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

Netflix Review: Dumplin’

Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dixon (Danielle Macdonald) doesn’t believe she fits in. Where her mother Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) is all tiara’s, tan’s

Film Review: Robin Hood (2018)

Revived once more to steal from the rich to give to the needy, Robin Hood may be wearing a new

Finally Watched: Gone Girl (2014)

The thriller that took the world by storm in 2014. Based on the novel of the same name, it went

Film Review: A Simple Favor

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being too nice. You know, as long as you don’t let anybody walk all

Horror

Film Review: The Long Walk

This dystopian thriller, adapted by Stephen King’s novel of the…

Mubi Monday: The Substance

When Elisabeth Sparkle ages out of the showbiz industry, she…

Film Review: Heretic

When two Mormon missionaries enter the house of a seemingly…

Film Review: IT Chapter Two

When you make an oath, you never know when It…

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: Psycho (1960)

Part of me feels like I purposely didn’t sit down and watch any Hitchcock because I figured I would enjoy

Finally Watched: Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Hello? Avon calling I really thought I had seen Edward Scissorhands before… that is until I was trying to explain

Finally Watched… Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

I got one… one life, right? Mine. But I want someone else’s sometimes. To be honest I have no clue

Finally Watched… Green Lantern (2011)

I, Hal Jordan, do solemnly swear to pledge allegiance… to a lantern, that I got from a dying purple alien

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