Tag: Cinema

  • The Invite (2026) Review – An Evening of Uncomfortable Truths

    The Invite (2026) Review – An Evening of Uncomfortable Truths

    In one sentence: Neighbourly drinks take an unexpected turn, forcing two couples to confront uncomfortable truths about themselves, their relationships and what they really want. Some evenings have a way of revealing far more than we ever intended. A casual conversation can expose our insecurities, challenge our relationships and force us to confront uncomfortable truths…

  • 500 Miles (2026) Review – The Journey Home

    500 Miles (2026) Review – The Journey Home

    In one sentence: Two young brothers flee their fractured home and travel to their estranged grandfather’s house in Ireland, where some of their happiest family memories were made. Sometimes a film quietly arrives in cinemas with very little fanfare. No huge marketing campaign, no endless trailers, just a simple promise of a good story. These…

  • 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…

  • Disclosure Day (2026) Review – Looking Beyond Ourselves

    Disclosure Day (2026) Review – Looking Beyond Ourselves

    In one sentence: As evidence of extraterrestrial life threatens to become public, the world braces for a revelation that could change humanity forever. Blockbuster season has officially arrived with Steven Spielberg’s latest film. The director who helped define the modern summer blockbuster returns to one of his favourite genres, science fiction, with a story that…

  • Backrooms (2026) Review – More Questions Than Answers

    Backrooms (2026) Review – More Questions Than Answers

    In one sentence: When a struggling furniture store owner discovers a mysterious liminal space hidden behind the walls of his shop, his attempts to understand it draw others into a surreal and increasingly dangerous world. A24’s popularity is growing with each of its movies and its latest film, Backrooms, directed by its youngest director, Kane…

  • 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…

  • Obsession (2026) Review – Be Careful What You Wish For

    Obsession (2026) Review – Be Careful What You Wish For

    In one sentence: A shy young man uses a mysterious wishing toy to make the woman he loves fall for him, only to unleash an obsession far more terrifying than he ever imagined. Have you ever wished the person you liked felt the same way about you? In an age of love bombing and blurred…

  • Michael (2026) Review – The Rise of an Icon

    Michael (2026) Review – The Rise of an Icon

    In one sentence: Michael is a biopic charting Michael Jackson’s rise from child star to global icon that focuses on his musical genius and early life. There has been significant anticipation surrounding the Michael Jackson biopic, not only for its scale, but for what it chooses to include or exclude. Once the biggest star in…

  • The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Review – Love, Obsession and Spectacle

    The Phantom of the Opera (2004) Review – Love, Obsession and Spectacle

    In one sentence: In The Phantom of the Opera an orphaned ballerina is drawn into a dangerous love triangle between a mysterious musical genius who lives beneath the opera house and the childhood friend who offers her a safer life. Everyone has a film that holds a special place in their heart, one that is…

  • No Other Choice (2026) Review – Killing the Competition

    No Other Choice (2026) Review – Killing the Competition

    In one sentence: In No Other Choice, a desperate man struggling to find work in an increasingly automated world takes extreme measures to eliminate his job rivals and secure his future. What happens when you lose your job in an industry that is steadily being replaced by automation? When the competition for a single role…