Review-Lite: Medieval (2022)

Ben Foster and Alice Lowe in Medieval If you said the name Jan Žižka (Ben Foster) outside of the Czech Republic you'd be hard pressed to find someone, outside of historians who know the rebel general. Petr Jákl's film Medieval seeks to remedy that by giving a look at the young life of the man. …

Review: Barbarian (2022) – Crawling Under Your Skin

Georgina Campbell in Barbarian Although firmly planting itself in the horror genre, Barbarian is unlike most conventional, fear inducing pictures in that it constantly tries to change its narrative at every turn to keep its audience guessing. Writer and Director Zach Cregger is less interested in jump scares and surprises (although there are a few), …

Review-Lite: Bros (2022)

Luke Macfarlane and Billy Eichner in Bros The fact that Bros exists shouldn't be the progressive milestone it is. It serves as the first gay romantic comedy developed by a major motion picture studio starring two openly gay men. It is a film that should have existed years ago and while it's a welcome change …

Review: My Policeman (2022) -Everything Old Is Still Old

David Dawson, Emma Corrin and Harry Styles in My Policeman Willing to leave Don't Worry Darling in the rear-view mirror and move on to other opportunities, Harry Styles latest feature, My Policeman, is not the star making vehicle that many hoped it would be. It has excellent performances and a loving tone that carries through …

Review-Lite: Mr Harrigan’s Phone (2022)

Jaden Martell and Donald Sutherland in Mr Harrigan's Phone Of all the Stephen King adaptations, Mr Harrigan's Phone, a film following the relationship between Craig (Jaeden Martell), a young man and his lasting friendship with the titual Mr Harrigan (Donald Sutherland), is easily the most infuriating. Framed as a mystery film, the real mystery here …

Review: Black Adam (2022) – How To Hate Friends and Tolerate People

Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam When Marvel was looking to start their cinematic universe, they didn't look to Captain America or even Spider-man (Movie rights are complicated), instead they started with the lesser appreciated Iron Man to kick things off. Looking back, it was either a massive risk or a smart tactical choice for a …

Review : Girls Girls Girls (2022) – Uniquely Mundane

Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Leino and Eleonoora Kauhanen in Girls Girls Girls Alli Haapasalo's Girls Girls Girls is a totally relatable coming of age story of three women so therefore it must follow the same tried and tested formula of each Hollywood story of its ilk. Only it doesn't. Nothing is sensationalised for the sake of …

LFF in The Midlands: A Review

Since 2010 the London Film Festival (LFF) has been expanding its showings across the country to allow a wider array of film enthusiasts and general audiences to experience new voices and early access to hundreds of films, be they shorts or full-length features. This year was the first I was able to watch just a …

End of Year Review 2021: The 10 Worst Films of the Year

Its been a good long while since I thought about sitting down and writing something and there is a good reason for that. My last piece, a tiny look at Disney's Jungle Cruise was all the way back at the end of August and since then the thought of writing about film, or more specifically …

Micro-Review: Jungle Cruise (2021)

Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson in Jungle Cruise I've had a run of reviews lately that have ragged on Disney synergy and how each of their latest products (I won't say films) has been a way of linking to another of their properties in order to boost something or advertise something else. Be it all …