Raging Grace Review at Fantasia 2023: Creepy portrait of family and class divides
In Paris Zarcilla’s modern gothic feature debut, a Filipino carer tries to make a home for herself and her daughter in her employers’ dysfunctional houses.
Cinema Cobweb Review: Criss-crossing, twisty psychothriller
Samuel Bodin’s psychothriller offers a young boy’s perspective on the troubles and trauma stirring beneath a family’s surface.
Cinema Barbie Review: It’s fantastic
Hollywood’s habit of reinventing beloved IP has once again hit the mark with the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
TV Foundation Season 2 Review: A spectacular adaptation expanding Asimov’s universe
David Goyer adapted the unadaptable with the first season of Apple TV+’s Foundation. Has he achieved the same with Season Two?
Books ONE Review: Gripping tale of sacrifice, deceit and awakening in a climate-ravaged world
Eve Smith’s unflinching narrative exposes the dark underbelly of a divided society, forcing us to question our own truths.
Cinema Talk To Me Review: One hell of a strong calling card
Danny and Michael Philippou’s feature debut mediates adolescent angst and alienation through a terrifying rite of passage.
DVD & Blu-Ray Insidious: The Red Door Review: A Supernatural Horror with Emotional Bite
The fifth film in the horror franchise doesn’t rely on lazy tropes…
Cinema Smoking Causes Coughing Review: Flighty, Morphin’ Power Strangers
Quentin Dupieux’s entertaining anthology sees slackers finding themselves in extraordinary scenarios. Our review of Smoking Causes Coughing…
DVD & Blu-Ray Skinamarink Review: A Sublime Exploration of Childhood Dread
A slow burn psychological terror exploring the desperation of a child trapped in a strange situation. This microbudget atmospheric horror debut challenges conventions, leaving an indelible mark.
Cinema Elemental Review: Pixar’s animated rom-com deserves an audience
Opposites attract in Disney Pixar’s latest, Elemental. Our review…
Cinema Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Review: Paying tribute to what has come before
Indy is back for a brand new adventure in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Our review…
Cinema Asteroid City Review: Expect everything you like about a Wes Anderson movie
Scarlet Johansson, Margot Robbie and Tom Hanks shine in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. Our review…
Cinema The Flash Review: DC delivers a crowd-pleaser – at last
DC have finally got an entertaining film on their hands with The Flash. Our review…
Suitable Flesh Review: A lovingly batsh*t resurrection of Stuart Gordon’s Lovecraftian spirit
Joe Lynch’s Eighties-inflected erotic thriller cum psychodrama cum body-swapping horror worships at the sacrificial altar of Stuart Gordon.
The Seeding Review: Sowing seeds that will take root in your mind
Barnaby Clay’s feature debut cruelly allegorises humanity’s place in a ritualised Darwinian cycle that is also a Teshigaharan trap.
You’ll Never Find Me Review: A tour de force of minimalist filmmaking
Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen’s confident, claustrophobic feature debut traps two suspicious strangers in a trailer during a torrential storm at night
Cinema Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Review: Great Family Entertainment
Refreshing humour and energy have been inserted into the Transformers franchise with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Our review…
Cinema The Boogeyman Review: Creepily Effective Horror
Rob Savage directs an adaptation of a short story by Stephen King with The Boogeyman. Our review…
Cinema The Little Mermaid Review: Disney’s latest re-make brings back the spectacle
We review Disney’s live action remake of The Little Mermaid…
Cinema Beau Is Afraid Review: An unapologetically untethered experiment in extrapolation
Ari Aster’s third feature is a hallucinatory portrait of a middle-aged mamma’s boy ever drowning in anxiety…
