The Darkness
The latest laughable title from Bumhouse is The Darkness, not to be confused with the rock band of the same name – though like the band, this film is shrill and doomed to […]
Category Archives: New Releases
Friend Request
Friend Request is directed by Simon Verhoeven, the grandson of German director Paul Verhoeven – as opposed to the famous Dutch director Paul Verhoeven (I’m confused). Friend Request is the latest entry into the surprisingly […]
Victoria
This German thriller takes place in the small hours in Berlin, and follows a young Spanish woman (Laia Costa) who hits it off with a local guy (Frederick Lau) – until things […]
Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle directs, co-writes and stars in this new film based on jazz legend Miles Davis. Miles Ahead is not a biopic – at least not in the traditional sense. […]
Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Sky is a military thriller about an operation to capture Al-Shabaab extremists in Kenya; not to be confused with Iron Sky, which is about Nazis on the Moon. The […]
Captain America: Civil War
Soon after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, the threat of unrestrained superheroes is once again the subject of hot debate. With a charter set up to bring the […]
Green Room
Green Room is a horror film starring Patrick Stewart and Anton Yelchin, making it something of a Trekgasm. Make that a Borgasm. Jeremy Saulnier’s new movie follows a punk band who end […]
The Jungle Book
Take the much-loved children’s animation from the 1960s, add state-of-the-art CGI, remove most of the songs and fit it to the plot of The Lion King and you’ve got this […]
Midnight Special
When it comes to lazy naming conventions, the prefix Midnight is second only to American – Midnight Cowboy, Midnight Run and now Midnight Special. The film opens with two men and a child (Michael […]
The Boy
From Magic to Saw, creepy dolls have been as important to horror as nudity and Jamie Lee Curtis. With their dead eyes and motionless faces, they’re the genre’s answer to Henry Cavill. The latest […]
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