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The Dog Stars (2026) Review – When Survival Isn’t Enough
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Don’t Say Good Luck (2026) Review – When Life Changes the Script
In one sentence: A teenager preparing for the biggest moment of her young life struggles to balance growing up with the devastating news that her mother’s cancer has returned. Movies have an extraordinary ability to make us care deeply about people we have known for such little time. Making an audience cry is relatively easy…
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My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me (2026) Review – Three’s a Crowd
In one sentence: A lifelong friendship descends into chaos when a new girlfriend threatens two best friends’ plans to travel the world together. They say laughter is the best medicine and sometimes it really can be. There is something wonderfully cathartic about unexpectedly laughing out loud at a film, particularly when humour is so subjective.…
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Tony (2026) Review – A Taste of What’s to Come
In one sentence: After a major disappointment derails his plans, a young Anthony Bourdain follows a crush to Provincetown and unexpectedly discovers a world that will change the course of his life. Biopics can sometimes feel overly familiar, following extraordinary lives through a predictable collection of successes, failures and defining moments. The best ones, however,…
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The End of Oak Street (2026) Review – Jurassic Suburbia
In one sentence: A suburban family wakes to discover their entire neighbourhood has been transported millions of years into the past, leaving them fighting to survive among dinosaurs. Imagine waking up one morning, looking out of your window and discovering that your quiet neighbourhood has relocated to prehistoric times. It’s an outrageous premise, but one…
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The Last House (2026) Review – No Way Out
In one sentence: A family wakes to find every door and window of their home mysteriously sealed, leaving them trapped inside as an unknown danger waits beyond the walls. In many ways, the COVID lockdowns feel like a lifetime ago, yet certain memories can make them feel like yesterday. For most of us, being confined…
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Effi O Blaenau (2026) Review – The Geography of Inequality
In one sentence: A troubled young woman begins to imagine a different future as she struggles against the poverty and isolation of life in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Where we are born can shape our lives in ways we rarely choose. Opportunity, education and even hope are often determined as much by postcode as personal ambition. Towards…
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Tuner (2026) Review – When Life Changes Key
In one sentence: A former piano prodigy finds himself drawn into a dangerous criminal world after an ordinary day’s work takes an extraordinary turn. Sometimes the smallest decisions can alter the course of a life forever. Tuner explores this idea through an unlikely blend of music, crime and human drama, creating a thriller that is…
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The Odyssey (2026) Review – An Epic Reimagined
In one sentence: Following the Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on a perilous journey home, battling monsters, Gods and his own humanity along the way. Few stories have shaped literature quite like Homer’s The Odyssey. More than 2,500 years after it was first told, Christopher Nolan brings one of history’s greatest adventures to the big screen,…
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Power Ballad (2026) Review – Two Sides of the Same Song
In one sentence: An ageing wedding singer and a fading pop star discover that one song has the power to change both of their lives. Success in music is rarely straightforward. Talent alone is not always enough and timing, opportunity and a little luck can often prove just as important. John Carney’s Power Ballad explores…
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