Stars: Maisy Stella, Percy Hynes White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Aubrey Plaza | Written and Directed by Megan Park An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s “old ass” starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn’t do, Elliott realizes she has […]
Stars: Adam Jones, Alexandrea Meyer | Written and Directed by Truman Kewley Some films are destined to be controversial, and I have a strong feeling that writer/director Truman Kewley’s debut feature Beautiful Friend is one of them. It’s something of a modern version of The Collector, the 1965 film, not the 2009 Saw knockoff. That […]
Stars: Awkwafina, John Cena, Simu Liu, Ayden Mayeri, Donald Elise Watkins, Murray Hill | Written by Rob Yescombe | Directed by Paul Feig Awkwafina and John Cena star in this Amazon Prime action comedy, directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Spy). The plot is flimsy and it lacks a satirical edge, but the two leads have […]
Stars: Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Kuhoo Verma, Desi Lydic, Sebastián Yatra, Sam Robards, Dave Foley, Josephine Huang | Written and Directed by Liz W. Garcia Space Cadet, which stars Emma Roberts as Florida party girl Rex, who finds herself unexpectedly becoming an astronaut candidate, comes from director by Liz W. Garcia (The […]
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Nick Offerman, Genneya Walton, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Madison Thomas, Chris Redd, Robin Thede, David Alan Grier, Ken Marino, Timothy Simons, Danielle Pinnock | Written by Kelly Younger | Directed by Reginald Hudlin It seems streaming services have realised in the last few years that a good Christmas film […]
Stars: Becca Hirani, Sarah T. Cohen, Connor Powles, May Kelly, Rita Di Tuccio, Ella Starbuck, Katiris Cooper, Asian Dixon, Keith Myles, Kate Sandison | Written by Craig McLearie | Directed by Chase Martins I was a big fan of 2021’s Medusa, aka Medusa: Queen of Serpents, mainly down to the brilliant performance from Megan Purvis […]
Stars: Natasha Tosini, Danielle Scott, Chrissie Wunna, Gillian Broderick, Jase Rivers, Kelly Rian Sanson, Stephen Staley, Lila Lasso, Marcus Massey, Jamie Littlewood, Vitaliya Dias | Written by Harry Boxley, Charles Solly, James Solly | Directed by Charles Solly We’re back in Jagged Edge Productions territory with Snake Hotel, which stars Scott Jeffrey regular Danielle Scott […]
Featuring: Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page, Jeff Fatt, Jackie Cannizzaro, Evie Ferris, Lachlan Gillespie, Tsehay Hawkins, Caterina Mete | Directed by Sally Aitken Described as The Beatles for toddlers, The Wiggles are an Australian musical group who were once the country’s top entertainment earners – making more than stars like Russell Crowe and Nicole […]
Stars: Braydan Wade, Jacob, Ricky Umberger, Austin Greene, Alex Ahmer, Dennis Frazier, Thomas Burke, James Herbert, Justin Snyder, Blair Umberger, Jacob Waeyaert | Written and Directed by Ricky Umberger Project Eerie, the new film from Ricky Umberger the maker of The Fear Footage and its sequels The Fear Footage 2: Curse of the Tape and The […]
Stars: Kiernan Shipka, Julie Bowen, Lochlyn Munro, Kelcey Mawema, Kimberly Huie, Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson | Written by David Matalon, Sasha Perl-Raver, Jen D’Angelo | Directed by Nahnatchka Khan If you mixed Back to the Future and Halloween, or if The Final Girls had involved traveling in time instead of into a […]
Stars: Alison Brie, Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons, Danny Pudi, Haley Joel Osment | Written by Dave Franco, Alison Brie | Directed by Dave Franco On a trip to her hometown, workaholic TV producer Ally reminisces with her ex Sean and starts to question everything about her life. Things only become more confusing when she learns […]
Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Sônia Braga, Lenny Kravitz | Written by Mark Hammer | Directed by Jason Moore Darcy and Tom gather their families for a destination wedding, but the ceremony gets put on hold when gunmen take everyone hostage. Now, they must do everything they can to save their loved ones […]
Stars: Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dayo Okeniyi | Written by Shana Festes, Keith Josef Adkins, Kellee Terrell | Directed by Shana Festes Initially apprehensive when her boss insists she meet with one of his most important clients, single mom Cherie (Ella Balinska) is relieved and excited when she meets charismatic Ethan […]
Stars: Sarah T. Cohen, Nicola Wright, Stephen Staley, Kate Sandison, Rochard Kovacs, Amanda Vixx, Kelly Rian Sanson, Lauren Staerck, Keith Eyles, Sylvia Clegg | Written by Craig McLearie | Directed by Liana Failla Jack Frost opens with a prologue that sees Lesley take on Jack Frost and win… time running out for the frosty one […]
Stars: Amber Doig-Thorne, Dan Robins, Charlie Esquire, Stephen Staley, Natasha Rose Mills, Elspeth Foster, Asian Dixon | Written by Ben Daly | Directed by David Gregory After Lisa’s brother mysteriously dies, she and her college friends go to her family home for answers. They are shocked to discover that his killer was non-the than the […]
Stars: Amiah Miller, Elsie Fisher, Rachel Ogechi Kanu, Cathy Ang, Clayton Royal Johnson | Written by Jenna Lamia | Directed by Damon Thomas Based on the bestseller by Grady Hendrix, My Best Friend’s Exorcism is the 1980s set tales of Gretchen (Amiah Miller; The Water Man, War for the Planet of the Apes) and Abby […]
Stars: John Cho, Mia Isaac, Kaya Scodelario, Mitchell Hope, Jemaine Clement | Written by Vera Herbert | Directed by Hannah Marks When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia […]
Stars: Brianne Tju, Ali Gallo, Benjamin Wadsworth, Peter Giles, Lo Graham, Uriah Shelton, Drew Scheid, Joshua Mikel, C.J. LeBlanc | Written by Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton | Directed by Marcus Dunstan Unhuman begins with title cards proclaiming it ”A Blumhouse Afterschool Special” and “Presented by the Student Teach Division (STD)”. That was the last thing I […]
Stars: Eddie Marsan, Paul Anderson, Ivana Baquero, Richard Brake, Oliver Coopersmith, Alexis Rodney, Anthony Head, Alana Boden, Nacho Aldeguer | Written by Pedro C. Alonso, Alberto Marini | Directed by Pedro C. Alonso The feature film debut from writer and director Pedro C. Alonso, Feedback stars the excellent Eddie Marsan as Jarvis Dolan, a radio […]
Stars: Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Macon Blair, Alicia Witt | Written and Directed by J Blakeson Perhaps, in a post-Trump presidency world it is a good time to ask “What is the American dream?” In I Care A Lot it is cheating, lying, being a lion […]
