Review categories
All reviews on this site are ordered in these categories:

• ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY
• ANIMATION
• COMEDY
• CRIME
• DISASTER
• DOCUMENTARY
• DRAMA
• HISTORICAL/PERIOD/EPIC
• HORROR
• MUSICAL
• SCIENCE FICTION
• SILENT
• THRILLER/SUSPENSE/FILM NOIR

Archive
Browse the list of reviews below:

• Salome (1922). Film review of the avant-garde drama starring Alla Nazimova
• Since You Went Away (1944). Film review of the WWII romantic drama
• Ninotchka (1939). Film review of the classic comedy starring Greta Garbo
• Dune: Part Two (2024). Film review of the sci-fi spectacle based on the books by Frank Herbert
• Wicked Little Letters (2023). Film review of the comedy starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley
• All of Us Strangers (2023). Romantic drama about a bereaved gay man who falls in love
• Conquest/Marie Walewska (1937). Tragic romance starring Greta Garbo.
• Poor Things (2023).Absurdist, comical take on Frankenstein starring Emma Stone
• Leave the World Behind (2023). Apocalyptic mystery drama starring Julia Roberts
• Cocaine Bear (2023). Film review of the comic horror about a drug-addled bear running amok
• The Fabelmans (2022). Wistful, charming biographical drama from Steven Spielberg
• The Whale (2022). Film review of the drama starring Brendan Fraser
• Bros (2022). Film review of the romcom about a mismatched gay couple
• See How They Run (2022). Film review of the farce starring Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan
• Ticket to Paradise (2022). Film review of the romcom starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts
• Elvis (2022). Film review of the biopic about singer Elvis Presley, starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler
• Jurassic World Dominion (2022). Film review of the dinosaur blockbuster starring Chris Pratt and Laura Dern
• Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Film review of the action blockbuster sequel starring Tom Cruise
• Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022). Film review of the ‘manyverse’ action comedy starring Michelle Yeoh
• Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Film review of the Marvel comics movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022). Film review of the comedy starring Nicolas Cage
• Grand Hotel (1932). Film review of the lavish melodrama starring Greta Garbo
• The Lost City (2022). Film review of the comedy adventure starring Sandra Bullock
• King Richard (2021). Film review of the biographical sport drama starring Will Smith
• Death on the Nile (2022). Film review of the Egyptian Agatha Christie thriller
• Don’t Look Up (2021). Film review of the satirical disaster drama starring Leonardo Di Caprio
• Camille (1937). Film review of the romance movie starring Greta Garbo as a doomed courtesan
• Queen Christina (1933). Film review of the historical romance starring Greta Garbo
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Film review of the satire starring Leonardo Di Caprio and directed by Martin Scorsese
• Belfast (2021). Drama set during The Troubles in 1960’s Northern Ireland directed by Kenneth Branagh
• The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021). Film review of the drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch
• The King’s Man (2021). Film review of the spy action movie starring Ralph Fiennes
• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Film review of the superhero fantasy starring Tom Holland
• House of Gucci (2021). Film review of the fashion dynasty saga starring Lady Gaga
• West Side Story (2021). Film review by Jason Day of the musical directed by Steven Spielberg
• Eternals (2021). Film review of the movie about Gods who protect humans, based on the Marvel comics
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Review of the paranormal film starring Carrie Coon
• Dune (2021). Film review of the blockbuster starring Timothée Chalamet
• No Time to Die (2021). Review of the James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig
• Pig (2021). Film review of the drama starring Nicolas Cage about a man searching for his prized truffle-hunting pig
• The Pebble and the Boy (2021). Film review of the ‘Mods’ comedy starring Patrick McNamee
• Jungle Cruise (2021). Film review of the adventure starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt
• The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). Film review of the comic historical movie starring Charles Laughton
• Another Round (2020). Film review of the boozy comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen
• The Wrong Man (1956). Film review of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller
• Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Film review of the melodrama starring Gene Tierney
• Surge (2020). Film review of the mental health thriller starring Ben Wishaw
• In the Heights (2021). Film review of the musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
• Supernova (2020). Review of the film about a gay man who has dementia
