The Babysitter
A Netflix movie by McG is a far scarier premise than the resulting tale of a teenager (Judah Lewis) whose babysitter (Samara Weaving) tries to kill him. This 2017 effort […]
Author Archives: Dan Meier
Rocks
Set in Hackney but far from hackneyed, Rocks stars Bukky Bakray as a British-Nigerian teenager whose mother makes like a rock and splits. This British drama is pitched somewhere between […]
Les Misérables (2019)
Not to be confused with that time Russell Crowe lied on his resumé about being able to sing, Les Misérables is a French drama based on a real-life case of police […]
Ocean’s 8
In 2018, Hollywood added “criminal” to women’s list of job prospects, alongside “Ghostbuster“, “Bosley” and “annoying droid“. This gender-swapped reboot sees Danny Ocean’s newly paroled sister Debbie (Sandra Bullock) rounding […]
Candyman
We reviewed horror classic Candyman some 12 years ago back in 2015, but if they’re allowed to reboot it this year then I too should be allowed to try again. […]
Ponyo
Newly reopened cinemas are releasing some classics back into the wild, including Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo; the story of a boy (Hiroki Doi) living on the coast who befriends a magical goldfish […]
Proxima
The cinemas are finally reopening with social distancing measures in place, the most effective being screening French dramas unlikely to draw a crowd. Proxima follows an astronaut (Eva Green) preparing […]
Darlin’
The Cleek clan are back in this sequel to 2011’s The Woman, written and directed by the Woman herself, Pollyanna McIntosh. While technically the third part of a trilogy, like […]
Escape Room(s)
Studios scrambling to cash in on the latest craze has produced so many escape room-themed movies that working out which one you’re watching is a puzzle in itself. Escape Room […]
Jingle All the Way
The hottest August day in 17 years may be an odd time to review Jingle All the Way but the rosey-cheeked racists on TV have got us feeling all Christmassy. […]
