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Florence Pugh as Allison in A Good Person.

A Good Person review: Florence Pugh tackles guilt and grief

by Lauren Miles | Mar 24, 2023 | Reviews

Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman give powerful performances in Zach Braff's A Good Person - here's our review....

Resident Evil 4 remake review | near perfect

by Carlton Hill | Mar 24, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews

Resident Evil 4 remake: with refined combat, visuals and level design, Capcom’s just made a modern classic even better. Our review......

John Wick: Chapter 4 review: the Wickiest Wick in the West

by James Harvey | Mar 22, 2023 | Reviews

Coming out of retirement (again) to seek his freedom, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) must trot around the globe to kill The Marquis (Bill Skarsgård), the...

Tchia review | An open-world adventure with soul

by Alan Wen | Mar 20, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews

Tchia offers up a tropical open world, though it isn’t quite the wholesome Zelda-like it appears to be. Our review…

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...

Jennifer Saunders as Sister Gilpin in Allelujah

Allelujah review: a community tries to save a hospital ward

by Lauren Miles | Mar 17, 2023 | Reviews

When a hospital ward dealing in elderly care is threatened with closure, the community tries to come to the rescue - here's our review of Allelujah....

Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: a blast from hero movies past

by James Harvey | Mar 16, 2023 | Reviews

When the Daughters of Atlas cross from their realm into ours, Billy Batson (Asher Angel) must join with his family of heroes to stop the Greek...

Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse review | frighteningly dull

by Alan Wen | Mar 15, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews

Project Zero: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, once a Wii exclusive, finally gets a wider release. But don’t expect a long-lost classic, Alan writes…

Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt in 65.

65 review: Adam Driver versus dinosaurs

by Lauren Miles | Mar 10, 2023 | Reviews

In 65, it's Adam Driver versus dinosaurs and personal demons, as he plays a pilot stranded in prehistoric times - here's our review......

Scream VI review: another Ghostface, more killings

by Lauren Miles | Mar 08, 2023 | Reviews

With Scream VI, cinema’s favourite slasher whodunnit series continues to be good fun, but loses some of its stakes…...

(L to R) Casey Metcalfe as Marlon, James Day Keith as Benny, Woody Harrelson as Marcus, Ashton Gunning as Cody, and Tom Sinclair as Blair in director Bobby Farrelly's CHAMPIONS, a Focus Features release. Courtesy of Focus Features

Champions review: a really quite lovely sports drama

by Lauren Miles | Mar 08, 2023 | Reviews

Woody Harrelson plays a basketball coach court ordered to teach a team with intellectual disabilities in Champions - here's our review....

Creed III review: the franchise that keeps on swinging

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 03, 2023 | Reviews

Heavyweight performances from Michael B Jordan and Jonathan Majors drive the latest film in the Creed series. Here's our review of Creed III......

We Have A Ghost review: a tragically lifeless Netflix comedy

by James Harvey | Feb 25, 2023 | Reviews

When Kevin (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) finds a middle-aged ghost (David Harbour) in his attic, the pair must work together to uncover Ernest’s identity in...

Cocaine Bear review: grizzly good fun

by James Harvey | Feb 24, 2023 | Reviews

When a black bear comes across a stash of cocaine in a Georgia forest, assorted character actors converge to meet their maker in Elizabeth Banks’ a...

Zen McGrath, Laura Dern and Hugh Jackman in The Son.

The Son review: a portrait of mental health and parental struggles

by Tim Murray | Feb 22, 2023 | Reviews

Director Florian Zeller tackles the topic of mental health in The Son, an assured follow-up to his debut The Father - here's our review....

Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania title card

Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania review: Marvel hits more problems

by Lauren Miles | Feb 15, 2023 | Reviews

The charisma of Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors struggles to carry Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania - here's our review....

Viking Wolf review: all bite, no larks

by James Harvey | Feb 10, 2023 | Reviews

When 17-year-old Thale witnesses a grisly tragedy in the woods, she becomes a key witness in an investigation which may or may not feature a wolf....

Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish review: a vivid sequel

by Lauren Miles | Feb 03, 2023 | Reviews

Everyone's favourite boot-wearing cat returns for a colourful and action-packed sequel in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - here's our review....

EO the donkey stood in a field in EO (directed by Jerzy Skolimowski).

EO review: a donkey's journey

by Lauren Miles | Feb 03, 2023 | Reviews

In EO, an innocent donkey undergoes a long journey where he discovers a lot about humanity - here's our review. T...

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....

You People review: culture clash comedy drags its feet

by James Harvey | Jan 27, 2023 | Reviews

When Ezra (Jonah Hill) and Amira (Lauren London) decide to get married, they’ll have a tough time bringing their parents along for the ride in N...

Jennifer Lopez as Darcy Rivera and Josh Duhamel as Tom Fowler in Shotgun Wedding. Photo Credit: Ana Carballosa

Shotgun Wedding review: Jennifer Lopez’s destination wedding goes horribly wrong

by Lauren Miles | Jan 24, 2023 | Reviews

Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel play a couple troubled by fussy family members - and pirates - before their nuptials in Shotgun Wedding. ...

Holy Spider review: a brutal serial killer tale

by David Baldwin | Jan 20, 2023 | Reviews

Ali Abassi's Holy Spider retells the story of Iranian murderer The Spider Killer - but smartly avoids glorifying his actions....

Plane review: Gerard Butler sticks the landing

by Mark Harrison | Jan 20, 2023 | Reviews

Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, and Tony Goldwyn star in the action-thriller Plane, a film that does what it says on the tin, and does it with gusto......