A wee story from the early 2000s, which has a lot of heart and energy. Gavin and Billy have a big dream of becoming rap sensations. The only problem is, they are from Dundee, Scotland. Rejection of their music on account of their accents sends them on a mission to reveal the systemic prejudices. California…
Tag: 2026
Review: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
A movie made for a very specific audience. It is fun, but it is largely “Illumination noise”. After the defeat of koopa king Bowser, the Mushroom Kingdom is in relative peace. However, when the villain’s son kidnaps another princess, he has the power to not only rescue Bowser, but terrorise the whole galaxy. The Super…
Review: The Bride!
Like the creature; this lurching film is filled with interesting parts, but is a bit of a mess. In an alternate 1930s, the monster created by Victor Frankenstein seeks a mate. When a doctor obliges and resurrects Ina into The Bride, she isn’t quite what anyone expected. Actor-turn-director Maggie Gyllenhaal has one feature besides The…
Review: Cold Storage
That was pretty silly. But an enjoyable kind of silly. A highly contagious, fatal fungus from space is sealed within a forgotten military bunker. But when it starts to break out, hapless heroes have to save the world. Cold Storage, directed by Jonny Campbell, stars Georgina Campbell (Barbarian), Joe Keery (Stranger Things) and Liam Neeson…
Review: Send Help
Classic Raimi. An undervalued office worker finds herself marooned on an island with her new, and belittling, boss. Can they reconcile their differences and survive? Send Help is the newest film from director Sam Raimi, creator of classics such as The Evil Dead and the Spider-Man trilogy. It stars Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight) and…
Review: Mercy (2026)
Silly, cliché, and slightly disturbing. Mercy ultimately isn’t anything good. A law enforcer finds himself on trial for the murder of his wife. His judge, jury, and executioner is a powerful AI program. Mercy stars Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, who both must have needed to pay off private yachts or something. Timur Bekmambetov directs…
Review: Iron Lung
For a debut actor, writer, director, distributor, it is remarkable how good this actually is. The stars in the universe are disappearing, humans are disappearing. So begins a radical search for answers and solutions on deadly worlds. One such world is a moon of blood, and the only way to explore its depths is in…
Review: H is for Hawk
H could also be for “Helen”. In an effort to grieve for her father’s passing, Helen MacDonald buys a hawk, and attempts to train it. Based off the memoir of the same name, H is for Hawk is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe (Swallows and Amazons, The Crown) and stars Claire Foy (First Man, The Crown),…
Review: Hamnet
Well, I definitely did cry. Agnes is considered to be the daughter of a witch to everyone except William. Will’s unorthodox personality and desire to write makes the two of them instantly connect. The joys of family and creation are theirs. But are these strong enough to weather the worst of tragedies? Hamnet is based…