Micro-Review: Don’t Breathe 2 (2021)

Stephen Lang in Don't Breathe 2 Don't Breathe was a surprising mix of horror and novelty, which turned a home into a death trap and a frail old man into something darker. It was bold and new. Don't Breathe 2 however is not new and in many ways, it isn't bold but there are some …

Review: The Forever Purge (2021) – Racism Bad

Josh Lucas in The Forever Purge Its been a long time since The Purge series hit the right notes, both in terms of entertainment and social commentary and while The Forever Purge is about as subtle as a sledgehammer when it comes to the latter, there is no denying there is a certain grotesquely involving …

Micro-Review: Shadow in the Cloud (2021)

Chloe Grace Moretz in Shadow in the Cloud To say that Shadow in the Cloud is all over the place would be the world's biggest understatement. It jumps from World War 2 actioner to science fiction silliness to emotional family drama all in the space of 84 confusing minutes. Also thrown in for good measure …

Micro-Review: Honest Thief (2021) – A Victimless Crime?

Liam Neeson in Honest Thief Since the release of Taken, Liam Neeson's career trajectory dramatically changed and ever since he has been the unlikely action hero we all wanted, or at least that is what Hollywood want us to believe. The truth is less than half the time Neeson lands one of these predictable thrillers …

Review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) – More or Less?

Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher and Ezra Miller in Zack Snyder's Justice League At this point, anybody who doesn't know the story of Zack Snyder's Justice League either doesn't care in the slightest or has found the world's largest rock and firmly hidden all of their electronic devices underneath it. It's a 4 year long saga …

Review-Lite: SAS: Red Notice (2021)

Sam Heughan in SAS: Red Notice It doesn't take long to know that Red Notice, the latest Sky Original, mindless action feature is an emotionless, run and gun rampage of a movie. Not only is this detachment from humanity literally written into the script but even the characters that aren't emotionless killing machines fit into …

Review-Lite: Sentinelle (2021)

Olga Kurylenko in Sentinelle At a brisk eighty minutes, Julien Leclercq's Sentinelle is the bare bones story of untapped rage and paranoia made all the more visceral by some compelling fight scenes and jumpy choreography in this French language revenge thriller. However that description merely covers the second half of a film that takes its …

Review-lite: Outside The Wire (2020)

Damson Idris and Anthony Mackie in Outside The Wire Cast your mind back to January last year. Nothing had shut down and it was looking like a new year with new possibilities. While the Oscar race heated up and UK cinema at least was starting to release prestige films, Netflix was using the time to …

Review-Lite: The 2nd (2020)

Ryan Phillippe in The 2nd Securing a not so coveted spot on my worst films of 2020 list, this Ryan Phillippe action film borrows its framework from much better action features while trying to embrace the tone and feel of a true B movie thrill ride. Following career soldier Vic Davis (Phillippe) who finds himself …

Review-Lite: Ava (2020)

Jessica Chastain in Ava With the upcoming release of The 355, Jessica Chastain is looking to make a name for herself in action movies and more than that, she is looking to rock a male occupied genre and breath fresh life into it. Ava is not how that is done. Directed by Tate Taylor off …