• The Father (2020). Film review of the Oscar winning drama starring Anthony Hopkins
• Cruella (2021). Film review of the crime comedy about Cruella de Vil
• A Quiet Place Part II (2020). Film review of the monster horror starring Emily Blunt
• Peter Rabbit (2018) & Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). Film review of the Beatrix Potter inspired movies
• Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021). Film review of the thriller starring Chris Rock
• My New York Year/My Salinger Year (2020). Film review of the drama, plus going to Cineworld Northampton
• Citizen Kane (1941). Film review of the classic drama, regarded as one of the best movies of all-time
• Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Film review of the fantasy and going back to the cinema
• The Hindenburg (1975). Film review of the disaster drama/conspiracy thriller
• Oscars 2021: Predictions from us
• Sound of Metal (2019). Film review of the drama starring Riz Ahmed
• Pieces of a Woman (2020). Film review of the drama starring Vanessa Kirby
• Promising Young Woman (2020). Film review of the revenge thriller movie starring Carey Mulligan
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020). Film review of the 1920’s music-making drama
• Minari (2020). Film review of the drama about a Korean farming family
• Mank (2020). Film review of the Hollywood biopic about the writing of Citizen Kane
• The Trial of the Chicago Seven (2020). Film review of the courtroom drama starring Sacha Baron-Cohen
• Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). Film review of the FBI/Black Panther movie starring Daniel Kaluuya
• The Monster Squad (1987). Film review of the comic horror about movie monsters
• The Man in the Hat (2020). Film review of the France-set comedy about a man trying to escape the mafia
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982). Film review of the historical drama about a deformed bell ringer
• The Apartment (1960). Film review of the bittersweet romcom starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, directed by Billy Wilder
• The Goonies (1985). Film review of the treasure adventure starring Sean Astin and Josh Brolin
• La Ciociara/Two Women (1960). Film review of the WWII drama starring Oscar-winning Sophia Loren
• Mannequin (1987). Film review of the fantasy romcom starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall.
• The Sound of Music (1965). Film review of the WWII-set musical starring Julie Andrews
• List of top movies on UK TV during Christmas 2020
• Frankenstein: The True Story (1973). Film review of the horror starring Leonard Whiting and Jane Seymour
• The Offence (1973). Film review of the crime movie starring Sean Connery
• Total Recall (1990). Film review of the sci-fi thriller
• The Great Gatsby (2013). Film review of the drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio
• The Black Hole (1979). Film review of the sci-fi movie starring Maximilian Schell
• Dune (1984). Film review of the sci-fi epic directed by David Lynch
• Becky Sharp (1935). Film review of the Thackeray adaptation starring Miriam Hopkins
• The King and I (1956). Film review of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
• Joan of Arc (1948). Film review of the historical drama starring Ingrid Bergman
• On Chesil Beach (2017). Film review of the drama starring Saoirse Ronan
• A Kidnap (2020). Film review of the indie thriller directed by Lee Greenhough
• Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939). Film review of the classic melodrama starring Robert Donat
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Film review of the sci-fi blockbuster starring William Shatner
• Drive-in cinemas: the new movie normal, or old film hat?
• Don’t Lose Your Head/Carry on…Don’t Lose Your Head (1967). Review of the bawdy comedy starring Sid James
• Independence Day (1996). Film review of the sci-fi blockbuster starring Will Smith
• Cold Mountain (2003). Film review of the American Civil War epic
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Review of the movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland
• Train to Busan (2016). Review of the Korean zombie horror movie
• Psycho II (1983). Film review of the slasher horror
• Claire Durrant’s top 5, 5/5 stars movies to pass a pandemic with
• 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019). Film review of the shark attack movie
• Coming to America (1988). Film review of the comedy starring Eddie Murphy.
• Orlando (1992). Film review of the drama starring Tilda Swinton
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Film review of the camp horror movie
• My top, 5/5 stars movies to pass a pandemic with.
• Emma (2020). Film review of the period drama based on Jane Austen's novel
• Parasite (2019). Film review of the Oscar winning South Korean comedy drama
• Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020). Review of the film starring Margot Robbie
• The Lighthouse (2019).Film review of the horror starring Robert Pattinson
• Oscars 2020. Who do the CineSocialUK critics want to win?
