Bland, forgettable streaming content
“Another remake of a beloved '80s classic, 2024's Road House is an overlong misfire that lacks the charm, personality and appeal of Rowdy Herrington's wildly enjoyable 1989 cult classic. Although director Doug Liman, who works from a script by Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry, tries to create a fre” read more
A stunning technical exercise with bad characters
“After Ridley Scott's polarising Alien prequels that strayed from the franchise's formula with its philosophical and religious undertones, 2024's Alien: Romulus is a safe, generic return to the Alien universe, with director Fede Alvarez (Don't Breathe, 2013's Evil Dead remake) fundamentally creating ” read more
Ambitious, thematically rich and visually eloquent
“2001's The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson's third feature film, and it remains one of the director's finest achievements - it's a quirky, witty comedy-drama with an outstanding ensemble cast and a breathtaking sense of style, reinforcing the filmmaker's idiosyncratic and distinctive cinematic voic” read more
An immensely fun romp for the fans
“Deadpool & Wolverine is the definitive, long-awaited cinematic catharsis to make amends for 2009's atrociously miscalculated X-Men Origins: Wolverine. With Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman finally reuniting after years of uncertainty and trepidation, Deadpool & Wolverine is a comic book fan's ” read more
Great premise, hit-and-miss execution
“In a Violent Nature is an ingenious idea for a short horror movie that, unfortunately, begins to fall apart as a 90-minute feature film in the hands of writer-director Chris Nash. A throwback slasher horror flick, In a Violent Nature is Nash's feature-film debut after several short movie credits, in” read more