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Mar 11, 20223 min read
FILM REVIEW: THE BATMAN (15) ESP RATING: 4/5
Director Matt Reeves deserves immense credit for veering from the stereotypical tried-and-tested superhero formula – and his risky gamble...
Gavin Miller
Jan 21, 20222 min read
FILM REVIEW: SCREAM (18) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
This semi-reboot of the Scream franchise deserves immense plaudits for revitalising the legendary horror series. It does descend into...
Gavin Miller
Jan 13, 20221 min read
NETFLIX FILM REVIEW: DON’T LOOK UP (15) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
Another film that has made it as a Netflix exclusive (after a short theatrical run) alongside Golden Globe-winning The Power of the Dog –...
Gavin Miller
Jan 12, 20221 min read
NETFLIX FILM REVIEW: THE POWER OF THE DOG (12A) ESP RATING: 4/5
Jane Campion’s first film in a dozen years has just mopped up some of the major awards at this week’s Golden Globes – and it’s not hard...
Gavin Miller
Jan 3, 20223 min read
FILM REVIEW: THE MATRIX – RESURRECTIONS (15)ESP RATING: 3/5
The best way to sum up this semi-reboot of the iconic Matrix franchise is that it starts out as the original, turns into Reloaded in the...
Gavin Miller
Dec 2, 20212 min read
FILM REVIEW: ENCANTO (PG) ESP RATING: 3/5
With the quality of the Disney Animation Studios product now matching – or in certain cases even bettering – that of sister studio Pixar,...
Gavin Miller
Nov 29, 20212 min read
FILM REVIEW: GHOSTBUSTERS – AFTERLIFE (12A) ESP RATING: 3/5
This ‘love letter’ from director Jason Reitman to the Ghostbusters universe – and particularly the late Harold ‘Egon Spengler’ Ramis –...
Gavin Miller
Nov 29, 20211 min read
NETFLIX FILM REVIEW: RED NOTICE (12A) ESP RATING: 2.5/5
Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds team up to take a big fat ‘paycheck’ from Netflix – and uninspiringly provide a formulaic action heist...
Gavin Miller
Nov 12, 20212 min read
NETFLIX FILM REVIEW: THE HARDER THEY FALL (15) ESP RATING: 4/5
British music producer Jeymes Samuel makes an impressive start to his (first major movie) filmmaking career with this western that has...
Gavin Miller
Nov 6, 20213 min read
FILM REVIEW: DUNE (12A) ESP RATING: 4.5/5
If the person tasked with formulating a new Star Wars universe for this generation did as spectacular a job as Denis Villeneuve does here...
Gavin Miller
Oct 20, 20211 min read
SKY CINEMA FILM REVIEW: VOYAGERS (15) ESP RATING: 2/5
Just like with Infinite (see previous review) this has an interesting underlying premise – but it’s not executed very well despite a...
Gavin Miller
Oct 14, 20212 min read
PRIME FILM REVIEW: INFINITE (12A) ESP RATING: 2/5
You’d think the combination of Oscar-nominees Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor teaming up with The Equalizer and Training Day director...
Gavin Miller
Oct 6, 20213 min read
FILM REVIEW: NO TIME TO DIE (12A) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
Daniel Craig gets the send-off he deserves as his five-story ‘Spectre’ arc comes full circle – as he ends his tenure as iconic British...
Gavin Miller
Oct 5, 20212 min read
PRIME FILM REVIEW: CHAOS WALKING (12A) ESP RATING: 2/5
How many more times will you hear me utter the words ‘movie didn’t get cinematic release due to Covid’ – well here’s another. And it’s...
Gavin Miller
Sep 30, 20212 min read
FILM REVIEW: MALIGNANT (18) ESP RATING: 3/5
The mastermind behind The Conjuring, Insidious and Saw series has unleashed a potential new horror franchise – which is saved by its...
Gavin Miller
Sep 10, 20212 min read
FILM REVIEW: SHANG-CHI & THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (12A) ESP RATING: 3.5/5
He may not have exactly been a superhero name that ‘rolled off the tongue’ prior to his Marvel Cinematic Universe bow – but after this...
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