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FILM REVIEW: WEAPONS (18) ESP RATING: 4.5/5
This is without doubt one of the best movies of the year so far. Weapons fires off a truly inventive horror – as the director of 2022’s...
Gavin Miller
4 days ago2 min read


FILM REVIEW: THE NAKED GUN (15) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
This reimaging of the iconic franchise is better than it had any right to be. Nearly forty years after the legendary original Leslie...
Gavin Miller
Aug 62 min read


FILM REVIEW: THE FANTASTIC FOUR – FIRST STEPS (12A)ESP RATING: 4/5
Marvel’s First Family could just have provided the course correction that the franchise’s cinematic universe so sorely needed. It...
Gavin Miller
Jul 303 min read


FILM REVIEW: SMURFS (U) ESP RATING: 2/5
A tale of two viewers – one unenthused grown-up and one gleeful six-year-old. Ask me and my son what we thought of the latest Smurfs...

ESP Online
Jul 262 min read


FILM REVIEW: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (15) ESP RATING: 2/5
The recent Scream semi-reboots showed that you can successfully reignite an iconic horror franchise – but this sadly doesn’t know what...
Gavin Miller
Jul 262 min read


FILM REVIEW: SUPERMAN (12A) ESP RATING: 3/5
This modern reinvention of Superman throws a lot of imaginative things at the wall – some stick, some don’t.  With the bits that stick,...
Gavin Miller
Jul 203 min read


FILM REVIEW: JURASSIC WORLD – REBIRTH (12A) ESP RATING: 3/5
The appetite for dinosaurs shows no signs of abating – if the opening weekend is anything to go by – with this solid summer blockbuster...
Gavin Miller
Jul 122 min read


FILM REVIEW: F1 – THE MOVIE (12A) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
This mega-budgeted F1 movie is Days of Thunder for the modern generation – which is no bad thing for a summer blockbuster. Some of the...
Gavin Miller
Jul 33 min read


FILM REVIEW: ELIO (PG) ESP RATING: 4/5
It’s such a shame that original animations struggle to make the big box-office bucks nowadays. Case in point is this new animation from...
Gavin Miller
Jun 302 min read


FILM REVIEW: 28 YEARS LATER (15) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
28 Years Later may very well be the most divisive film of the year. Search for any post about it online, dive into the comments, and...

ESP Online
Jun 273 min read


FILM REVIEW: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (PG) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
Though the pacing may test younger viewers – this Dragon still soars! This live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon probably lends...

ESP Online
Jun 232 min read


FILM REVIEW: BALLERINA (15) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
It’s pleasing to proclaim that this isn’t The Bourne Legacy of the John Wick series. With reports of re-shoots and production issues,...
Gavin Miller
Jun 122 min read


FILM REVIEW: CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD (15) ESP RATING: 3/5
A fine off-season horror snack – fast, loud, and soaked in blood. With a title like Clown in a Cornfield, you’d be forgiven for expecting...

ESP Online
Jun 112 min read


FILM REVIEW: KARATE KID – LEGENDS (12A) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
A gentle revival with a fighting spirit! Â Karate Kid: Legends injects fresh life into the iconic franchise while staying true to its...
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Jun 52 min read


FILM REVIEW: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING (12A) ESP RATING: 4/5
Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible franchise goes out with an exhilarating bang. After a slow and methodical – fan service-laden – opening,...
Gavin Miller
May 312 min read


FILM REVIEW: LILO & STITCH (U) RATING: 3.5/5
A warm, wobbly, but wonderfully entertaining ride. I took my six-year-old son to see Disney’s 2025 live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch,...
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May 313 min read


FILM REVIEW: FINAL DESTINATION – BLOODLINES (15)
New generation. Same fate. Who would’ve thought the sixth instalment of the Final Destination franchise would turn out to be one of the...
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May 263 min read


FILM REVIEW: THUNDERBOLTS* / *THE NEW AVENGERS (12A) ESP RATING: 3/5
By the time you read this the name of Marvel’s latest offering could have been changed to its alternate New Avengers title – because...
Gavin Miller
May 73 min read


FILM REVIEW: UNTIL DAWN (15) ESP RATING: 3/5
Teenage horror with no brains, no stakes, but buckets of blood – and that might just be enough! Until Dawn is based on the popular...
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May 23 min read


FILM REVIEW: SINNERS (15) ESP RATING: 4/5
One of the most impressive – and definitely coolest – movies of the year so far is the latest Michael B Jordan/Ryan Coogler...
Gavin Miller
Apr 283 min read
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