Stars: Jorma Tommila, Richard Brake, Stephen Lang | Written and Directed by Jalmari Helander Breath-takingly violent Finnish WWII action flick Sisu became a sleeper hit in 2022, seemingly coming out of nowhere and delighting legions of genre fans in the process. Now director Jalmari Helander and stoic star Jorma Tommila are back, with an enjoyable […]
Stars: Dafne Keen, Sophie Nelisse, Percy Hynes White, Nick Frost, Jhaleil Swaby, Ali Skovbye, Sky Yang, Michelle Fairley | Written by Owen Egerton | Directed by Corin Hardy A group of high schoolers encounter a cursed Aztec death whistle in this enjoyable teen horror from director Corin Hardy (The Nun, TV’s Gangs of London). Various […]
Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone | Written by Will Tracy | Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Emma Stone reunites with director Yorgos Lanthimos for Bugonia, the pair’s fourth feature following their fruitful collaborations on The Favourite, Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness, as well as a short film. A remake […]
Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Birkett Turton, Eden Weiss, Claire Friesen, Christin Park, Erin Boyes, Tess Degenstein | Written by Nick Lepard | Directed by Osgood Perkins Prolific horror specialist Osgood Perkins (Longlegs, The Monkey) is back with freaky cabin-in-the-woods horror, Keeper, starring Tatiana Maslany, who’s rapidly becoming one of Hollywood’s best actresses. Experimental in […]
Stars: Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Harriet Walter, Celine Buckens | Written by Ward Parry | Directed by Ric Roman Waugh Jason Statham teams with action director Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland, Angel Has Fallen) for Shelter, a generic but entertaining action thriller set in the UK. As such, the […]
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Edyll Ismail, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang, Dennis Haysbert, Thaneth Warakulnukroh | Written by Mark Swift, Damian Shannon | Directed by Sam Raimi Director Sam Raimi makes a welcome return to horror with Send Help, 17 years after his previous foray into the genre with Drag Me To Hell (2009). Co-starring […]
Stars: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yuen, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Kyle Chandler | Written and Directed by Joe Carnahan Matt Damon and Ben Affleck re-team for straight-to-Netflix dirty cop thriller The Rip, written and directed by Joe Carnahan (Narc). Frankly, the fact that the film has gone direct to streaming is an even bigger […]
Stars: Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Jacob Batalon, Morena Baccarin, Temuera Morrison, Roimata Fox, Frankie Adams, Claes Bang | Written by Jonathan Tropper | Directed by Angel Manuel Soto Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa team up for The Wrecking Crew, an entertaining, Hawaii-set buddy-cop thriller, directed by Angel Manuel Soto (Blue Beetle). With terrific action sequences, […]
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Chase Infiniti, Benicio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, Tony Goldwyn, James Downey, Wood Harris, Shayna McHayle, Alana Haim, Starlette DuPois, D.W. Moffett, Paul Grimstead, James Raterman | Written by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thomas Pynchon | Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Leonardo DiCaprio stars in this blackly comic satirical thriller […]
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 […]
Stars: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Demián Bichir, Ethan Hawke | Written by C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson, Joe Hill | Directed by Scott Derrickson Director Scott Derrickson reunites with stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw and Ethan Hawke for Black Phone 2, an effective sequel to the 2021 horror. The original film was more […]
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 […]
Stars: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, Gillian Anderson, Jeff Bridges | Written by Jesse Wigutow | Directed by Joachim Rønning Jared Leto and Greta Lee star in Tron: Ares, the third instalment of the Tron franchise, which is intended as a new story, rather than a […]
Stars: Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, Joel Edgerton | Written and Directed by Charlie Polinger The Plague, the debut feature from writer-director Charlie Polinger, is a clever blend of coming-of-age and body horror and is an early contender for one of the best genre films of the year. Superbly acted and beautifully shot, it’s […]
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 […]
Stars: Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies | Written by Justin Tipping, Zack Ayers, Skip Bronke | Directed by Justin Tipping Directed by Justin Tipping (Kicks) and produced by Jordan Peele, American football horror Him is thick with metaphor for the real-life ordeal faced by professional footballers in the US. As […]
Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins, Indiana Elle, Amanda Joy | Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine, Freida McFadden | Directed by Paul Feig Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried co-star in this adaptation of the best-selling thriller by Freida McFadden, directed by Paul Feig (A Simple Favour, Spy). Deliciously twisted and delightfully […]
Stars: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Judy Greer, Mark Hamill, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot | Written by JT Mollner | Directed by Francis Lawrence Based on Stephen King’s first novel (written in 1967, but not published until 1974), The Long Walk is a deadly dystopian competition thriller in which 50 young men compete […]
Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Froy Gutierrez, Ema Horvath, Ella Bruccoleri, Richard Brake, Brooke Johnson, Rafaella Biscayn, Rachel Shenton, Pedro Lenadro, Florian Clare, Joplin Sibtain | Written by Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland | Directed by Renny Harlin Masked killers Scarecrow, Dollface and Pin-up Girl return for this slasher sequel, the second part of Renny […]
Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weavseqer, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, David Thewlis, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, Britain Dalton, Jamie Flatters, Kate Winslet | Written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver | Directed by James Cameron Director James Cameron returns with Avatar: Fire and Ash, […]