Vivieno Calsinelli’s suicide cult comedy, starring Kate Micucci, Dan Harmon and Taika Waititi, has been hard at the bath salts By Anton Bitel 27-06-18 10 Released: TBA Certificate: TBC Director: Vivieno Caldinelli Writer: Christopher Hewitson, Clayton Hewitson, Justin Jones Cast: Kate Micucci, Sam Huntington, Rhea Seehorn, Dan Harmon, Taika Waititi If you like this, try…
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Genre fiction has many explorations of romantic love between an immortal being and a human protagonist – vampire stories are especially good for it. What’s less common is a focus on familial love between someone who’s fated to live forever, or at least several centuries more than most, and a human who won’t be alive
After a slow and frustrating first half of Season 2, Westworld has seriously picked up the pace in the last few episodes, leading to a finale filled with indiscriminate slaughter, more answers than you ever thought the show would give us, and a couple of massive brand new questions – because this is Westworld, after
Joko Anwar radically reimagines a classic of Eighties Indonesian diabolism By Anton Bitel 23-06-18 332 Released: TBA Certificate: TBC Director: Joko Anwar Writer: Joko Anwar Cast: Tara Basro, Bront Palarae, Endy Arfian, Nasar Anuz, Muhammad Adhiyat, Ayu Laksmi, Elly D Luthan Distributor: Rapi Films, CJ Entertainment If you like this, try… Ritual Joko Anwar’s twisty
A family receives sinister orders during a nightmare Christmas in the sharp, twisted Await Further Instructions By Anton Bitel 23-06-18 1,236 Released: TBA Certificate: TBA Director: Johnny Kervorkian Writer: Gavin Williams Cast: Sam Gittins, Neerja Naik, Grant Masters, David Bradley, Abigail Cruttenden, Holly Weston, Kris Saddler Distributor: Goldfinch Studios, Shudder Films If you like this,
Luke Cage, the bulletproof man. If Season 1 focused on the bulletproof aspect of him, Season 2 focuses on the man. If you like your heroes to be holier-than-thou boy scouts, then you probably won’t get on with Luke Cage Season 2. It’s altogether grubbier, grittier and more realistic than the first – and it’s
Here’s our review of Sense8: The Series Finale, available to stream on Netflix now By Poppy-Jay Palmer 08-06-18 693 Released: Out now Certificate: 18 Creator: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, J Michael Straczynski Cast: Doona Bae, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai, Tuppence Middleton, Max Riemelt, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Brian J Smith, Toby Onwumere Distributor: Netflix After all
When Beyond The Black Rainbow director Panos Cosmatos approached Nicolas Cage to appear in his sophomore feature film, the beloved actor accepted on the condition that he play not the maniacal cult leader and designated bad guy of the story, but his nemesis, a man heartbroken by the loss of his wife. Though it has
“The world is large and unknowable,” Keith (William Jackson Harper) tells Jessica (Rebecca Henderson). “No one ever really knows anything.” While obsessive Jessica conducts biological and genetic field research in a tented laboratory, hoping to find a “a previously uncharacterised element, genetic, environmental or otherwise – one that might change the way we view our
Gruesome Argentinian creature feature Murder Me, Monster is not for the faint of heart By Katherine McLaughlin 22-05-18 186 Released: TBA Certificate: TBA Director: Alejandro Fadel Writer: Alejandro Fadel Cast: Esteban Bigliardi, Francisco Carrasco, Tania Casciani Distributor: TBA If you like this, try… Possession A revolting horror about the end of a relationship starring Isabelle
Boris Karloff is a sinister butler in James Whale’s beautiful Gothic chiller The Old Dark House By Jonathan Hatfull 22-05-18 1,820 Released: 21 May 2018 Certificate: PG Director: James Whale Writer: RC Sherriff, Benn W Levy Cast: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond, Raymond Massey, Charles Laughton Distributor: Eureka Entertainment Buy on Amazon
Mamoru Hosoda returns with magical coming of age tale Mirai By Katherine McLaughlin 21-05-18 796 Released: TBA Certificate: TBA Director: Mamoru Hosoda Writer: Mamoru Hosoda Cast: Haru Kuroki, Moka Kamishiraishi, Gen Hoshino Distributor: Anime Ltd. and National Amusements If you like this, try… When Marnie Was There Enchanting Studio Ghibli coming-of-age tale that plays with
You absolutely must catch the 70mm re-release of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 By Martyn Conterio 18-05-18 185 Released: 18 May 2018 Certificate: U Director: Stanley Kubrick Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C Clarke Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, Douglas Rain, Leonard Rossiter Distributor: Warner Bros If you like this, try… Interstellar Christopher Nolan’s own attempt at sci-fi
Martin Freeman explores the Australian outback with a baby in zombie film Cargo By Poppy-Jay Palmer 18-05-18 2,153 Released: Out now Certificate: 15 Director: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke Cast: Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes Distributor: Netflix If you like this, try… Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World The apocalypse
HBO update Ray Bradbury’s classic for the digital age with this star-studded TV movie By Rory O’Connor 16-05-18 831 Released: 19 May 2018 (US), 20 May 2018 (UK) Certificate: NA Director: Ramin Bahrani Writer: Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi Cast: Michael B Jordan, Michael Shannon, Sofia Boutella Distributor: HBO Films, Sky Atlantic If you like this,
