A space film rooted in terrestrial issues when an astronaut and mother is set to leave her daughter before a mission… By Serena Scateni 09-03-20 1,270 Released: 8 May Certificate: 12A Director: Alice Winocour Cast: Eva Green, Zélie Boulant, Matt Dillon, Aleksey Fateev, Lars Eidinger Distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment Running Time: 107 mins In space films,
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All alone in his studio/home (and dressed in a jacket with the same striped pattern as that on the Beetlejuice figurine that decorates his mixing desk), DJ Rod Wilson (James Wright) broadcasts Nightmare Radio into the wee hours, telling creepy stories and chatting live with callers, some of whom are sceptical about the connection of
Every night, a group of ageing American ex-army men from the Vietnam – and in one case the Korean – War gather at dingy VFW Post 2494, run by their fellow soldier Fred Parras (Stephen Graham). Together, they knock back a few drinks, share some old combat stories, and engage in the kind of cameraderie
As tech company manager Rick Sanders (Austin Lewis) leads his staff in a peppy motivational session at the beginning of Butt Boy, the camera circles to one man who stands out from his co-workers, a craggy island of disconsolate ennui floating in a sea of happy-clappy mirth. Played by the film’s director and (with Ryan
“I don’t know why I do what I do.” The speaker, Jack (MacLeod Andrews, They Look Like People, The Siren) is going through what might be called an existential crisis. Displaced from his own home by a neighbour’s cockroach infestation, he is having to make his bed wherever he can – and right now, given
Back when the Korean New Wave was cresting, part of what made directors like Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, 2003), Kim Ji-woon (A Tale Of Two Sisters, 2003), Jang Joon-hwan (Save The Green Planet!, 2003) and Bong Joon-ho (The Host, 2006) seem so exciting was the way in which they all took the familiar language of genre
‘Raven’s End – Where Your Story Begins’, reads the sign marking the entrance to the mist-shrouded coastal town, as a little boy cycles by with an old analogue camera over his shoulder. This boy is looking for a story alright. With aspirations to become an investigative reporter, he hopes to uncover the rumoured mystery of
‘Anderson Falls’ is the name of a wide water cascade to be found in Bartholomew County, Indiana – but that is a long way from the urban LA setting of French director Julien Seri’s latest. This is a thriller about fathers and sons. First there is Mark Witver (Gary Cole) and his adult son Adam
Sea Fever opens with a spectacular shot under the ocean’s surface, sunlight radiating through the wash above, before something plunges into the water: a fully dressed woman who opens her mouth to gasp for breath before there is a cutaway to the title, and then to a huge drifting jellyfish. The woman is Siobhán (Hermione
Taking place in a world where technology has replaced magic, Pixar’s latest fantasy adventure, Onward, sets audiences up with a wonderful premise from the off. The world is populated by mythical creatures such as centaurs, pixies and elves, where dragons are household pets and unicorns eat from rubbish bins. But since the advent of technology,
Set in a dystopian, future South Korea (although not so far from where we are now), Time To Hunt is the first feature from American-born filmmaker, Yoon Sung-hyun. In the film, Seoul has become a polluted, hazy monolith of flat blocks overflowing with poverty and crime after the South Korean won goes bust and is
Read our review on the Shirley Jackson biopic… By Katie Goh 02-03-20 1,417 Director: Josephine Decker Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, Logan Lerman Less a by-the-numbers biopic and more an unconventional sketch of a woman’s creative process, Shirley is a hazy portrait of American cult horror writer, Shirley Jackson. Based on a Susan
Universal’s classic monster movie The Invisible Man, directed by James Whale in 1933 and based on the H G Wells novel, was a hugely influential horror thanks to John P Fulton’s impressive special effects. In 2020, this Blumhouse-produced reimagining, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, proves to be a success thanks to a smart script
Puberty gets serious with Netflix’s new release… By Abigail Chandler 26-02-20 246 Released: Out now Cast: Sophia Lillis, Wyatt Oleff, Sofia Bryant Distributor: Netflix Running Time: 7 episodes If you like this, try… Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina For a sillier take on teenagers with superpowers, CAOS is always worth a watch. There’s nothing particularly new
Does Guns Akimbo come out with all guns blazing or is it just firing blanks? Find out with our review! By Anton Bitel 24-02-20 524 Released: 28 February 2020 (US) Certificate: R Director: Jason Lei Howden Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Ned Dennehy, Rhys Darby Distributor: Saban Films Illegal online game Skism