• The Irishman (2019). Review of the crime film directed by Martin Scorsese
• Judy (2019). Film review of the drama about the life and career of Judy Garland
• The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019). Film review of Armando Iannucci's Dickens adaptation
• Marriage Story (2019). Review of the romcom starring Adam Driver & Scarlett Johansson
• 1917 (2019). All grim on the Western Front in this World War I drama
• Bombshell (2019). Film review of the drama starring Charlize Theron
• Seberg (2019). Film review of the drama starring Kristen Stewart
• The Two Popes (2019). Film review of the drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce
• Jojo Rabbit (2019). Film review of the World War 2 satire
• Looking ahead: 2020 at the cinema
• Playing With Fire (2019). Review of the rescue men babysit troublesome kids comedy
• Top five Christmas films on UK TV, 2019
• Little Women (2019). film adaptation of the novel by Louisa May Alcott
• Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). Film review of the gaming action blockbuster starring Dwayne Johnson
• Great Expectations (1946). Film review of the classic Dickens novel
• Knives Out (2019). Film review of the star-studded, murder mystery
• Frozen II (2019). Film review of Disney’s blockbuster sequel
• Frozen (2013). Film review of the Disney animated blockbuster
• Little Monsters (2019). Film review of the zombie apocalypse comedy
• The Aeronauts (2019). Film review of the drama about a Victorian adventurers
• The Good Liar (2019). Film review of the thriller starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellan
• Doctor Sleep (2019). Film review of the horror sequel to The Shining (1980)
• The Shining (1980). Film review of the classic horror directed by Stanley Kubrick
• The Addams Family (2019). Film review of the animated comedy horror
• On the Basis of Sex (2018). Film review of the gender equality legal drama
• We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011). Film review of the drama about a woman and her troubled son.
• A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019). Film review of the animated movie
• Singin’ in the Rain (1952). Film review of the classic musical
• Abominable (2019). Film review of the animation about a Yeti
• Joker (2019). Film review of the violent drama starring Joaquin Phoenix
• Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Film review based on the Jules Verne novel
• The Farewell (2019). Film review of the dramedy about a dying matriarch
• It: Chapter Two (2019). Horror sequel about a murderous clown
• It (2017). Film review of the horror about a child killing clown
• Angel Has Fallen (2019). Film review of the action movie starring Gerard Butler
• Crawl (2019). Film review of the movie about man-eating alligators during a hurricane
• Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019). Movie review of Tarantino’s 9th film as director by Claire Durrant and Jason Day
• Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019). Film review of the adventure starring Isabela Moner
• Blinded By the Light (2019). Film review of the drama directed by Gurinder Chadha
• Playmobil: The Movie (2019). Review of the animated film featuring Playmobil toys
• The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019). Film review of the animated sequel
• Toy Story 4 (2019). Film review of the Pixar movie about a group of toys.
• Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw (2019). Film review of the high octane action movie
• Horrible Histories: The Movie. Rotten Romans (2019). Film review of the spoof historical epic
• The Lion King (2019). CGI remake of Disney’s 1994 animated hit
• Midsommar (2019). Film review of the horror starring Florence Pugh
• The Queen’s Corgi (2019). Film review of the animated movie about a royal pet
• Yesterday (2019). Film review of the whimsical comedy drama
• Jaws (1975). Film review of the movie about a big shark gobbling up bathers
• Rocketman (2019). Film review of the musical biopic about pop star Elton John
• Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019). Film review of the video game and toy franchise off-shoot
• Long Shot (2019). Film review of the comedy starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen.
• Greta (2019). Film review of the psychological thriller starring Isabelle Huppert
• Shazam! (2019). Review of the superhero film starring Zachary Levi
• Der Blaue Engel/The Blue Angel (1930). Review of the classic film starring Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich
• Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017). Film review of the documentary about the titular Hollywood star
• Dumbo (2019). Film review of the new-take on the ‘elephant that flies’ romantic fantasy
• A Fantastic Woman (2017). Film review of this fantastic, transwoman centred drama
• Us (2019). Film review of the horror starring Lupita Nyong’o
• Sandow (2018). Film review of the indie biopic about a Victorian strongman
• The Goob (2014). Film review of the drama about a young man coming of age amidst rural poverty
• The Aftermath (2019). Film review of the WWII drama starring Keira Knightley
• The Kid Who Would Be King (2019). Film review of the kid’s in charge fantasy
• Oscars 2019 – Predictions from the CineSocial UK team
• The Birds (1963). Polly wants more than a cracker in this classic film
• Instant Family (2018). Film review of the comedy about a couple who foster three children
• The Wife (2017). Film review of the drama starring Glenn Close
• BAFTA (2019) film awards – preferred winners list
• Roma (2018). Film review of the drama about a maid in Mexico in the 1970’s
• Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018). Film review of the dark comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E.Grant
• Green Book (2018). Film review of the drama about a black concert pianist and his white driver in the 1960’s.