With the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in the latter stages of filming, the Solo origin story started off on rocky ground and the reliable Ron Howard was quickly shipped in to take over directorial duties. Just like the rag-tag team of space thieves who feature in this enjoyable and entertaining adventure across
Few films hit the ground running quite as audaciously as Deadpool 2. After an explosion-heavy opening scene it launches into an epically violent, continent-crossing montage of Deadpool doing what he does, all to a song choice that we wouldn’t dream of spoiling. It sets out its stall perfectly – the Merc with a Mouth is
Three archeologists explore our future in Yorgos Zois’ Third Kind By Katherine McLaughlin 13-05-18 945 Certificate: NA Director: Yorgos Zois Writer: Yorgos Zois Cast: Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Effi Rabsilber, Nikos Hanakoulas Distributor: TBA If you like this, try… Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Richard Dreyfuss stars as a believer in Steven Spielberg’s classic science fiction
The latest film from the author of Let The Right One In blends rom-com, grotesquerie and bizarre fairy-tale By Katherine McLaughlin 11-05-18 732 Certificate: TBA Director: Ali Abbasi Writer: Ali Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf Cast: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Viktor Åkerblom Distributor: TBA If you like this, try… Men And Chicken Mads Mikkelsen stars in a
The restoration of Barry Hines’ Threads is as devastating as ever By Jonathan Hatfull 11-05-18 2,246 Released: Out now Certificate: 15 Director: Mick Jackson Writer: Barry Hines Cast: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May Distributor: Simply Media If you like this, try… Miracle Mile Anthony Edwards gets an early warning of nuclear Armageddon
When it comes to television genres, post-apocalyptic dramas seem to face the biggest challenge when trying to differentiate themselves from other similar titles. More often than not, their narratives include a trio of plot points; glimpse at a functioning society and a catastrophic event, followed by an examination of the fallout and how people survived
Jim Hickcox’s lo-fi, low-art monsterfest Soft Matter defies easy categorisation, while reflecting upon its own impermanence By Anton Bitel 04-05-18 1,919 Released: 22 May 2018 (US VOD) Certificate: Unrated Director: Jim Hickcox Writer: Jim Hickcox Cast: Ruby Lee Dove II, Hal Schneider, Mary Anzalone, Devyn Placide, Mark Blumberg, Catherine Grady, David Dillard, Sam Stinson, Mykal
The Strangers are back and as vicious as ever in Johannes Roberts’ throwback sequel By Jonathan Hatfull 04-05-18 3 Released: 4 May 2018 Certificate: 15 Director: Johannes Roberts Writer: Bryan Bertino, Ben Ketai Cast: Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, Martin Henderson, Lewis Pullman, Emma Bellomy Distributor: Vertigo Films If you like this, try… You’re Next Sharni
From the Tribeca Film Festival, here’s our review of pitch-black horror The Dark By Anton Bitel 03-05-18 339 Released: TBA Certificate: TBC Director: Justin P Lange Writer: Justin P Lange Cast: Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols, Karl Markovics, Margarete Tiesel, Sarah Murphy-Dyson, Scott Beaudin, Dylan Trowbridge, Chris Farquhar Distributor: TBA If you like this, try… The
The first film from Studio Ponoc is beautiful to look at, but is there substance as well as style? By Nadia Attia 03-05-18 6,369 Released: 4 May 2018 Certificate: PG Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Writer: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Riko Sakaguchi Cast: Ruby Barnhill, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet Distributor: Altitude If you like this, try…
Hot on the hellish heels of their classy adaptation of Tigon’s 1971 picture The Blood on Satan’s Claw, Bafflegab Productions now bring us their version of Clive Barker’s 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, famously adapted on film in 1987 as Hellraiser. This pacy, punchy adaptation starts with a lovely, pounding, 80s-feeling theme, before launching straight
Well, they did it. Ten years on from Robert Downey Jr donning the Iron Man suit, the MCU has brought together its mightiest heroes to face the mad Titan Thanos in a massive crossover event that is entertaining, shocking, and, well, massive. Although you never lose sight of the fact that there’s a second part
“How about you try to be a teenager for one night, and then you can go back to being a single mom in the morning?” So 17-year-old Sean (Théodore Pellerin, The OA) is told near the beginning of First Light. Abandoned years ago by his mother (we never hear about the father), and left looking
A title reads ‘Saturday’, and we see a tap on a kitchen sink dripping. ‘Sunday’, reads a new caption, and the tap is still dripping. From early on, it is clear that Sion Sono’s The Whispering Star (Hiso hiso boshi, 2015) is going to be concerned with time. As we watch Yoko Suzuki (Megumi Kagurazaka,
Directors Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun have been trying to put their feature animation together since 2004 and their passion certainly evident on screen. Drawing on ancient Chinese mythology, Big Fish & Begonia is an ambitious and emotional tale. We’re told that there is a realm underneath the human world where magical beings spend their
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