Narrated, in part, by the super-fast hero himself, Sonic The Hedgehog sees the spiky speedster flee to Earth after evil forces injure his mentor and threaten to steal his power on his home planet. Ten years on, he’s grown to love living in Green Hills, Montana – watching baseball from underneath the bleachers, running through
From her explosive presence in Suicide Squad (thank goodness there was at least one), Harley Quinn (played by the exceptional Margot Robbie) has been a gleam of hope on the rocky terrain of the DC Universe. So, has she lived up to the pressure with her first solo movie (deep breath): Birds Of Prey (And
This is it. The end of the Skywalker Saga. Not the end of Star Wars – there’s plenty more of that to come. But this is it for the story that began with a princess sending a plea for help across the stars. This is the final outing for new trilogy leads Rey (Daisy Ridley),
Black Christmas 2019 takes the bare bones of the sorority chiller to deliver something new…but does it work? By Sarah Dobbs 16-12-19 1,086 Released: Out now Certificate: 15 Director: Sophia Takal Writer: Sophia Takal and April Wolfe Cast: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Cary Elwes, Caleb Eberhardt Distributor: Universal Forget everything you know about the two
Here’s our review of video game sequel Jumanji: The Next Level By Amanda Keats 10-12-19 135 Released: 11 December 2019 Director: Jake Kasdan Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Danny Glover, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, Alex Wolff, Ser’Darius Blain Distributor: Sony If you like this, try… Jumanji
The opening of Promare establishes that the sudden combustion of various people across the globe caused severe damage to the world. This was the first appearance of the Burnish, a race of hitherto unknown mutant beings with the ability to wield flames. Thirty years later, a firefighting mecha service, Burning Rescue, has been created to
Here’s our review of Jérémy Clapin’s animation I Lost My Body By Josh Slater-Williams 25-11-19 1,690 Released: 22 Nov (cinemas), 29 Nov (Netflix) Director: Jérémy Clapin Cast: Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois, Patrick d’Assumçao Distributor: Netflix If you like this, try… The City Of Lost Children Guillaume Laurant is best known for his Jean-Pierre Jeunet
If ‘Let It Go’ encapsulated the 2013 film perfectly, then ‘Into the Unknown’ – the new anthem by returning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez – is the long-awaited sequel’s equivalent. Swapping themes of shame and self-acceptance for lines about risking one’s ‘happy ever after’ in search of something more, it never quite reaches the dizzying heights
Mike Flanagan has already tackled King with his very strong take on Gerald’s Game and iconic haunted houses with his excellent spin on Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting Of Hill House, but with Doctor Sleep he had an amazing and rare opportunity, to faithfully adapt King’s version of what happened to the Torrances next and to
A killer death clock app picks off users one by one in smart and fun horror surprise Countdown By Katherine McLaughlin 24-10-19 1,034 Released: 25 October 2019 Certificate: 15 Director: Justin Dec Writer: Justin Dec Cast: Elizabeth Lail, Anne Winters, Charlie McDermott Distributor: STX International If you like this, try… Final Destination 5 The sneaky
Is Terminator: Dark Fate the sequel to finally return James Cameron’s franchise to its glory days? By Amanda Keats 23-10-19 8,811 Released: 23 October 2019 Certificate: 15 Director: Tim Miller Writer: David S. Goyer, Justin Rhodes, Billy Ray Cast: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna Distributor: 20th Century Fox If you
Aardman deliver a love-letter to classic SF with the funny and visually inventive A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon By Amy West 18-10-19 950 Released: 18 October 2019 Certificate: U Director: Will Becher, Richard Phelan Writer: Mark Burton, John Brown Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale Distributor: StudioCanal If you like this, try… Chicken
Paul Rudd makes four hours of Netflix comedy series Living With Yourself worth it By Abigail Chandler 18-10-19 4,541 Released: Now streaming Cast: Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea, Alia Shawkat If you like this, try… Orphan Black No-one plays a dozen different characters quite like Tatiana Maslany in this clone drama. Proving that there’s no such
Double Tap begins with Jesse Eisenberg’s know it all hero Columbus marvelling that we’ve shown up to find out what’s going on with the Zombieland survivors ten years on, that trademark Reese-Wernick meta humour (the duo joined by returning director Ruben Fleischer and new co-writer Dave Callaham) trying to paper over the looming question of:
Here’s our review of The Addams Family, the gothic fam’s first feature-length animated adventure By Abigail Chandler 17-10-19 7,613 Released: 25 October Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon Cast: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard Distributor: Universal If you like this, try… The Addams Family (1991) This film is likely to give you
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