Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) She’ll Slash. She’ll Stab. She’ll Sing. We’ve had zom-rom-coms — that’s zombie romantic comedies for the uninitiated — before in the form of Edgar Wright’s superlative Shaun of… Continue reading
Bumblebee (2018) Every adventure has a beginning For almost a decade, I’ve found myself fighting a losing battle trying to defend Michael Bay’s loud, brazen screen-smashing Transformers series, which I actually kinda dig… Continue reading
Boy Erased (2018) Based on the unforgettable true story. There was a steady build-up of promotion around Boy Erased. With its core exploration of religion versus sexuality and an air of self-importance about… Continue reading
Overlord (2018) Produced by J.J. Abrams through his Bad Robot banner, Overlord has been ladled as a wartime zombie flick. Part of this is correct. It’s a gleefully gory cross-genre cocktail filled with… Continue reading
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) What makes you different is what makes you Spider-Man. As many comic book pontificators have noted over the years, one of the key appeals of Marvel’s Spider-Man is… Continue reading
The Grinch (2018) It’s never too early to be annoyed by Christmas. The ninth fully animated 3D feature from Illumination Entertainment/ Universal Pictures, and their third Dr. Seuss adaptation — following 2008’s excellent… Continue reading
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) How the West Was Won (more or less) Originally conceived as a single season television series, Joel and Ethan Coen’s playful Western, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,… Continue reading
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018) A love triangle with too many sides. An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn is what you would get if you fed an AI algorithm 15,000 slightly… Continue reading
Robin Hood (2018) The Legend You Know. The Story You Don’t. Whoever thought it was a good idea to give the timeless tale of outlaw Robin Hood a modern makeover is an absolute… Continue reading
Thoroughbreds (2017) Good Breeding Gone Bad Coming across like a stagier, more self-serious version of Heathers (1988) shaded with a dash of Bret Easton Ellis, Thoroughbreds, the debut feature from writer and director… Continue reading
