REVIEWS
Cinema, Blu-ray/4K, Streaming and VOD Releases - Reviewed By Fans For Fans
SISTER MIDNIGHT
SISTER MIDNIGHT - Unhappy with her arranged marriage, a woman undergoes a startling transformation that makes for one of the most entertaining surprises of the year in Karan Kandhari’s genre bending mix of comedy and horror. Iain MacLeod reviews one of the most original films of the year aided in no small part by a powerhouse performance from Bollywood actress Radhika Upte.
MICKEY 17
MICKEY 17 - Bong Joon Ho’s eagerly awaited sci-fi follow-up to PARASITE finally arrives on screens. Robert Pattinson takes on the titular role of a hard working clone facing off against a Trumpian nemesis hell bent on colonising a distant planet for himself. Iain MacLeod reviews this wildly inventive and wildly subversive sci-fi comedy.
THE MONKEY
Osgood Perkins follows the smash success of LONGLEGS with something completely different; a horror comedy involving a toy monkey. Laughs and gore collide in spectacular fashion in one of the darkest comedies in a long time.
HEART EYES
Blood is spilled on Valentine’s Day once more as a mismatched couple find love and fight for their lives as a masked slasher hunts them across town in bloody fashion. Read Iain MacLeod’s review to see if he was won over or left cold by Josh Ruben’s slasher/rom-com mix-up.
COMPANION
COMPANION - Get ready for your new favourite anti-rom-com/sci-fi as Sophie Thatcher faces some uncomfortable truths about her seemingly perfect relationship with Jack Quaid. Iain MacLeod reviews Drew Hancock’s directorial debut that expertly exposes harsh truths in entertaining and bloody fashion.
KRAVEN THE HUNTER
Sony’s failed attempt to make a series of Spider-Man Universe films without Spider-Man himself draws to a merciful close with KRAVEN THE HUNTER.
DIRECTOR’S CUT
A struggling rock band takes up an offer for a music video that seems to be good to be true. Is there a catch? Of course there is.
THE FRONT ROOM
Brandy Norwood returns to the big screen in Sam and Max Eggers' directorial debut about an old racist woman with dark intentions for her unborn grandchild.
JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX
JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX is a daring sequel that delves into Arthur Fleck's trial, and questions the cult of celebrity while defying the usual blockbuster formula. Despite its striking musical numbers and bleak, thought-provoking narrative, the film has been divisive, receiving harsh criticism while standing out as a bold, unconventional follow-up.
SALEM’S LOT
SALEM'S LOT - After two years of sitting on the shelf, Warner Bros quietly released the latest take on Stephen King’s vampire classic out into the wild.
TERRIFIER 3
TERRIFIER 3 - Art the Clown returns in the eagerly awaited sequel. Is it one of the goriest films ever made or is this more of the usual hype?
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT
Lo-fi time travel with a doom laden edge as a brother and sister on the run from the law only to find themselves stranded in a timeless limbo in Michael Felker’s intriguing debut.
HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN
Hellboy returns to the screen in this pared down entry that manages to impress with its fidelity to the comics that made his name.