2025 has been a stupendous year for cinema, whatever your tastes. For action fans, Tom Cruise dazzled in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. The MCU returned with Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*, respectively. Martial arts movie legends Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio joined forces with Ben Wang in the rousing Karate Kid: […]

Christmas is almost here, and with it comes that holiday spirit everyone loves to feel at the end of the year. That usually means people start getting ready by watching all the classic favorites and even some new Christmas movies. But let’s be real: there’s way more out there than the predictable hits. Tons of […]

Netflix’s reputation may have had its ups and downs over the years, but there’s no denying the fact that the streaming service is one of the most important forces in the entertainment industry today. Apart from its vast collection of licensed titles, the streamer produces a number of original shows and movies every year, many […]

Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima loves cinema. The legendary Japanese game designer, who says his body is 70% made of movies, is known for posting about upcoming releases and his reactions to current ones on social media. Less a critic than an observer, Kojima’s reviews have become required reading, not so […]

2026 is set to be a huge year for horror The year is coming to a close, and it has been a monumental 12 months in the world of horror. Demi Moore-starring The Substance won an Oscar, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners broke box office records, and we had brand new installments in the beloved 28 Days […]

Sometimes, there’s no better escape from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season than watching a cozy Christmas classic. When the gaudiness and unoriginality of modern Christmas movies become tiring, it’s nice to fall back on our timeless Old Hollywood favorites. From Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey reflecting on his existence in It’s a Wonderful […]

Moving house as a child can seem like the end of the world, and this coming-of-age dramedy available on Netflix portrays this feeling perfectly. And, with the Easter break finally upon us, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is the perfect way to kick back. You might recognise the rather wordy title from Judy […]

There are a lot of great movies to choose from on Netflix, including some films that feature mind-bending adventure stories. Netflix has countless movies that come and go from the service every month, and along with the Netflix originals, there are also a lot of films they license from other studios. As a result, it […]

It’s not that horror ever really went away, but the past fifteen years have proven that the genre is going nowhere. Though you’re always going to have movies like Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey that make some people think a little less of the genre, the truly great horror films not only continue to get made […]

As a warning, what follows is praise for movies that have already been praised a great deal, so there might not be too many surprises here. If you’re talking about movies that might well be perfect, though, or otherwise incredibly close to perfection, then the lack of surprises isn’t itself too surprising, because critics (and […]