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....
Reviews
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....
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...
Short film review | Calf
by Maria Lattila | Dec 10, 2024 | News, Reviews
Calf finds a young girl facing a tough moral dilemma. Here’s our review of writer-director Jamie O’Rourke’s short film that’s playing at HollySh...
Short film review | Bill
by Maria Lattila | Dec 09, 2024 | News, Reviews
Here’s our review of Emily Dhue’s short film Bill, which screened as part of HollyShorts Film Festival in London. ...
Yellowstone season 5 episode 13 review: Give The World Away | Asset stripping
by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Sell it all seems to be the mantra in Yellowstone season 5's Give The World Away. Here's our spoiler-filled review....
Dune: Prophecy episode 4 review | Immolation by toy malfunction
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
The visions, witchy powers and imperial intrigue continue in Dune: Prophecy episode 4. But what does it all amount to? Our review:...
Silo season 2 episode 4 review | Could this be the best episode yet?
by Maria Lattila | Dec 06, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
The fourth episode of Silo season 4 might be the sci-fi drama’s best one yet. Here’s our review. ...
The Lonely Musketeer review | A bold debut
by Maria Lattila | Dec 06, 2024 | News, Reviews
A man finds himself trapped in a room with no way out in director Nicolai Schümann’s thriller. Here’s our The Lonely Musketeer review. ...
Nightbitch review | All bark, very little bite
by Maria Lattila | Dec 05, 2024 | News, Reviews
Amy Adams is slowly but surely turning into a dog in Marielle Heller’s new movie. Here’s our Nightbitch review. ...
Grand Theft Hamlet review | Shakespeare would be proud
by Maria Lattila | Dec 04, 2024 | Gaming, News, Reviews
Two out-of-work actors set out to stage a rendition of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet inside the world of Grand Theft Auto in this hilariously p...
Nosferatu review | Hell never looked so good
by James Harvey | Dec 02, 2024 | News, Reviews
Bill Skarsgård prowls 19th century Germany in a lush and terrifying reinvention of the vampire genre. Here’s our Nosferatu review....
Yellowstone season 5 episode 12 review: Counting Coup | Cutting costs continues
by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Yellowstone in theory is just two episodes away from its absolute finale. Indicators of that are not in abundance in Counting Coup....
Dune: Prophecy episode 3 review | Space weasels
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 02, 2024 | Reviews
After a busy opening salvo, Dune: Prophecy episode 3 settles down for an engaging slab of youthful intrigue. And space weasels. Our review:...
Silo season 2 episode 3 review | A rebellion brews
by Maria Lattila | Nov 29, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
The third episode of AppleTV+’s latest sci-fi show sees a rebellion bubbling underneath. Here’s our Silo season 2 episode 3 review. ...
Your Monster review | A not-so-bad romance
by Maria Lattila | Nov 28, 2024 | News, Reviews
Melissa Barrerra and Tommy Dewey find love in writer-director Caroline Lindy’s monster romance. Here’s our review of Your Monster. ...
Conclave review | A bloody good papal thriller
by Maria Lattila | Nov 28, 2024 | News, Reviews
Ralph Fiennes impresses as a doubtful cardinal tasked to find a new Pope in Edward Berger's thriller. Here’s our Conclave review. ...
Moana 2 review | Disney takes a step back
by Simon Brew | Nov 26, 2024 | News, Reviews
The return of Moana to the big screen in Moana 2 turns out to be a pretty flat party. Here's our review of the film....
Yellowstone season 5 episode 11 review: Three Fifty-Three - finally, progress
by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Yellowstone continues to struggle with the Kevin Costner question, but eventually finds a way forward in season 5 episode 11. Our spoiler-filled...
Short film review | Victory To The Mimers
by Maria Lattila | Nov 25, 2024 | News, Reviews
Indie filmmaker James Green’s Victory To The Mimers manages to say a lot in just 15 minutes. Here’s our review. ...
Frasier season 2 episodes 9 and 10 review | festive foibles to end an improved season
by A J Black | Nov 25, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Frasier season 2 comes to an end, and it ultimately finds its feet on the home stretch. Our thoughts on the final two episodes:...
Silo season 2 episode 2 review | Back to the silo
by Maria Lattila | Nov 22, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
This week’s episode is low on Juliette but high on tension inside the original silo. Here’s our review of Silo season 2 episode 2. ...
Layla review | A clumsy yet charming queer drama
by Maria Lattila | Nov 21, 2024 | News, Reviews
In filmmaker Amrou Al-Kadhi’s feature debut, a young drag artist embarks on a secret affair with a straight-acting executive. Here’s our Layla rev...
The Coca-Cola AI Campaign review | It's not the real thing
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 21, 2024 | Feature, News, Reviews
A set of AI-generated adverts from The Coca-Cola Company could point the way to a grim future of soulless, synthesised film remakes. Yay!...
Wicked review | A spellbinding musical adaptation
by Maria Lattila | Nov 20, 2024 | News, Reviews
Director Jon M Chu’s musical adaptation features two incredible central performances and songs to die for. Here’s our Wicked review. ...
Yellowstone season 5 episode 10 review | The Apocalypse Of Change - now what?
by Simon Brew | Nov 18, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
Ramifications and complications are rife in Yellowstone's The Apocalypse Of Change episode. So far: more questions than answers....
