remake

… spectacle without substance: a film that gestures toward scandal and intensity but offers little emotional resonance or intellectual insight in return.

On February 3rd, in a darkened hangar at Santa Monica Airport, dozens of journalists and influencers gathered for the very first Apple TV press day.

You wouldn’t know it, watching his joyously bonkers new movie Bugonia, but Yorgos Lanthimos is tired. His latest “comes at a point where I’ve made a lot of films, and

… isn’t nearly as good as Lanthimos’s The Favourite or The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Both had such masterful visual style combined with purity of intent. This is looser

In a rebuff to The Butcher, The Fluffer hits the tools to find unloved movies that are worthy of reappraisal. We remember vividly when The Truth About Charlie hit cinemas

Modest fun awaits the Gears faithful but anyone who didn’t play it the first and second times around might be a bit mystified as to the appeal.

… an engaging, fast-paced, surprisingly slick and genuinely affectionate love letter to Troma films specifically and trashy B-grade flicks in general.

There are so many video game remakes out lately. Hell, this week alone, your humble scribe is reviewing two high profile examples (the other one being Gears of War: Reloaded).

... an updated cover of an old favourite that actually gets the notes right.

… its milquetoast humour and forced drama aren’t enough to fill in the gap where a beating heart should be.