In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Film Review - Song Sung Blue
Song Sung Blue is sure to be the crowd-pleasing film of the New Year. It really is “so good, so good, SO GOOD!”.
Film Review - Hamnet
Most apparently, Hamnet is a showcase for some incredibly committed performances.
Film Review - The History of Sound
The History of Sound ultimately succeeds as an elegy for bonds never granted room to flourish, and its quiet power lingers long after the frame cuts to black.
Film Review - Lurker
Lurker is an impressive independent film that presents itself as a cautionary tale for the modern and inter-connected world we live in today.
Film Review - Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good is good, not great. But that’s okay - it still manages to hold space for an extremely emotionally satisfying ending.
Film Review - Black Phone 2
Arriving a mere two years after the first film scared up a minor success at the box office, Scott Derrickson’s Black Phone 2 leans into its lineage and then sharpens its teeth […]
Film Review - Bugonia
Bugonia refuses the safety of well-worn genre fare and instead thrives in its own damp moral fog.
Film Review - M3GAN 2.0
Blumhouse’s fave bratty ‘bot returns in Gerard Johnstone’s M3GAN 2.0, a sequel that swaps the eerie off-kilter vibes of the original for a broader, brasher techno-thriller.
Film Review - How To Train Your Dragon
Unlike other live action remakes, How to Train Your Dragon is not a chore to watch. You won’t feel anything new that you haven’t already felt before from this franchise, but it’s a hell of a ride.
Film Review - The Phoenician Scheme
Whilst certainly not as memorable as his previous works, The Phoenician Scheme still brings Anderson’s classic charm and style in spades.
Film Review - Drop
At a brisk 95 minutes, Drop is the kind of taut, grown-up genre film that feels increasingly rare.
Film Review - Dog Man
It’s a post-Bluey world and children deserve better from animated dog properties, let alone adults who might be drawn in by Dog Man’s appealing art.
Film Review - Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh continues his prolific ‘post-retirement’ run with Black Bag, a tightly-wound spy thriller that is as cleverly composed as it is devilishly paranoid.
Film Review - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a tale bound to resonate with every woman’s experiences.
Film Review - Wolf Man
As far as January horror movies go, you could do worse, but howling about Wolf Man, you will not be.
Film Review - The Brutalist
Nothing in the film really ‘fails’, per se, and if there were a universal, objective checklist of things that make a Good Movie–there isn’t, by the way–The Brutalist meets them all.
Film Review - Rumours
Rumours is worth commending for its sheer gaul, but ultimately, it's biting off far more than it can chew.
Film Review - Speak No Evil
With strong performances, and a compelling narrative that deviates just enough from the original, Speak No Evil is worth a hearty recommendation for fans of the genre.