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I’m Your Man (2021) Review – Can Love Be Engineered?
In one sentence: I’m Your Man is a German romantic sci-fi that explores love, companionship and what it means to choose the right partner. There are films that announce their genre clearly and then there are films like I’m Your Man; gentle, curious and impossible to pin down. Starring Dan Stevens and Maren Eggert, this…
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The Ugly Stepsister (2025) Review – A ‘Grimm’ Retelling of Cinderella
In one sentence: The Ugly Stepsister is a reimagined Cinderella story that delves into beauty standards and unrealistic expectations we have on ourselves and others. We all know Cinderella, or at least we think we do. The story has been told, retold, animated, modernised and Disneyfied so many times that it feels impossible to find…
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Nosferatu (1922) Review – The Film That Defined a Genre
In one sentence: Nosferatu follows Thomas Hutter’s journey from Wisborg to Transylvania to meet Count Orlok, whose later arrival in Wisborg unleashes death on the town. Vampire films remain endlessly popular, with new interpretations emerging every year, some even earning critical acclaim, such as the recent Sinners. However, long before glossy romances or glittering immortals,…
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Eden (2025) Review – The Perils of Chasing Paradise
In one sentence: Eden depicts an attempt to build a utopian community on a largely uninhabitable remote island and the tensions that emerge. Ron Howard’s latest film, Eden, is a psychological thriller inspired by true events. It tells the remarkable story of a group of idealists who flee post WWI Germany and the rise of…
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Regretting You (2025) Review – Colleen Hoover’s Latest Adaptation Fails to Find Its Heart
In one sentence: Regretting You follows a mother and daughter, Morgan and Clara, whose relationship is tested by grief, secrets and their respective romances. The drama around It Ends With Us may have overshadowed what was, in truth, a thoughtful and effective adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel. Her follow-up film, Regretting You, arrives free…
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Dangerous Animals (2025) Review – When the Real Monsters Are Not in the Water
In one sentence: Dangerous Animals follows Zephyr, a surfer abducted by a shark-obsessed boat captain, who is forced to survive and escape while held captive at sea. I have long believed that Australia produces some of the most exciting film and television today, and I have a soft spot for creature features, especially the water-based…
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Materialists (2025) Review – A Modern Love Story That is More Than Meets the Eye
In one sentence: Materialists follows Lucy, a Manhattan matchmaker whose approach to dating is disrupted when she becomes involved with two very different men, one wealthy and one struggling. Celine Song made waves with her gentle, poignant feature film debut Past Lives, which earned her Academy Award recognition. Naturally, all eyes were on her follow-up,…
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Touch (2024) Review – A Story That Reaches Across Time
In one sentence: Touch follows Kristófer, an elderly widower who, after difficult medical news as the Covid pandemic begins, travels to London to search for his long-lost love, Miko. In a cinematic landscape crowded with sequels, prequels and remakes, it is easy to feel disheartened by the lack of originality. Then, every so often, a…
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Review – Still Biting After All These Years
In one sentence: Little Shop of Horrors follows florist Seymour, who discovers a strange, fast-growing plant that he names Audrey II and as it thrives, it demands increasingly drastic measures to be fed. As Halloween approaches, here is an option for those who prefer their films with laughs rather than scares. Little Shop of Horrors…
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The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) Review – A Yacht Whodunnit that Never Quite Sets Sail
In one sentence: The Woman in Cabin 10 follows journalist, Lo, on a luxury cruise who believes she has witnessed a woman’s disappearance, only to be told that no such passenger ever existed. I will admit that whodunnits are not usually my genre of choice, but I am always open to being surprised. When Friday…
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