The 2026 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday 15th March and this year there are some intriguing possibilities in the major categories. Last year my prediction success rate was just under 50%, so lets see if I can do better this time! Below I will provide links to my reviews of each film in … Continue reading Oscars 2026 Predictions
Dr. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) gives life to a creature (Jacob Elordi) in his experimentations to cure “death”, but his treatment of his own creation will lead to both of their downfalls. The latest adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel, released in 1818, is from writer/director Guillermo del Toro, in what appears to be a perfect … Continue reading Frankenstein
Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell) now lives in the idyllic small town of Pine Grove with her family. But it seems nowhere is safe from the Ghostface Killers, who have stalked her for decades. This time, a killer claiming to be a vanquished villain from her past has their sights on her daughter, Tatum (Isabel May), … Continue reading Scream 7
It is March 31st, 1943 and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first ever collaboration, “Oklahoma!” has just opened on Broadway. Having just sat through the opening performance, Rodgers’ long term collaborator Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) holds court at Sardi’s Restaurant with the barman Eddie (Bobby Cannavale) and the many other famous faces who venture in during the after … Continue reading Blue Moon
A man from the future (Sam Rockwell) arrives in a diner in Los Angeles with an important message. The future he comes from has been devastated by an artificial intelligence that took over all of humanity. Within this diner there is a specific combination of people that will allow him to save the world and … Continue reading Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
When a highly infectious and catastrophically dangerous fungus escapes its holding cell deep within an abandoned US Military facility there are only three people between us and total annihilation; Self-Storage employees Teacake (Joe Keery) and Naomi (Georgina Campbell) and retired bioterrorism agent Robert Quinn (Liam Neeson). Cold Storage is an at times deliciously funny splatter … Continue reading Cold Storage
Alex (Will Arnett) and Tess (Laura Dern) find their marriage unraveling in middle age. In order to find themselves again, they seek their own identities. Alex gravitates towards the New York stand-up comedy scene, and Tess towards coaching volleyball. Arguing all the time, Alex and Tess choose to separate and co-parent their children in two … Continue reading Is This Thing On?
Two sisters negotiate the emotional impact of their absent father re-entering their lives when their mother dies. Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) spent most of their formative years being raised by their psychiatrist mother following their parents’ split. Both have emotional scars as a result of their sense of abandonment. It is … Continue reading Sentimental Value
Mike (Chris Hemsworth) is an expert thief whose territory lies across the 101 Highway in Los Angeles. Lou (Mark Ruffalo) is a dishevelled detective whose crazy theory on how this thief operates is looked down upon by his peers. Sharon (Halle Berry) is an insurance underwriter who deals in the exact items that Mike craves. … Continue reading Crime 101
Linda (Rose Byrne) is a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown. With her husband away and her apartment falling apart, Linda has to try and juggle her career and manage her daughter’s illness. Linda’s daughter, always just out of camera shot, is perpetually whining, crying, or placing unfair demands on her. We gradually … Continue reading If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
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