• Vice (2018). Film review of the political satire about Dick Chaney
• Beautiful Boy (2018). Film review of the drama about a father’s struggle to help his drug addicted son
• Mary Poppins Returns (2018). It’ll take more than a spoonful of sugar to swallow this sequel.
• Mary Queen of Scots (2018). Film review of the historical drama.
• The Favourite (2018). Acidic period satire starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman
• Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). 4/5 stars for this achingly beautiful if overdone horror
• Christmas 2018: Top 10 Films on UK TV
• Carry On…Up the Khyber (1968). Riotous and rude addition to the long-running comedy series
• Airplane! (1980). All aboard for a first class flight but 5* laughs in this airborne disaster movie spoof
• The Grinch (2018). Good laughs in this animated version of the Dr Seuss story
• Blog: See some of the best films of the year without leaving your house
• Mortal Engines (2018). Stunning visuals and performances in this Brexit-based fantasy
• Creed II (2018). Boxing sequel comes out with fists up and keeps them there.
• Widows (2018). A quartet of superb actresses lead this great, visceral crime movie
• Dressed to Kill (1980). 4/5 stars for this sexy, shocking slasher film
• Halloween (2018). Film review of the remade first sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 horror
• Smallfoot (2018). A cute, cryptozoological cartoon that needs more comedy
• Venom (2018). We’re going out on a limb – this comic-based film isn’t bad!
• The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018). This magic fantasy casts a decent spell
• A Star Is Born (2018). Bradley Cooper goes Gaga in this stunning creating a star remake
• A Star is Born (1937). The original movie star on the make and husband on the wane melodrama
• Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Film review of the frothy, kaleidoscope coloured comedy
• The Predator (2018). Film review of the smart reboot of the Predator movie franchise
• Halloween (1978). This short seasonal horror from John Carpenter is long on shocks
• BlacKkKlansman (2018). Drama about a black cop investigating the Ku Klux Klan
• Searching (2018). Missing child thriller starring John Cho
• The Meg (2018). Jason Statham tackles a huge shark in this action adventure
• The Equalizer 2 (2018). Review of the vigilante justice film starring Denzel Washington
• Florence Foster Jenkins (2016). Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant excel in this musical biopic
• Mama Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). Film review of the Abba songs musical sequel
• Hotel Artemis (2018). Review of the offbeat thriller about a nurse who runs a health clinic for criminals on the lamb
• Skyscraper (2018). Disaster movie that reaches parts most movies can’t
• The Dark Mirror (1946). Psychological thriller about two alluring twins, played by Olivia de Havilland
• Sunset Boulevard (1950). After 25 years, I finally review the film that changed my life
• Incredibles 2 (2018). Film review about the long-awaited sequel to the 2004 animated hit
• The Limehouse Golem (2018). A cracking spin on creaky Victorian thrillers, starring Bill Nighy.
• Get Out (2017). Disappointing, cliched horror about an interracial relationship.
• Isle of Dogs (2018). Film review of the dazzling, stop-motion animated tale.
• The Hills Have Eyes (2006). Film review of the horror about mutants attacking an all-American family
• The Deer Hunter (1978). Film review of the classic, 1978 Vietnam War drama
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). Film review of the latest instalment in the dinosaur movie reboot
• Book Club (2018). Film review about a book club reading 50 Shades of Grey
• Deadpool 2 (2018). Film review of the wise-cracking, sweary superhero sequel.
• Pandora’s Box/Die Buchse der Pandora (1928). Film review of the silent drama about the downfall of a sexual innocent.
• Death on the Nile (1978). Film review of the classic Agatha Christie whodunnit in Egypt.
