Certificate: 15 Running Time: 103 mins UK Distributor: Lionsgate UK Release Date: 22 September 2023 WHO’S IN EXPEND4BLES? Jason Statham, Sylvester...
REVIEW: Accused (2023, dir. Philip Barantini)
Accused is a solid home invasion thriller that executes many of the familiar conventions extremely well thanks to director Philip Barantini’s heavily tense filmmaking, while the thoughtful script plays into relevant discussions surrounding online misinformation, especially those with hateful and dangerous agendas.
REVIEW: It Lives Inside (2023, dir. Bishal Dutta)
It Lives Inside is a horror with intriguing concepts and themes, and occasionally brings a neatly creepy atmosphere to the proceedings, but it sets itself unnecessary restrictions by following a familiar template within a budget that clearly prevents the filmmakers from exploring its concept more.
REVIEW: Rally Road Racers (2023, dir. Ross Venokur)
Certificate: U Running Time: 92 mins UK Distributor: Vertigo Releasing UK Release Date: 15 September 2023 WHO’S IN RALLY ROAD RACERS? Jimmy O. Yang,...
REVIEW: A Haunting in Venice (2023, dir. Kenneth Branagh)
A Haunting in Venice is the strongest yet in director/actor Kenneth Branagh’s series of Agatha Christie’s Poirot adaptations, leaning into a refreshing horror tone that the filmmaker executes engagingly, and along with a committed ensemble cast leads the charge as a different kind of Poirot than we’re used to seeing from the actor.
REVIEW: Love Life (2022, dir. Kôji Fukada)
Love Life is an understated family drama that occasionally struggles to completely hold the attention of the viewer with its overly gentle and light nature, but enough of the emotional beats leave a strong impression to convey a quietly powerful story of grief.
REVIEW: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023, dir. Nia Vardalos)
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 92 mins UK Distributor: Universal Pictures UK Release Date: 8 September 2023 WHO’S IN MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3? Nia...
REVIEW: The Nun II (2023, dir. Michael Chaves)
The Nun II is an unnecessary sequel to the horror spin-off that adds almost nothing to the main story, and despite valiant filmmaking efforts it isn’t scary or compelling enough to be as memorable as other, better films in the Conjuring universe.
REVIEW: El Conde (2023, dir. Pablo Larraín)
El Conde is an original and entertaining horror-satire that plays around with familiar vampire conventions, to where it can be considered a love letter to that type of gothic horror, and takes aim at the monstrous legacy of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet with a sharp commentary on the normalisation of fascism that is, in some aspects, more terrifying than blood-sucking activity.