Maria Lattila, Author at Film Stories

Squid Game season 2 episode 5 review | Community spirit

by Maria Lattila | Dec 27, 2024 | News

Things get very tense in episode 5 as the games continue to unfold. Here’s our review of Squid Game season 2 episode 5....

Squid Game season 2 episode 4 review | Changing things up

by Maria Lattila | Dec 27, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

The fourth episode of Netflix’s smash hit series brings us new games. Here’s our review of Squid Game season 2 episode 4. W...

Squid Game season 2 episode 3 review | Let the games begin

by Maria Lattila | Dec 26, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

Gi-hun finds himself back on the island and subject to the sadistic, brutal games once more. Here’s our review of Squid Game season 2 episode 3....

Squid Game season 2 episode 2 review | Taking things slow

by Maria Lattila | Dec 26, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

Squid Game season 2 episode 2 finds Jin-ho and Gi-hun joining forces to take down the gamemakers. Our thoughts on the episode....

Squid Game season 2 episode 1 review | The games never end

by Maria Lattila | Dec 26, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

After surviving the games in season 1, Seong Gi-hun is craving revenge in Squid Game season 2 episode 1. Here’s our review. ...

Better Man review | A very different biopic

by Maria Lattila | Dec 23, 2024 | News, Reviews

Popstar Robbie Williams gets the Hollywood biopic treatment - as a CGI monkey! Our review of Michael Gracey's Better Man. ...

Silo season 2 episode 6 review | Chaos all around

by Maria Lattila | Dec 20, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

A full-on war brews inside the silo in this week’s episode, titled ‘Barricades’. Here’s our Silo season 2 episode 6 review. As u...

Superman trailer | Has James Gunn secretly made a team-up film?

by Maria Lattila | Dec 19, 2024 | News

James Gunn has unveiled the first Superman trailer and, uh… is it just us or is there a lot going on here? Some thoughts on the trailer for DC's n...

Short film review | Returned

by Maria Lattila | Dec 19, 2024 | News, Reviews

A psychologist is forced to face her past trauma in the middle of her grocery shop. Here’s our review of Returned which played at HollyShorts London F...

Short film review | Three Things We Won’t Talk About

by Maria Lattila | Dec 19, 2024 | News, Reviews

A woman is left alone after her thoughtless, potentially cheating boyfriend leaves on a worktrip. Here’s our review of Three Things We Won’t Talk Abo...

Short film Review | Experience

by Maria Lattila | Dec 18, 2024 | News, Reviews

An actor struggles with anxiety in Ben Lankester’s short film Experience, which screened as part of HollyShorts London Film Festival. ...

Short film review | Love Bite

by Maria Lattila | Dec 18, 2024 | News, Reviews

A finance bro finds his date isn’t quite what she seems in Horace Oliver’s Love Bite, which screened at HollyShorts London Film Festival. ...

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 review | More hedgehogs, more Jim Carrey, more everything

by Maria Lattila | Dec 18, 2024 | News, Reviews

Director Jeff Fowler returns to helm the second cinematic sequel to the spiky franchise. Here’s our Sonic The Hedgehog 3 review. ...

Mufasa: The Lion King review | When Barry Jenkins met Disney

by Maria Lattila | Dec 17, 2024 | News, Reviews

Barry Jenkins’ prequel toes the line between Disney’s house style and his own. Here’s our Mufasa: The Lion King review. ...

Short film review | Twenty

by Maria Lattila | Dec 17, 2024 | News, Reviews

A young, homeless ballet dancer gets an audition of a lifetime, but first she needs to find somewhere to sleep. Here’s our review of Twenty which s...

Silo renewed for two more seasons, will finish after season 4

by Maria Lattila | Dec 16, 2024 | News, TV

AppleTV+’s Silo has two more seasons coming, but the streamer is concluding the series after the fourth season. Read more about it below. ...

Skeleton Crew | Is this the boost Star Wars needs right now?

by Maria Lattila | Dec 16, 2024 | Feature, News

Skeleton Crew has been warmly received by critics and audiences alike so far. Could the series be exactly what Star Wars needs right now? A few...

Short film review | Where Are All The Gay Superheroes?

by Maria Lattila | Dec 13, 2024 | News, Reviews

Two superheroes ask the eternal question: where are all the gay superheroes? Here’s our review of Tom Paul Martin’s short film which screened at Hol...

Silo season 2 episode 5 review | The halfway point

by Maria Lattila | Dec 13, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

AppleTV+’s Silo has reached its halfway mark with episode 5, but the pace has curiously slowed down. Here’s our thoughts. ...

Warwick Davis as Willow in Disney+'s Willow series.

Warwick Davis calls out Disney for deleting Willow from Disney+

by Maria Lattila | Dec 12, 2024 | News, TV

Actor Warwick Davis has shared a behind-the-scenes photo from Willow, which was deleted from Disney+ last year. And he’s not very happy about it e...

Playing Nice | ITV drama set for early January

by Maria Lattila | Dec 12, 2024 | News, TV

ITV’s new mini series Playing Nice, starring James Norton and Niamh Algar, has been scheduled for 5th January. More on it below. ...

Short film review | Stillness

by Maria Lattila | Dec 12, 2024 | News, Reviews

A photographer has promised to take photos of a family that has experienced stillbirth. Here’s our review of Stillness, which played at HollyShorts L...

Aardman Animation and Pokémon collaborating on a new project

by Maria Lattila | Dec 11, 2024 | News, TV

Get your Poké Balls ready: Aardman Animation and Pokémon are plotting a mystery project. More on the news below. ...

Short Film Review: Gardening

by Maria Lattila | Dec 11, 2024 | News, Reviews

A woman tries to understand and come to terms with sexual assault in artist and filmmaker Sarah Beeby’s haunting animated short film. ...

Disney+ password crackdown going “well” according to CFO

by Maria Lattila | Dec 10, 2024 | News, TV

Disney+ has been cracking down on users sharing their passwords for a little over a year now, and CFO Hugh Johnston has given an update on how it’s g...

Short film review | Cry Like A Guy

by Maria Lattila | Dec 10, 2024 | News, Reviews

House Of The Dragon actor Kieran Bew encourages all of us, especially men, to cry more in an hilarious short film. Here’s our review of Cry Like A G...