• Anna Karenina (1935). Film review of the adaptation of Tolstoy’s tragic-romance starring Greta Garbo.
• Love, Simon (2018). Film review of this ‘Snapchat angst’ drama about an outed gay teen.
• Beast (2017). Film review of the adult fairytale twist on Beauty and the Beast.
• A Quiet Place (2018). Cracking, silent horror about a family hiding from man-eating creatures.
• Unsane (2018). Film review of the thriller about a sectioned woman whose stalker follow her to a mental institution.
• You Were Never Really Here (2018). Five stars for this drama about a war vet who rescues missing girls.
• Game Night (2018). Glib but funny millennial-angst comedy thriller.
• Black Panther (2018). Stunning comic-based film featuring a black super hero.
• The Old Dark House (1932). Creaking, camp and comic chiller starring Boris Karloff.
• Darkest Hour (2018). Film review of the WWII drama about Winston Churchill.
• The Commuter (2018). Film review of the action thriller starring Liam Neeson and Vera Farmiga.
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Film review of the satire starring Frances McDormand.
• Downsizing (2017). Film review of the whimsical comedy about humans shrinking themselves.
• Titanic (1997). Film review of the epic, multiple Oscar-winning account of the ill-fated luxury liner
• The Greatest Showman (2017). Film review of the circus musical starring Hugh Jackman
• Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2016). Film review of the action-packed fantasy about a ‘very reality’ game.
• The Ten Commandments (1956). Film review of the religious epic about the life of Moses.
• The Disaster Artist (2017). We loved this account of the making of The Room. Read the review for why.
• Stronger (2017). Film review of the Boston Marathon bomb drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal
• Network (1976). Hysteria is the watchword in this compelling, searing satire on TV
• Battle of the Sexes (2017). New balls please for this tennis gender war drama.
• Only the Brave (2017). 3/5 stars for this solid, traditional, manly disaster drama.
• Murder on the Orient Express (2017). A lavish, well-cast but clunkily staged whodunnit remake.
• Geostorm (2017). Big, bigger, biggest in this crazy but fun disaster drama
• Breathe (2017). A moving drama about a polio survivor starring Andrew Garfield.
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017). 4/5 stars for this fun Marvel comic adapted fantasy action film.
• The Good Earth (1937). 4/5 stars for this haunting, emotional Chinese epic.
• The Shape of Water (2017). A piece of art. Read our review for why.
• Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Adventure (2017). Film review: 3/5 stars for this ‘keeps the kids quiet’ fun.
• Home Again (2017). Smug, unfunny romcom for me, appealing comedy for my friend Julie Allen – who is correct?
• Victoria and Abdul (2017). 4/5 stars for this moving royal comedy drama.
• Best F(r)iends (2017). Claire Durrant writes about the ‘legend’ that is Tommy Wiseau.
• American Assassin (2017). Well, well, well…didn’t we like this macho, jingoistic stuff.
• Patti Cake$ (2017). 4/5 stars for this ‘Grimy Brothers’ modern-day fairy-tale.
• A Ghost Story (2017). 4/5 stars for this spooky, time-centred ghost story.
• The Emoji Movie (2017). 1/5 stars for this unsophisticated animated film.
• What’s it like going to the cinema in Thailand?
• Dunkirk (2017). 4/5 stars for this spectacular WWII drama.
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). 4/5 stars for this intelligent slice of money business.
• It Comes at Night (2017). Film review. Three out of five stars for this mystery thriller.
• Baby Driver (2017). 2/5 stars for this stylish crime caper.
• Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).
• Gifted (2017). 3 out of 5 stars for this moving gifted child drama.
• The Mummy (2017). Is this 2/5 stars Egyptological adventure Tom Cruise’s worst film?
• Wonder Woman (2017). 4 out of 5 for this stirring, solid comic adaptation.
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). 2/5 stars – your timbers will not be shivered!
• Demon Seed (1977). Film review: 3 out of stars for this chilling but overdone thriller.
• Der mude Tod/Destiny (1921). 4 out of 5 stars for Fritz Lang’s inventive silent drama.
• King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017). Film review; 3/5 stars for this laddish action movie.
• Alien: Covenant (2017). Film review. 3/5 stars for this addition to the sci-fi alien series.
• Prometheus (2012). Film review; 2/5 stars for this derivative but beautiful sci-fi movie.
