Promising Young Woman
Carey Mulligan goes from Weeping Angels to Avenging Angel in this new rape-revenge rom-com. Jarring by design, Promising Young Woman follows medical school dropout Cassie (as in Casandra from Greek […]
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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 […]
Speed 2: Cruise Control
No longer with her bus-bound boyfriend (Keanu Reeves), Annie Porter (Sandra Bullock) is now dating another man (Jason Patric) who winds up in a similar situation but this time on […]
Terror Train
Terror Train! Terror! On a train! Not to be confused with Ptero Train where there’s a dinosaur on board. From the nation that brought us Black Christmas and My Bloody […]
The Trial of the Chicago 7
It would be easy to forget the Oscars are still going ahead this year, despite the best efforts of coronavirus and Godzilla vs. Kong. Currently trailing Nomadland in the Best […]
Bloody Financial New Year
Happy Financial New Year’s Eve, perhaps the only holiday without a slasher movie named after it; potentially a gap in the market for a genre that covers everything from Bloody […]
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
This 2015 documentary celebrates Aardman’s 43rd anniversary – presumably aiming for its 40th but delayed by the claymation process. A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman is as delightful […]
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 […]
Snakes on a Plane
After witnessing a gang-related murder, Sean Jones (Nathan Phillips) is escorted by commercial jet (by an apparently cash-strapped FBI) to testify against gang boss Eddie Kim (Byron Lawson). But Kim […]
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