Film Reviews & Criticism

Film reviews spanning new releases, independent cinema, international films, classics, and so much more.

Prepare for the Peasants’ Revolt

Get to know Andrew Garfield before his upcoming film Uprising (2026).

Book To Screen

Film Review: Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets

Earth is a distant memory, humans have joined the outer space community and along with over a million different species

Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

It’s a tale as old as time. Some may even go as far as to say; it’s a song as

Netflix Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events

Adapted from the book series of the same name; A Series of Unfortunate Events, chronicles the lives of the Baudelaire

Warcraft: The Beginning

I can’t tell you where the word Warcraft actually derives from, however I can tell you that the film acts

Horror

Film Review: Us

As a person who tends to give themselves third person…

Netflix Review: The Babysitter

Released on Friday the 13th this Home Alone horror twist…

Romance

The Love Hypothesis (2026) Review: A Cute Adaptation With No Chemistry

PhD student Olive Smith (Lili Reinhart) enters into a fake dating agreement with professor Dr Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman) in

You, Me & Tuscany (2026) Review: The Feel-Good Romance of the Year?

While staying in a villa as an uninvited houseguest on a spontaneous trip to Tuscany, a woman must maintain the

Film Review: Pillion

pillion (noun): a seat for a passenger behind a motorcyclist. Harry Lighton’s striking debut Pillion pushes our expectations of the British

Film Review: We Live In Time

Focusing on a brief window in a couple’s relationship, We Live In Time is a romantic drama that combines the

Trilogy Reviews

Trilogy Review: The Santa Clause

When Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) decided to slip on that red suit one Christmas, he really should have read the

Trilogy Review: Wolverine

Forced team player within the X-Men movies but a lone wolf through and through – Logan is Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)…

Trilogy Review: Back To The Future

Eccentric inventor Doctor Emmet Brown, ‘Doc’ (Christopher Lloyd) has invented a time machine in the shape of a Delorian. With

Trilogy Review: James Bond (1995–2002)

Okay, you’ve caught me – this isn’t quite a trilogy but you’re here anyway so let’s just continue. The 6th


Just Jen's Faves

A Real Pain: The Weight of Grief and The Burden of Family Dynamics

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin are a grief-filled comedic duo, and it’s hard to know if you want to laugh,

Netflix Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 tells the true story of eight men -…

Film Review: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

We all know a variation of the story of King Arthur and Excalibur – an unsuspecting boy pulls a sword

Film Review: The Accountant

When someone says the word Accountant, which words immediately jump to your mind? Numbers, Boring, Yawn, Candyfloss, Money, Office Job