Streaming Reviews
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
As with all V/H/S films, various short films are intersected with a wraparound story. In this V/H/S instalment, a TV show hosted by Mitch Horowitz intersects with various videos about alien encounters. Are you ready to watch the latest V/H/S tape? Strap in....
Oddity (2024)
Introducing a unique murder mystery. Dani (Carolyn Bracken) is renovating her large, old home with her husband, Ted (Gwilym Lee). As Dani works on the renovations and their home, Ted works full-time as a doctor. While working, Dani often worries about her twin...
Handling the Undead (2024)
In Oslo, the movie follows three families dealing with loss and death. As Mahler (Bjørn Sundquist) visits his daughter, Anna (Renate Reinsve), it's clear that they are dealing with the loss of a loved one, and there is obvious friction between the pair. Their brief...
My Spy: The Eternal City (2024)
Continuing from where we last left them, the highly skilled CIA operative JJ (Dave Bautista) and his stepdaughter Sophie (Chloe Coleman) are happily living together with Sophie’s mum. JJ has taken a desk job with the CIA instead of being an action man in the field,...
Deadland (2023)
Note: I worked on the PR campaign for this film, but this review is unpaid and reflects my honest opinion. Angel (Roberto Urbina), a U.S. border Agent, and his partner Ray (McCaul Lombardi) run a tight ship maintaining the border. One day, while patrolling, Angel...
Stopmotion (2023)
Ella (Aisling Franciosi) is a highly skilled stop-motion animator. While working on her newest project, animating various monsters, we discover that her mother, Suzanne (Stella Gonet), is watching and guiding Ella's every move. Suzanne is guiding the entire film,...
Clawfoot (2023)
Janet (Francesca Eastwood) is a housewife living in a luxury upper-class suburb. Upon waking up, she finds her husband, Evan (Nestor Carbonell), has apparently vanished. Despite supposedly going away on a work trip, his luggage is still in the house. To make matters...
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)
In an interrogation room, a young man named Bent Segenius Midjord (Casper Kjær Jensen) is being questioned by an officer named Kramer (Paprika Steen). Bent is covered in blood, and Kramer accuses him of cutting a vicar's throat. During the interview, Bent claims that...
Skeletons in the Closet (2024)
Mark (Terrence Howard) lives with his wife, Valentina (Valery M. Ortiz), and their daughter, Jenny (Appy Pratt), in a peaceful home. One morning, Mark prepares himself for work, speaking positively about himself to build confidence and ask for a pay raise. Meanwhile,...
Infested (2023)
A group of men carrying large knives and other equipment are exploring a mysterious desert, hoping to discover riches or perhaps a rare species. When one of the men lifts a large rock and finds a strange hole in the sand, he’s curious to see what’s inside. Instead of...
The Stolen Valley (2022)
Lupe (Briza Covarrubias) is a Mexican-Navajo mechanic who saves every dollar with her mother, Adamina (Paula Miranda), to buy their own sanctuary and home. On the flip side, Maddy (Allee Sutton Hethcoat) is currently homeless, with no money in her pocket and desperate...
Mute Witness (1995)
One night, a woman is alone in her home as she prepares to head to bed. But little does this woman know; she's not actually alone. While in the bathroom, a news bulletin is heard on the radio advising listeners that Ernest Strohbecker and two accomplices escaped from...
Road House (2024)
Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an ex-UFC fighter with a tragic past. With little money to his name, Dalton spends his days earning cash fighting in underground clubs. Given Dalton's reputation, most times, he walks in for a fight, and the opponent refuses to fight him,...
Ricky Stanicky (2024)
The story follows three best friends, Dean (Zac Efron), JT (Andrew Santino), and Wes (Jermaine Fowler), who have known each other since they were young kids. In the present day, the trio are still close friends, but they also share a dark secret. When they were young,...
History of Evil (2024)
In the future, many things have changed. Firstly, corruption plagues America, and local police now enforce a religious government. Those who refuse to submit to religious law enforcement are known as ‘The Resistance’. One member of the Resistance is Alegre Dyer...
Birth/Rebirth (2023)
Celie (Judy Reyes) is a single mother who works full-time as a nurse. At the same hospital is Dr. Rose Casper (Marin Ireland), a morgue technician who is working in the field of pathology. Even though they work at the same hospital, Celie and Dr. Rose Casper are...
