Category Archives: Film Review

Review in Brief: 28 Years Later (2025)

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Sam S-P

28 YEARS LATER is not a safe sequel, in fact it’s far bolder, punchier and unexpectedly emotional than you might expect. It’s also by turns uglier and more achingly beautiful than every other example in its over-stuffed sub genre. Almost … Continue reading →

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Batman Begins (2005) 20th Anniversary Review

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Sam S-P

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How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Review

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Black Bag (2025)

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Sam S-P

God bless 90 minute popcorn movies. After years of not talking shop at home, a married spy couple get drawn into the search for a mole in their service and George (Michael Fassbender) comes up with a list of suspects … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) Review

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Thunderbolts* (2025) Review

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Havoc (2025) Review

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Sinners (2025) Review

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 90th Anniversary Review

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Review in Brief: Heretic (2024)

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sam S-P

What a tense, twisted treat HERETIC is. Mormon missionaries Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Paxton (Chloe East) are invited into the home of the affable Mr Reed (Hugh Grant) for a friendly theological discussion and get much more than they bargained … Continue reading →

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