Reviews Archives

Belfast review: Kenneth Branagh's awards-magnet heads to UK cinemas

by Simon Brew | Jan 19, 2022 | News, Reviews

Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a heartwarming treat, with an economical running time: here's our review....

Lost Judgment review | How do you do, fellow kids?

by Alan Wen | Jan 14, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

The school of hard knocks, but you get to do the knocking

Jurassic World Evolution 2 | Life doesn't find a way

by Nic Reuben | Jan 12, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

I dino what to tell ya

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....

Save The Cinema review: a very welcome family movie

by Simon Brew | Jan 12, 2022 | News, Reviews

Samantha Morton, Tom Felton, Jonathan Pryce and Adeel Akhtar lead a heartwarming live action family movie: here's our review....

Metroid Dread review | Earning its title

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 05, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Mighty Morph Ball Power Ranger

The Matrix Resurrections review: a belated sequel that falls some way short

by Dan Cooper | Dec 23, 2021 | News, Reviews

Decades on, The Matrix has been resurrected, but can the belated sequel recapture the magic of the original? Here's our review....

Don't Look Up review: Netflix's star-studded end of the year saga

by Simon Brew | Dec 22, 2021 | News, Reviews

Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam McKay, Meryl Streep, the end of the world - what could go wrong? Er, glad you asked....

SkateBIRD review | Good pun, poor game

by Andrew Fisher | Dec 20, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

SkateBIRD isn’t ready to leave the nest

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....

Eastward review | Panned

by Ian Dransfield | Dec 13, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

Underground, overground, it's all pan-demonium

The Legend of Tianding review | Crisp and classy

by Jon Bailes | Dec 08, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

For the many, and the kung-fu

TOEM: A Photo Adventure review - an excellent adventure

by Lewis Packwood | Dec 06, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

Get me pictures of Spider-Man! And a moustache! And a fluffy sheep!

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....

Boxing Day review: a really enjoyable Christmas rom-com

by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2021 | News, Reviews

From writer, director and star Aml Ameen comes Warner Bros' big Christmas film of the year: and it's a British romantic comedy....

Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City review: an upgrade patch

by Simon Brew | Dec 01, 2021 | News, Reviews

The Resident Evil movie franchise gets a reboot, and Welcome To Raccoon City does a solid job of taking things right back to the start....

No More Heroes 3 review | Scrappy, excessive, inspired

by Alan Wen | Nov 29, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

Third strike’s the charm

JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass review - Oliver Stone revisits the Kennedy assassination

by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2021 | Reviews

Director Oliver Stone revisits the world of his 1991 film JFK for the new documentary JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass - here's our review....

Hot Wheels Unleashed review | Leading the way

by Aaron Potter | Nov 26, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

Die-cast and Furious: Toybox Drift

Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story review - a documentary that hits the post

by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2021 | News, Reviews

A new documentary feature about footballing legend Bryan Robson is very well made, yet feels very much like a varnished official product....

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....

Road 96 review | A compelling mix tape

by CJ Wheeler | Nov 19, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

Warning: contains mild peril and travel board games

Ghostbusters Afterlife review: something borrowed, something new

by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2021 | News, Reviews

Jason Reitman takes over from his father, Ivan, as he directs the new Ghostbusters movie: and there's a touch of Gremlins and The Goonies about it...

Tick Tick Boom, starring Andrew Garfield

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....