Welcome to the Darkness (2023)
Note: I worked on the PR campaign for this film, but this review is unpaid and reflects my honest opinion. It's incredible to think of it now, but in 2002, The Darkness was an unsigned band. By 2004, its key members- Justin Hawkins, his brother Dan Hawkins, Frankie...
Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
William Brown (Jonah Ray) is a passionate rock musician and composer with one major issue: he's unable to create the perfect song to take him further. When William isn't working on his music or spending time with his partner, he works at a recording studio as an...
Merry Little Batman (2023)
It's the Christmas season in Wayne Manor, and the only thing that six-year-old Damian Wayne (Yonas Kibreab) wants is to fight crime with his father, Batman, aka Bruce Wayne (Luke Wilson). On Christmas Eve, Bruce decides to give Damian his present early. Damian eagerly...
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
It's Christmas time, which means a critical thing for family man Chris (Eddie Murphy): the opportunity to enter one of the most exciting contests of the year. Chris will again compete with his fellow neighbours, all of whom will decorate their homes to the best of...
Other Streaming Reviews
Color Out of Space (2019)
Color Out of Space (2019) - Movie Review 6th May 2020 Written by Peter Walkden Based on a short story written by the famous H.P. Lovecraft. Color Out of Space follows the Gardner family. The family live on an isolated farm living a quiet life since leaving the noisy...
The Platform (2019)
Mari Gilbert is a mother of three daughters. Her oldest no longer lives at home and generally keeps in contact with her mother from time to time. After a recent call from Mari’s oldest daughter, Mari is expecting to have her over for dinner and catch up. However, on...
Astronaut (2019)
Angus (Richard Dreyfuss) is an old man who lives with his daughter’s family and is a widower. Angus has had a lifelong dream of one day becoming an astronaut and going into space. But unfortunately for Angus, this never happened in his life. However, Angus soon...
Jexi (2019)
Phil has always been addicted to his mobile phone. As a child, Phil was regularly given a phone to play on while his parents would go on dates or while they had terrible arguments. Today as an adult, Phil is still in love with his phone. Phil doesn't have any real...
Uncut Gems (2019)
Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) owns a jewellery store in New York City. Howard is always trying to find ways to land a big score by getting his hands on expensive jewels or through gambling. After conducting a few trades and putting a large sum of cash on a basketball...
Marriage Story (2019)
Charlie (Adam Driver) & Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) are a married couple who have finally given up on each other and agree to get a divorce. No matter what they do to correct the once happy marriage (including counselling), the results remain the same. Marriage...
The Report (2019)
A member of Senator Dianne’s (Annette Bening) staff, Daniel (Adam Driver), is assigned to lead a team of his choosing to investigate the past methods of Interrogations used by the CIA after the tragic events of 9/11. Soon Daniel finds himself heavily invested in the...
The Irishman (2019)
An older man who is currently living out his remaining days at a retirement home begins to recall his life as a hitman for a mob. Frank (Robert De Niro) begins to open up to the cinema audiences, with no secrets withheld, telling a range of stories from his life. A...
The King (2019)
Hal (Timothee Chalamet) receives word of his father’s, the current King of England, illness. Right now, Hal is leading a quiet life as he has turned his back on his family. Hal soon finds himself in a challenging position and feels forced to accept the life he once...
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Based on a true story, this film follows the real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy). As the film begins, Rudy is working as an assistant manager at a record store, but he feels he was always destined for more incredible and bigger things. Soon he discovers he...
Rattlesnake (2019)
While driving from Phoenix to Oklahoma, a mother and her daughter get a flat tyre on a deserted road. While the mother tries to change the tyre, the daughter plays on the side of the road and gets bitten by a rattlesnake! The good news is that a nearby stranger can...
Eli (2019)
Eli (Charlie Shotwell) is a young boy suffering from a type of immune disorder. While at home, he lives in a giant plastic bubble. In public, Eli has to wear something like a space suit to avoid germs and to get infections. In the past, Eli has visited many doctors...
The Laundromat (2019)
Our film follows Ellen (Meryl Streep) who has begun her investigation into an insurance company. Her search was started by accident involving herself, her husband and a tourist boat, leading to the death of her husband and the drowning of many people. While Ellen’s...
Fractured (2019)
Ray (Sam Worthington) stops at a gas station with his wife and 6 year old daughter. During the pit stop Ray’s daughter has a terrible accident giving her a possible concussion and a fractured arm. Ray and the family quickly rush to a nearby hospital. But...
