Anna and the Apocalypse
An all-singing, all-shuffling ensemble deliver a pandemic in the key of George A. Romero in this 2017 zombie musical that one might call Song of the Dead. The singalong story […]
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Thunder Force
With evil mutants wreaking havoc on Chicago, two estranged school friends (real life pals Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer) team up to defeat them, with the help of super-strength, invisibility […]
Trick ‘r Treat
This 2007 horror anthology features Brian Cox, Dylan Baker and the most pumpkins to ever appear in a film until Hallmark made Pumpkin Pie Wars. Set on Halloween in small-town […]
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Happy Mother’s Day from Netflix, thanks to whom mums around the world can spend today with a nice glass of antifreeze watching a Mother’s Day classic. Not Psycho. Or The […]
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
A year after they flew to Paris without their son at Christmas, the world’s worst parents do it again, this time jetting off to Florida with their impractically large extended […]
Clue
The story of board game turned movies is a curious one. Ouija bored and Battleship sank without a trace. Rumours of a Hungry Hungry Hippos film turned out to be a […]
I’ve Never Seen… Home Alone
Around this time of year people are surprised to learn I’ve never seen Home Alone, to which I counter that I have walked past a Jo Malone. This 1990 child […]
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas (James McAvoy), younger son of the current Santa (Jim Broadbent) is mortified to discover a child has been missed from Santa’s yearly rounds. With the help of the […]
As Good as It Gets
Melvin (Jack Nicholson) is a reclusive writer who compulsively abuses everyone he meets. But his strict routine is shaken up when his favourite waitress Carol (Helen Hunt) leaves his regular […]
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
An innocent fishing trip turns into an accidental bloodbath in this 2010 horror/comedy they should have called The Cabin in the Whoops. Probably the most interesting slasher flick since Scream, […]
