Truth or Dare
A group of cocky teenagers are lured into a cursed drinking game in Truth or Dare, a horror film about as palatable as a dirty pint. Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare […]
Category Archives: New Releases
Ghost Stories
Friday the 13th is upon us, the day we celebrate one of horror’s most ridiculous icons (right). What better way to celebrate than by watching Ghost Stories, Jeremy Dyson (The League […]
Mary and the Witch’s Flower
I’d like to start this review by crediting Cineworld for trying to resolve the age-old subbing vs. dubbing debate once and for all by attempting to screen a Japanese film […]
A Quiet Place
Fans of this VW ad will be pleased to hear it’s been made into a feature film. Not to be confused with Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place […]
Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg’s second film in 3 months is Ready Player One, written by dodgy bearded poet Ernest Cline (writer of the best-selling novel) and Zak Penn, who presumably combine to form […]
Phantom Thread
Don’t worry, Phantom Thread has nothing to do with The Phantom Menace. Just like the new Star Wars films. Following the success of There Will Be Blood, writer/director Paul Thomas […]
Isle of Dogs
In an alternative Japan, intelligent dogs are downtrodden victims of social prejudice due to an ancient conflict. Following the outbreak of dog flu, Mayor Kobayashi of Megasaki hatches a plan […]
Love, Simon
Simon (Nick Robinson, not that one) leads a normal high schooler’s life (for “normal” read “charmed”) except that he’s keeping his homosexuality a secret in Love, Simon; a title that’s […]
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Celebrities dabbling as inventors is nothing new; who can forget Will.i.am’s smart watch that (inadvertently) doubles as a needle for drawing blood, or Gwyneth Paltrow’s bath salts that mask natural […]
A Fantastic Woman
After being conditioned to be wary of movies with “Fantastic” in the title (Fantastic 4, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Fantastic […]
