In 1989, Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon brought two endearing but dim-witted teen rockers to the big screen in the soon-to-be cult classic Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures. The Wyld Stallyns returned in the 1991 hit sequel Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, but there were…
Brutal, violent and thought provoking, The Devil All The Time tells a story which is ultimately about love, betrayal and revenge. This movie made me question how far people are willing to go when blindly following their faith. Faith which for this purpose is…
Ok so I'm going to have to be as diplomatic as possible as I can with this one ladies and gents. After the problems this film has been through over the last few years, I was really hoping that something great would…
Taken from the The Enola Holmes Mysteries series of books by Nancy Springer, Millie Bobby Brown brings this character to screen for the first time. Tales of Sherlock Holmes are embedded in us. We’ve had many incarnations through film and tv and…
Disorientating and awkward. Oh and creepy too. That’s the best way I can describe I'm Thinking of Ending Things, as Charlie Kaufman takes us on quite the twisted journey.
Adapted from the novel by Iain Reid, the film centres on a young…
Attempting to follow up on a successful debut film is always a daunting feat, especially when your first earned more than one thousand times its budget back, making box office history. Director Shin'ichirô Ueda's cult zombie comedy One Cut of the Dead…
Another highlight from Fantasia Film Festival 2020 comes from the world premiere of the new McManus Brothers feature film; the Emmy-nominated writers behind American Vandal and producers on Cobra Kai. Billed as their first foray into horror, The Block Island Sound is an innovative and…
Premiering at Fantasia Film Festival 2020, Minor Premise is the latest in a line of cerebral science fiction films exploring the human consciousness. Delving into the science of the soul, the intriguing central concept is heavily based in neurological theory; ambitiously questioning…
Originating as a Kickstarter project, the highly anticipated martial arts comedy The Paper Tigers received it's world premier at Fantasia International Film Festival 2020. Inspired by the films of Shaw Brothers Studio, the movie is a hugely entertaining and heartfelt celebration of…
Sometimes a film unexpectedly stays with you after viewing. This is usually down to the central themes or certain performances, but for me The Oak Room's simple premise about storytelling, expertly crafted through a non-linear structure and atmospheric cinematography, caught me by…
Following the closure of the DC Animated Universe with the brutal but epic Justice League: Apokolips War, Superman: Man of Tomorrow marks the beginning of a brand new timeline. The latest animated instalment features a star studded new voice cast, along with…
Christopher Nolan has earned an enviable reputation of producing highly anticipated, original event films, of which plot details are kept closely under wraps. Since the global pandemic forced cinemas to close for months on end, no other film (bar The New Mutants)…
If, like me, you grew up in the early 00s attending a Church of England school, you'll find this coming of age comedy-drama amusingly rather relatable! The cast of Stranger Things are currently riding high in the major box office releases, with Charlie…
The latest adaptation to hit streaming services comes courtesy of Krystal Sutherland’s young adult novel, Our Chemical Hearts. Billed as an irresistible story of first love, broken hearts, and the golden seams that put them back together again, could this be the next…
As we all wait in anticipation for the live-action adaptation of Mulan to hit Disney Plus' “Premier Access” shelf, the star-studded animal caper The One and Only Ivan is set to tide us over with its upcoming digital release. Originally set for a…