Pearl review: the whole world will know Mia Goth's name
by Tom Beasley | Mar 17, 2023 | Reviews
Mia Goth is luminous in Ti West's Pearl, a prequel to last year's slasher X that's a character study of its villain - here's our review. You...
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The DC projects that ultimately fell flat
by Tom Beasley | Feb 03, 2023 | Feature
In the wake of James Gunn and Peter Safran's announcement on the direction of the DC Universe, we look at the projects that fell flat....
Knock At The Cabin review: a family must make a choice
by Tom Beasley | Feb 02, 2023 | Reviews
Dave Bautista is chilling as the antagonist of M Night Shyamalan's Knock At The Cabin - here's our review....
Avatar: The Way Of Water and the high frame rate debate
by Tom Beasley | Dec 16, 2022 | Feature
Avatar: The Way Of Water pushes technological boundaries by using high frame rates - but what are they, and why are they so controversial?...
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel, and the highs and lows of Phase Four
by Tom Beasley | Nov 14, 2022 | Feature
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is an upgrade for Marvel's bumpiest phase of projects to date - and addresses some of the Marvel fatigue too....
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review: a nation mourns their loss
by Tom Beasley | Nov 09, 2022 | Reviews
With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ryan Coogler helms a triumphant sequel that's a meditation on grief as well as a thrilling blockbuster....
The Gray Man review: good or just expensive?
by Tom Beasley | Jul 15, 2022 | News, Reviews
The team behind Avengers: Endgame reunite for The Gray Man - and bring their talent for big budget action and witticisms with them. A...
Elvis review: loves its sparkle more than its story
by Tom Beasley | Jun 24, 2022 | News, Reviews
Baz Luhrmann's Elvis wants to be the definitive biopic of the King of rock 'n roll - but it's too preoccupied with being gaudy and loud. T...
Lightyear review: A minor but enjoyable entry in Pixar's canon
by Tom Beasley | Jun 14, 2022 | News, Reviews
Lightyear is described as Andy's favourite movie - the film Buzz Lightyear is based on - but for all its sci-fi excitement it just doesn't live up...
Alex Garland's Men: a spoiler-filled dissection
by Tom Beasley | Jun 06, 2022 | Feature, News
Alex Garland's new film, Men, is now playing in UK cinemas - and it leaves behind plenty of things to think about....
Men review: psychological terror and grotesque thrills
by Tom Beasley | May 25, 2022 | News, Reviews
Men is another home run for director Alex Garland, who leans into high and low brow aspects of the horror genre - here's our review. ...
Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers review: it should have been in cinemas
by Tom Beasley | May 18, 2022 | News, Reviews
Disney's Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers is a fast-moving adventure with lighthearted dollops of meta humour - here's our review. ...
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, and the limits of a 12A certificate
by Tom Beasley | May 09, 2022 | Feature, News
The new Doctor Strange movie has raised eyebrows as to how it got a 12A certificate in the UK - and just what makes it a 'softer' film than The...
The behind the scenes battles of Vin Diesel
by Tom Beasley | Apr 29, 2022 | Feature, News
As Fast X director Justin Lin departs due to "creative differences", Vin Diesel has another challenging production that he's in the midst of it....
The Northman review: a vicious and bloody Viking revenge tale
by Tom Beasley | Apr 14, 2022 | News, Reviews
Roberts Eggers' The Northman is an intense and bloody revenge tale, as well as being a refreshingly uncommercial depiction of Viking folklore. I...
The Lost City review: a swooning slice of spectacle
by Tom Beasley | Apr 12, 2022 | News, Reviews
Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe shine in The Lost City, a terrific comedy treat - here's our review. ...
Followers review: British chiller exposes the horrors of influencer culture
by Tom Beasley | Apr 06, 2022 | Reviews
Followers shows us the horrific side of influencer culture in a chilling debut from the late Marcus Harben - here's our review....
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore review - magic and mediocrity
by Tom Beasley | Apr 05, 2022 | News, Reviews
Despite boasting a large cast of interesting characters, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is lacking in storytelling magic - here's our...
Morbius review: er, 'expectation management' might help with this one
by Tom Beasley | Mar 31, 2022 | News, Reviews
Spider-Man universe movie Morbius stars Jared Leto in the title role, but this is a long way down from the standard of No Way Home - here's our...
The Nan Movie review: Catherine Tate's character heads to the big screen
by Tom Beasley | Mar 18, 2022 | News, Reviews
Catherine Tate takes Nan to the big screen - and there's a mystery in the end credits too of The Nan Movie: here's our review....
Studio 666 review: six Foos, two stars
by Tom Beasley | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Reviews
The Foo Fighters star in their own horror movie, Studio 666 - what could go wrong? Well, quite a few things, as it happens....
Texas Chainsaw Massacre review: an undemanding and entertaining gore-fest
by Tom Beasley | Feb 18, 2022 | Reviews
Netflix's revival of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise has arrived, bringing Leatherface to the present day - Here's our review....
Uncharted review: Tom Holland leads big screen PlayStation adaptation
by Tom Beasley | Feb 11, 2022 | News, Reviews
It's taken its time, but the first film based on the Uncharted videogames is finally here - and here's our review of the movie....
Scream (2022) review: a very welcome return
by Tom Beasley | Jan 12, 2022 | News, Reviews
The fifth Scream movie demonstrates that there's a lot of life in the franchise yet: here's our review of the movie....
Spider-Man: No Way Home review - exhilarating, messy, fan-pleasing
by Tom Beasley | Dec 15, 2021 | News, Reviews
Spider-Man: No Way Home is jam-packed film that's gold to devoted fans of the character, not quite gold to everyone else....
Silent Night review: a feel-bad movie for Christmas
by Tom Beasley | Dec 03, 2021 | News, Reviews
They've saved the feel-bad movie of the year for Christmas! Here's our review of Silent Night....
West Side Story review: a triumphant retelling from Steven Spielberg
by Tom Beasley | Dec 03, 2021 | News, Reviews
Steven Spielberg's new take on West Side Story soars, and proves to be well worth the wait - here's our review....
Pirates review: Reggie Yates' directorial debut is a party and a half
by Tom Beasley | Nov 26, 2021 | News, Reviews
Pirates is the directorial feature debut of Reggie Yates - and on this form, we hope there's a lot more ahead: here's our review....
Tick Tick Boom review: Lin-Manuel Miranda's movie directing debut has its moments
by Tom Beasley | Nov 17, 2021 | Reviews
Lin-Manuel Miranda's movie directorial debut gives Andrew Garfield a slightly different leading role - here's our review of a bumpy screen musical....
Home Sweet Home Alone review: not destined to be a festive favourite
by Tom Beasley | Nov 12, 2021 | News, Reviews
Disney's promised resurrected of the Home Alone franchise arrives - and here's our review of new Disney+ movie Home Sweet Home Alone....
Antlers review: a muddled movie, but it delivers on the horror
by Tom Beasley | Oct 29, 2021 | Feature, Reviews
A lower key horror movie with some sparky moments, here's our review of Scott Cooper's new film, Antlers....
Venom: Let There Be Carnage review - Tom Hardy's having fun
by Tom Beasley | Oct 13, 2021 | News, Reviews
Tom Hardy returns as Venom, in a sequel that's already been tearing up the US box office - here's our review of Let There Be Carnage....
