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: Crazy Rich Asians

Forget everything you thought you knew about wealth. Head to toe designer, celebrity littered parties and private jets are just

Film Review: Tomb Raider

You know what they say – all the best tombs should be left un-raided… or better yet, all the tomb

Film Review: The Foreigner

Jackie Chan is back doing what he does best – though this time watching him perform his own crazy dangerous

Film Review: American Assassin

Sporting some pretty were-wolfish facial hair, Dylan O’Brien has levelled up in the action game. His goal to destroy the

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… Steve Jobs (2015)

Musicians play their instruments. I play the orchestra. The structure of the film was completely unexpected and worked really well

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