01st May2026

‘The Sheep Detectives’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Emma Thompson, Nicholas Galitzine, Hong Chau, Molly Gordon, Tosin Cole, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Patrick Stewart, Brett Goldstein, Regina Hall, Bella Ramsey | Written by Craig Mazin | Directed by Kyle Balda Adapted from the best-selling German novel Three Bags Full by screenwriter Craig Mazin (Chernobyl), cheerful family […]

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01st May2026

‘Hokum’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Peter Coonan, Florence Ordesh, Will O’Connell, Michael Patric | Written and Directed by Damian McCarthy Adam Scott stars in the Irish haunted-hotel horror Hokum, from writer/director Damian McCarthy, who previously made Oddity and Caveat. As such, it’s a solid enough piece of work, strong on atmosphere and jump scares, but […]

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27th Apr2026

‘Mother Mary’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Sian Clifford, Atheena Frizzell, FKA twigs, Jessica Brown Findlay | Written and Directed by David Lowery Writer/director David Lowery (A Ghost Story, The Green Knight) returns with Mother Mary, a bizarre concoction that’s part anguished two-hander and part ghost story, with a tiny dash of gore thrown in […]

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23rd Apr2026

’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi-Lewis Parry | Written by Alex Garland | Directed by Nia DaCosta Danny Boyle hands over directing duties to Nia DaCosta (Candyman) for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, the second half of the 28 Years Later two-parter, effectively forming the third and fourth instalments of […]

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20th Apr2026

‘Leo Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina, Billie Roy, Hayat Kamille, Verónica Falcón, Emily Mitchell, May Elghety, Lily Sullivan | Written and Directed by Lee Cronin Writer-director Lee Cronin scores an authorial title credit with only his third horror feature, following The Hole in the Ground (2019) and Evil Dead Rise […]

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16th Apr2026

‘War Machine’ Review (Netflix)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Alan Ritchson, Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, Daniel Webber, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Stephan James, Dennis Quaid | Written by Patrick Hughes, James Beaufort | Directed by Patrick Hughes Alan Ritchson – beefy star of TV’s Reacher – stars in this straight-to-Netflix sci-fi action thriller about a giant alien killing machine, from director Patrick Hughes, […]

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15th Apr2026

‘Mercy’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Sullivan, Kylie Rogers | Written by Marco van Belle | Directed by Timur Bekmanbetov Director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) returns with this high-concept, very timely sci-fi thriller, starring Chris Pratt as a detective facing an A.I. murder trial. It gets a little wobbly in the final […]

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01st Apr2026

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Features the voices of: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Glen Powell, Donald Glover, Issa Rae, Luis Guzmán, Kevin Michael Richardson, Brie Larson | Written by Matthew Fogel | Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic Chris Pratt and Charlie Day voice moustachioed plumbers Mario and Luigi once again in […]

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27th Mar2026

‘They Will Kill You’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Zazie Beetz, Myha’La, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, Patricia Arquette | Written by Alex Litvak, Kirill Sokolov | Directed by Kirill Sokolov Russian director Kirill Sokolov (Why Don’t You Just Die!) makes his English-language debut with this splattery horror about a woman trying to rescue her sister from a hotel full of supernatural […]

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25th Mar2026

‘Anaconda’ 4K UHD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello | Written by Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten | Directed by Tom Gormican Jack Black and Paul Rudd team up for Anaconda, a creature feature meta-comedy-slash-reboot from the team behind the similarly meta Nic Cage vehicle The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. On […]

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20th Mar2026

‘Project Hail Mary’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub, Priya Kansara | Written by Drew Goddard, Andy Weir | Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Ryan Gosling heads into space to save the world in lavish sci-fi adventure Project Hail Mary, based on the book by Andy Weir, who also wrote […]

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18th Mar2026

‘Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood | Written by Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy | Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Samara Weaving puts the bloody wedding dress back on for a sequel to 2019’s murderous hide-and-seek thriller Ready Or Not. However, while the follow-up […]

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16th Mar2026

‘How To Make A Killing’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Topher Grace, Ed Harris, Zach Woods, Raff Law | Written and Directed by John Patton Ford Written and directed by John Patton Ford, How To Make A Killing is a remake of the classic Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which impoverished Dennis Price […]

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11th Mar2026

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ 4K UHD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Wayne Knight, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich | Written by Scott Cawthorn | Directed by Emma Tammi Based on the popular video game series, the first Five Nights at Freddy’s movie became a monster hit in 2023, despite largely lacklustre reviews. Now there’s a sequel, the unimaginatively titled Five […]

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10th Mar2026

‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Lawrence Brown, David Tomlinson, Mark Acheson, Logan Sawyer, Erik Alhavale, Rick Skene, James Durham, Sharon Bajer, Tom Young, Krystle Snow | Written by Paul Caimi, Michael Hicke, Mike P. Nelson | Directed by Mike P. Nelson Directed by Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics, Wrong Turn), Christmas slasher Silent Night, […]

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09th Mar2026

‘The Running Man (2025)’ 4K UHD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Katy O’Brian | Written by Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright | Directed by Edgar Wright he latest film from British director Edgar Wright is a remake of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, adapted from […]

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06th Mar2026

‘The Bride!’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Magaro, Jeannie Berlin, Matthew Maher, Linda Emond, Zlatko Buric | Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal’s second film as writer-director (following The Lost Daughter) is this deliciously deranged mash-up of The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Bonnie and Clyde […]

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06th Mar2026

‘Hoppers’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Featuring the voices of: Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Dave Franco, Eduardo Franco, Aparna Nancherla, Tom Law, Sam Richardson, Melissa Villaseñor, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Steve Purcell, Ego Nwodim, Nichole Sakura, Meryl Streep, Karen Hule, Vanessa Bayer | Written by Jesse Andrews | Directed by Daniel Chong Pixar make a welcome return to […]

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26th Feb2026

‘Scream 7’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Joel McHale, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Matthew Lillard, Michelle Randolph, Jimmy Tatro, McKenna Grace, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, Sam Rechner, Mark Consuelos | Written by Kevin Williamson, Guy Busick, James Vanderbilt | Directed by Kevin Williamson Neve Campbell returns to the Scream franchise, following a […]

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25th Feb2026

Berlinale 2026: ‘Nightborn’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint, Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey | Written by Hanna Bergholm, Ilja Rautsi | Directed by Hanna Bergholm Rupert Grint and Seidi Haarla (Compartment No. 6) co-star in Finnish folk horror-slash-body horror Nightborn, the second feature from Hatching director Hanna Bergholm. Thematically, the two films are connected, as both deal […]

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25th Feb2026

‘Redux Redux’ VOD Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus, Jeremy Holm, Jim Cummings | Written and Directed by Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus Written and directed by sibling team Kevin and Matthew McManus, Redux Redux is a terrific sci-fi revenge thriller that takes a fresh approach to the multiverse and gives the concept the shot in the arm it needed […]

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24th Feb2026

Berlinale 2026: ‘The Blood Countess’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Birgit Minichmayr, Thomas Schubert, Lars Eidinger, André Jung, Marco Lorenzini, Karl Markovics, Felix Oitzinger, Tom Neuwirth | Written by Elfriede Jelinek, Ulrike Ottinger | Directed by Ulrike Ottinger Isabelle Huppert stars as Countess Elizabeth Bathory in this ultra-stylish vampire comedy, co-written and directed by cult German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger. Effectively, it’s something […]

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