Blindspotting (2018)
Our film centres around two friends- Collin (Daveed Diggs) who is currently on probation with only three days remaining and his best friend Miles (Rafael Casal). The two work daily as removalists and Miles at times can be a little wild and hot-tempered. With Colin...
Murder Mystery (2019)
Nick (Adam Sandler) is a police officer in New York. Nick isn't having much luck, discovering that once again, he has failed the detective test (For the third time). Nick naturally can't bring himself to tell his wife, Audrey (Jennifer Aniston). To top it off, it's...
I Am Mother (2019)
A girl is born and raised in an underground, hi-tech facility. Her guardian, protector and mother is a giant talking robot programmed to do all things a Mother would do. With the outside world being far too dangerous to live in, the two form a close family-type bond...
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
Childhood friends who live right next door to each other grow closer and closer until they become teenagers and share one night that makes it exceedingly awkward for the rest of their lives. As time passes the two split up and move away from each one another. Fast...
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Set around the 1970s, the film focuses on the life of Ted Bundy (Zac Efron) who is accused of violently murdering multiple women. Ted is soon arrested and attends various court hearings. Upon arrest, Ted pleads not guilty and doesn’t understand how he could be accused...
The Silence (2019)
The world becomes chaos when bat-like creatures are discovered in a cave. These creatures react to sound and are ferocious killers. The film focuses on one family that goes on the run, trying to survive. Our key characters include a 16-year-old deaf girl, Ally along...
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Mort Vandewalt (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an art reviewer and critic. Visiting expos and art exhibits for a living, Mort has no problems calling it what it is and then writing about it through online blogs or his next novel. Mort soon becomes rather curious when one of the...
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Stefan is a young and upcoming computer game programmer. Stefan has a dream to turn one of his favourite novels into a video game for the whole world to experience. After a large company decides to invest in his idea and turn it into a new game, Stefan will try to...
Roma (2018)
Roma is a location within Mexico City. Our story shows the day-to-day life of a family, most importantly focusing on Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), the middle-class family’s work within the home. Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuaron, best known for his work on films such as...
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
For those who are not aware, this is a film which tells the tales of six different characters. While all our stories are set in the Old West, each story has a different theme, tone and element even when the setting remains the same (or at least it feels like it). This...
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
For those who are not familiar with the well-known tale, a baby boy is found in the jungle by a pack of Wolves. As the Wolves meet together, they decide to raise the boy as one of their own within the jungle. Along with the Wolves, the boy is also trained and raised...
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
This movie focuses on a young girl, Kate and her old big brother, Teddy, who decide to team up together and try to catch Santa Claus once and for all on Christmas Eve. With a video camera and sneaky traps all set, things are soon in motion which could ruin Christmas...
Reaching Distance (2018)
A young man named Logan wakes up on a city bus. Unsure as to how he got there, Logan begins to raise questions with the other bus passengers around him and soon realises there is more going on with the bus than Logan could ever imagine. Due to the film’s twists and...
Calibre (2018)
Two good friends decide to catch up by going on a weekend hunting trip together in Scotland. One of the male leads has also recently discovered that his finance is now pregnant. The two feel this trip could be their last chance to spend good quality together. While...
Bird Box (2018)
The world becomes chaos when an unknown outbreak occurs, killing many people. ‘Bird Box’ focuses on Malorie (Sandra Bullock), a mother who must take her children down a dangerous river to reach safety. To top it off, to stay safe from this outbreak, Malorie and her...
Extinction (2018)
Peter (Michael Pena) is a father who is having unusual (and recurring) dreams about losing his family during what appears to be some type of alien invasion on Earth. As he continues about his day, working at his job and coming home to his wife and two daughters, Peter...
The Titan (2018)
A military air force pilot, Rick (Sam Worthington) accepts a mission to be part of a new experiment, which involves “genetic evolution”. Rick is also joined by his wife and son who stay with him at a secret location. At it stands, Earth’s inhabitants are destroying...
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018)
Sure, this is not an actual movie. But after watching the duo return to the screen on Netflix, I felt to share my mind regarding both actors and the Netflix exclusive itself. For me, both of these actors played a massive part in my passion for film and my interest in...
Gun Shy (2017)
Turk (Antonio Banderas) is an aged, old rock ‘n roll star. He lives in a beautiful mansion where he refuses to do anything with his life other than walking around his house, angry and frustrated with life. His wife, Sheila (Olga Kurylenko), convinces him to go on...