Bill Nighy

What might have amounted to mere melodrama — and it is undeniably over-the-top at times — is actually an involving and sometimes moving drama, its slow build-up vindicated by the

Basic jokes, one-note characters, decent animation; the kind of material you’d expect to show up out of nowhere on streaming.

If you’re in the mood for a Satanic yarn that’s gory and moody, and you haven’t had your fill of nuns on the run with Immaculate, then The First Omen

… a derivative smorgasbord that reminds you that there are much better films out there.

Go back to the beginning with this prequel to 1976's classic The Omen, starring Nell Tiger Free (Servant), Tawkeef Barhom (Mary Magdalene), Sonia Braga, Ralph Ineson and Bill Nighy, directed

… careful to take us along the journey in a nuanced way and the payoff is superbly satisfying. You would have to be a very hard-hearted person not to be

The Bookshop is a bit of a slow burner...

...the best 19th century feminist backstage drama/murder mystery you'll see this year.

Just in time for Halloween.

...a slick space shooter with satisfying gunplay, a decent story and engaging endgame content for days.