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).
Latest Reviews
Book To Screen
Netflix Review: Persuasion (2022)
Me thinks the lady doth talk too much… I love an adaptation, partially because I am equally fond of books
Film Review: Little Women (2019)
Revived with an enchanting cast is Louisa May Alcott’s, Little Women. The Synopsis It’s Christmas and the March sisters, Meg
Netflix Review: The Umbrella Academy
Their father has mysteriously died, the world is ending in eight days and long lost brother Five has reappeared after
Film Review: If Beale Street Could Talk
Based on the book by the same name by James Baldwin, Beale Street may not be able to talk but
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
Finally Watched
Finally Watched: As Good As It Gets (1997)
Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Male and Best Female respectively for their roles in
Finally Watched: Donnie Brasco (1997)
Johnny Depp plays neither a boy with scissors for hands or a drunken pirate… or a mad hatter or a
Finally Watched: Blade Runner (1982)
This gritty film noir, dystopian sci-fi, mystery thriller, is a cult classic movie that sounds a whole lot more dangerous
Finally Watched: Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
Featuring two of my favourite actors and one of my favourite screenwriters, I was astounded that I had, a –
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

























