Category: Films
Sting review – low-budget alien-spider horror offers laughs and out-of-your-skin shocks
This killer-spider-from-outer-space movie feels like a cross between Alien and TV’s Only Murders in the Building. It’s a mostly fun throwback horror comedy set in [more…]
The Girl in the Trunk review – claustrophobic car-boot kidnap thriller
This claustrophobic thriller takes place almost entirely in the boot of a rented car moving down an empty Texas highway. Bride Amanda (Katharina Sporrer), still [more…]
Hard Miles review – Matthew Modine takes troubled teens on a 700-mile cycle marathon
‘I’ve never had a bike before,” says a teenage boy, grinning from ear to ear. This earnest, likable drama is inspired by the real-life amateur [more…]
‘The daddy of them all’: readers on their favourite movie franchises
Mad Max Having seen Furiosa last week, my vote goes to Mad Max. Most franchises obey the law of diminishing returns. I would happily live [more…]
‘This sounded a little fishy’: the dramatic rise and fall of MoviePass
Cinephiles talk about the “MoviePass summer” with the same wistful nostalgia as hippies recalling the Summer of Love, like it’s an impossible dream so utopian [more…]
Basketball court, home cinema – but no booby traps: Home Alone house on sale for $5.25m
Cinema fans – and burglars – alert: the home made famous by 1990 film Home Alone is on the market, with a sale price of [more…]
Chief of Station review – perma-scowled Aaron Eckhart bids for Liam Neeson ‘geri-action’ market
Judging by his recent filmography, Aaron Eckhart is making a play for the Liam Neeson “geri-action” market. This latest thriller, directed by straight-to-streaming action kingpin [more…]
‘We deeply regret the distress’: cinema apologises for Richard Dreyfuss comments at Jaws screening
A cinema in Massachusetts has apologised to the audience at a special screening of Jaws and a Q&A with its star, Richard Dreyfuss, who reportedly [more…]
Moosa Lane review – loving cinematic bridge between two countries and cultures
Shot over the course of 15 years, Anita Mathal Hopland’s documentary provides a cinematic bridge between two countries. Born in Denmark to a Norwegian mother [more…]
Alien? Mission: Impossible? Toy Story? What is the greatest movie franchise ever?
Mission: Impossible View image in fullscreen When a blockbuster franchise is seven movies in (and counting), and the consensus choice for worst entry was directed [more…]
