Category: 3.5 Star Review

  • Tuner (2026) Review – When Life Changes Key

    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…

  • Power Ballad (2026) Review – Two Sides of the Same Song

    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…

  • Loving Vincent (2017) Review – Painting Cinema

    Loving Vincent (2017) Review – Painting Cinema

    In one sentence: One year after Vincent van Gogh’s death, a young man sets out to deliver one final letter to his brother, uncovering the many conflicting memories of the artist along the way. Cinema has always been an art form, but rarely has it embraced another art form quite so completely. With Loving Vincent,…

  • The Sheep Detectives (2026) Review – A Woolly Whodunnit

    The Sheep Detectives (2026) Review – A Woolly Whodunnit

    In one sentence: When their shepherd is murdered, a flock of sheep use everything they have learned from his bedtime murder mysteries to solve the case themselves. Sometimes a film’s premise sounds so preposterous that you wonder how it was ever greenlit. Occasionally those doubts are justified, but every so often a film comes along…

  • Rebuilding (2025) Review – When the Smoke Clears

    Rebuilding (2025) Review – When the Smoke Clears

    In one sentence: After a devastating wildfire destroys his ranch, a struggling cowboy must rebuild both his life and his relationship with his daughter. Sometimes a film does not need grand set pieces or dramatic twists to make an impact. Sometimes it simply needs to make the audience feel something. Quietly released drama Rebuilding, starring…

  • Madfabulous (2026) Review – A Most Extravagant Life

    Madfabulous (2026) Review – A Most Extravagant Life

    In one sentence: A flamboyant Welsh aristocrat inherits a vast fortune and spends it pursuing art, performance and self-expression, regardless of the cost. It is not often that you get the opportunity to watch a Welsh film in the cinema, so when the chance presents itself, it is worth grabbing with both hands. For such…

  • Finding Emily (2026) Review – Searching for Something Real

    Finding Emily (2026) Review – Searching for Something Real

    In one sentence: After losing a digit from a girl’s phone number, a young man turns a brief connection into an increasingly complicated romantic quest. Romcoms rarely seem to have the lasting cultural impact of films like Bridget Jones’s Diary or Love Actually. Many arrive with charm and disappear just as quickly. With the producers…

  • Twinless (2026) Review – Life Without Your Other Half

    Twinless (2026) Review – Life Without Your Other Half

    In one sentence: After the sudden death of his identical twin, a grieving man forms a close bond with another bereaved twin, only for hidden truths to complicate their connection. Dylan O’Brien has built a varied and interesting filmography and Twinless gives him another opportunity to show his range in a film that feels both…

  • The Drama (2026) Review – The Things We Can’t Unhear

    The Drama (2026) Review – The Things We Can’t Unhear

    In one sentence: A seemingly perfect relationship unravels when a single confession forces a couple to confront whether we can ever truly know the person we love. Has your blood ever run cold when hearing your partner reveal something about themselves that you simply can’t unhear? A moment that fundamentally alters how you see them,…

  • Reminders of Him (2026) Review – Love, Loss and Second Chances

    Reminders of Him (2026) Review – Love, Loss and Second Chances

    In one sentence: In Reminders of Him, a young mother, recently released from prison, returns home determined to rebuild her life and form a relationship with the daughter she has never held, only to find her past standing firmly in the way. Colleen Hoover’s latest adaptation, Reminders of Him, may follow a somewhat predictable path,…