Reviews Archives

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. ...

Doctor Who | Joy To The World review

by Simon Brew | Dec 25, 2024 | Reviews, TV

Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan lead the Doctor Who Christmas special, Joy To The World. Here's our review... (spoilers)....

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. ...

The Order review | Intense Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult thriller shouldn’t be missed

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 23, 2024 | News, Reviews

Starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult, and directed by Justin Kurzel, tense thriller The Order is one of 2024’s last must-see films. Our review:...

Dune: Prophecy episode 6 | Baby, it’s cold outside

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 23, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV

HBO’s saga of scheming space nuns and clueless royals rumbles to a close. Our review of Dune: Prophecy episode 6…...

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...

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...

Yellowstone season 5 episode 14 review: Life Is A Promise | Cleaning house for the next spin-off

by Simon Brew | Dec 16, 2024 | Reviews, TV

Yellowstone season 5 comes to an end, and here's our spoiler-filled review of Life Is A Promise. Read on at your peril......

Queer review | A tequila-soaked tale of obsession

by James Harvey | Dec 13, 2024 | News, Reviews

Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey star in Luca Guadagnino's slightly depressing romance that's hard to watch at times. Here's our Queer review....

Kraven The Hunter review | A comic book movie that should have been a crime thriller

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 13, 2024 | Reviews

Aaron Taylor-Johnson sinks his claws into Kraven The Hunter - a Spider-Man-adjacent movie that is at its best when it forgets about comics. Our...

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. ...

Carry-On review | Another ho-hum Netflix thriller, this time wearing a Santa hat

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 13, 2024 | Reviews

Taron Egerton is dragged into a festive terror plot in Netflix thriller, Carry-On. We’ve written a review....

lord of the rings war of the rohirrim review

The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim review | Development obligations met

by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2024 | News, Reviews

Paper-thin characters and a derivative plot make this Lord Of The Rings anime into a flashy legal exercise. Here’s our The War Of The Rohirrim r...

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...

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. ...

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...