of the utter best of the best, and they both give two incredible final performances in The Great Escaper, which is a perfect film on every single level. In the summer of 2014, […]
‘Imaginary’ – Review
Childhood horror rises to the surface in director Jeff Wadlow’s Imaginary, and this is a scary film with a serious bite to it that will freak audiences out. When Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter, Alice, finds a stuffed bear named Chauncey. As Alice’s behavior becomes […]
‘How To Have Sex’ – Review
Cinema is a medium that challenges audiences and takes them for a ride, and that’s exactly what filmmaker Molly Manning Walker as she turns up the volume on a project that captures the anything-goes spirit of modern-day youth culture and it makes for an experience that is serious and thought-provoking in How To Have Sex. […]
‘Dune: Part Two’ – Review
The spice must flow, and visionary filmmaker Denis Villeneuve brings an unprecedented vision of science fiction excellence to the big screen as he continues in his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, and its second chapter, Dune: Part Two, is an utterly awe-inspiring cinematic masterpiece. Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) continues his journey, united with Chani (Zendaya) […]
‘Drive Away Dolls’ – Review
When the Coen Brothers take to the screen, you can be sure that a hell of a surprise will be in store, and now Ethan Coen, in partnership with his film editor and wife, Tricia Cooke, sets a crazy new direction in Drive Away Dolls. And the shocks, thrills, and spills come fast and heavy […]