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 […]
Scratch
Scratch is a 2001 documentary about hip-hop, DJing and turntablism, which you can and should watch on YouTube. Like skateboarding documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys or drag doc Paris is Burning, […]
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 […]
Single White Female
Single White Female is a 1992 thriller about a New York woman (Bridget Fonda) whose new flatmate (Jennifer Jason Leigh) turns out to be the roommate from hell. And I don’t mean she steals […]
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 […]
Screen Goblin 