Stars: Alexandra McVicker, Avalon Fast, Charlotte Chimes, Jordan Dulieu, Scott Major | Written by Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson | Directed by Alice Maio Mackay Ever since the release of her first film, 2021’s So Vam, co-writer/director Alice Maio Mackay has established herself as an exciting young filmmaker. The past four years have seen her […]
Stars: Cassandra Naud, Lisa Delamar, Georgina Campbell, Emily Tennant, Jonathan Whitesell | Written and Directed by Kurtis David Harder 2022’s Influencer was an example of not judging a book by its cover, as the title and premise made it seem like another disposable straight-to-streaming feature. Luckily, writer/director Kurtis David Harder delivered a surprise hit that […]
Stars: Dakota Gorman, Todd Terry, Jordan Mullins, Liz Atwater, James Austin Johnson | Written and Directed by Brock Bodell Making his feature debut, writer/director Brock Bodell opens Hellcat with a shot outside of a camper trailer. Raised voices are heard as a woman refuses to return inside of the vehicle, but this opening does not […]
Stars: Rose Deghan, Chloë MacLeod, Victoria Wardell, Talisa Mae Stewart, Ashkan Nejati, Maryam Sadeghi | Written and Directed by Ava Maria Safai In the opening moments, writer/director Ava Maria Safai effectively establishes the 2004 setting of her feature debut, Foreigner. This is achieved through a retro-looking advertisement recorded on videotape, as the grainy ad for […]
Stars: Jonathan Lambert, Élodie Navarre, Elliot Jenicot, Remy Adriaens | Written by David Neiss | Directed by Grégory Morin With a career in making short films, director Grégory Morin makes his feature debut with Flush, a story set entirely within a single location. This set-up is an effective way to showcase filmmaking prowess within a […]
Stars: Pete Davidson, John Glover, Mary Beth Peil, Bruce Altman, Ethan Phillips, Jessica Hecht, Victor Williams | Written by James DeMonaco, Adam Cantor | Directed by James DeMonaco While he has been working since the mid-90s, with his first credit being for co-writing Francis Ford Coppola’s Jack, writer/director James DeMonaco is best known for creating […]
Stars: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon Herriman, Mia Morrissey, Karl Richmond, Jack Kenny, Francesca Waters, Aljin Abella | Written and Directed by Michael Shanks We all know a couple who seem joined at the hip, unable to spend time apart from each other. That effectively describes the central pairing of Together; school teacher Millie (Alison […]
Stars: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt | Written by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Sam Lansky | Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson In the era of legacy sequels, it was only a matter of time before 1997’s I Know What You Did Last […]
Features the voices of: Arden Cho, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo | Written and Directed by Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang When it comes to film titles, conversations are often shared about misleading examples. For instance, Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur is nothing like one would expect from the title alone. A fascinating conversation can be had about the […]
Written and Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri For anybody who grew up with an interest in anime, Ninja Scroll was a film whose reputation preceded it. Alongside the likes of Akira and Ghost in the Shell, these works showed those outside of Japan how far adult-oriented anime could go. In the case of Ninja Scroll, it […]
Stars: Tim Key, Tom Basden, Carey Mulligan | Written by Tim Key, Tom Basden | Directed by James Griffiths For many, getting a favourite musician to play a private gig is a dream scenario. But as fan culture often has toxic results, it is understandable that this scenario could deliver an unsettling thriller akin to […]
Stars: Adam Scott, Christian Convery, Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Rohan Campbell, Colin O’Brien, Elijah Wood, Sarah Levy | Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins It was only seven months ago that Osgood Perkins delivered his most high-profile film yet, the unsettling work that was Longlegs, yet he has already returned to unleash onto audiences a […]
Stars: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Darya Ekamasova, Yura Borisov, Paul Weissman, Lindsey Normington, Emily Weider, Luna Sofía Miranda, Vincent Radwinsky, Brittney Rodriguez, Sophia Carnabuci | Written and Directed by Sean Baker Since releasing his first feature in 2000, writer/director Sean Baker has built himself a name as an exciting voice in independent cinema. As his works […]
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov, Marko Zaror, JuJu Chan Szeto, Rebecka Johnston, Sarah Lam, Danny Ashok | Written by Brooks McLaren, D.J. Cotrona | Directed by James Madigan What would you do to get a shot at making things right? That is the question mercenary Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) must ask […]
Features the voices of: Lü Yanting, Han Mo, Chen Hao, Lü Qi, Wang Deshun | Written and Directed by Jiao Zi For much of the western world, Ne Zha 2 only caught our attention with the news of how successful and record-breaking this animated film was. After grossing over $2 billion, it has become the […]
For a limited run, Crunchyroll brought Attack on Titan: The Last Attack to cinema screens across the world. For fans of the series, it is a chance to see the culmination of this grand story as one colossal film on the big screen, even if you have already watched the conclusion prior to this. For […]
Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ômor | Written and Directed by Takeshi Kitano To western audiences, Takeshi Kitano is most likely known for one of two things; his mesmerising presence in Battle Royale, or for hosting the game show Takeshi’s Castle. There is also the chance that some may know him for his supporting […]
Stars: Adam Scott, Christian Convery, Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Rohan Campbell, Colin O’Brien, Elijah Wood, Sarah Levy | Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins It was only seven months ago that Osgood Perkins delivered his most high-profile film yet, the unsettling work that was Longlegs, yet he has already returned to unleash onto audiences a […]
Stars: Justine Wachsberger, Akil Wingate, Lewkowski Yovel, Nicolas Cazalé, Élise Tilloloy, Ivaylo Zahariev, Kalin Tsakov | Written and Directed by Jérémy Minui Top Floor deserves credit from early on, as it reminds us how the single-location thriller is an evergreen idea among cinematic concepts. On a budgetary level, it offers a money-saving solution that can […]
Stars: Jun Etoh, Mari Shirato, Kentarō Shimizu, Seiji Miyaguchi, Junko Miyashita, Yoshiro Aoki, Takashi Kanda | Written by Takuya Nishioka | Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda Mermaid Legend is a 1984 feature from the late Toshiharu Ikeda (Evil Dead Trap) that had never been released in any format internationally or played at a film festival outside […]
Stars: Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah, Bai Ling, Lee Byung-hun, Kyōko Hasegawa | Directed by Fruit Chan, Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike In 2002, the horror anthology film Three was released, consisting of three horror tales from East Asian countries. The film received accolades and a sequel, which was released two-years-later in the form of Three… Extremes. The […]