• A Dog’s Purpose (2017). Film review: 3/5 for this warm and lyrical shaggy-dog tale.
• Sleepless (2017). Film review: 2/5 for this police thriller starring Jamie Foxx.
• Guardians Of the Galaxy 2 (2017). Film review; 4/5 stars for this sci-fi sequel.
• Going In Style (2017). Film review; 2/5 stars for this genial heist comedy.
• Fast and the Furious 8 (The Fate Of the Furious) (2017). Film review, 3/5 for this very fast car chase.
• What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962). Film review; 4/5 for this grand and camp classic.
• The Boss Baby (2017). Film review; 4/5 for this inventive Dreamworks movie.
• Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). Film review; 3/5 for this camp thriller.
• Die, Die My Darling!/Fanatic (1965). Film review; 2/5 for this camp Hammer horror.
• Free Fire (2017). Film review: 4/5 stars for this gun purchase caper.
• Ghost In the Shell (2017). Film review; 3/5 for this sexy science fiction action movie.
• Kong: Skull Island. Film review: 2/5 for this dumb but exciting adventure.
• Beauty and the Beast (2017). Film review: 4/5 for this Disney fairytale musical
• Life (2017). Film review; 3/5 stars for this busy science fiction horror.
• Viceroy’s House (2017). Film review: 3/5 for this creation of independent India drama.
• Fist Fight (2017). Film review: 2/5 for this OTT movie about a school punch-up
• Fences (2016). Film review – 3/5 stars for this grandly acted stage to screen adaptation.
• Logan (2017). 3/5 stars for this well-acted revisionist X-Men yarn.
• The Academy Awards 2017. List of my preferred winners for this year’s Oscars
• The Great Wall (2017). Film review – 3/5 stars, surprisingly enjoyable.
• Mutiny On the Bounty (1962). Film review – 4/5 stars.
• Mommie Dearest (1981). Film review – 4/5 stars.
• 50 Shades Darker (2017). 2/5 stars for this ‘half way up the stairs’ eroticism
• Hidden Figures (2016). 5/5 stars for this engrossing drama.
• The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
• Moonlight (2016). Film review – 4/5 stars.
• Split (2016). Film review – the worst movie ever made?
• Hacksaw Ridge (2016) film review: 3/5 stars
• Why you should see the film Sing (2016)
• La La Land (2016). Read this review for why this toe-tapping, fun musical doesn’t quite step in time.
• Manchester By the Sea (2016). Read this review to find out how this slow-burn drama catches fire
• Collateral Beauty (2016). Read on for why this New York fantasy let me wholly unimpressed.
• A Monster Calls (2016). Find out in this review why the great acting in this film was not enough to make it a classic.
• Passengers (2016). Only 2/5 for this pedestrian journey. Read my review for what’s right and wrong about it
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972). 5/5 stars for the movie that kick-started my passion for cinema
• Sully (2016). After Deepwater Horizon, another winning disaster/inquiry recreation to watch.
• Lion (2016). Prepare for tears in this 4/5 stars, heart-wrenching adoption drama.
• Moana (2016). 4/5 stars for this colourful and fun Disney/Pixar tale. Read this review for why.
• A United Kingdom (2016). Naive? Or innocent? This race-relations/big government drama is worth watching.
• Bleed For This (2016). How does this boxing movie punch above its own weight? Read on for more.
• Allied (2016). On-screen sparks between Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard abound in this wartime thriller.
• Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2016). Find out why the latest J.K. Rowling adaptation wasn’t magic for me.
• Arrival (2016). A fascinating sci-fi journey into words, speech, language and communication.
• New films out in the UK Friday 11 November 2016. Want to know what’s on? Read our list to find out.
• A Street Cat Named Bob (2016). 3/5 stars for this hope-filled account of a cat helping
• The Light Between Oceans (2016). Read my review for why this classy tear-jerker is a film to see.
• I, Daniel Blake (2016). Read this review to find out how it helped reform my opinion of Ken Loach.
• Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016). The chills are multiplied in this short horror that punches above its weight.
• New films out in the UK Friday 28 October 2016. Start planning what you want to see with our list.
• Trolls (2016). Read my review for why I gave the latest Dreamworks animation 3/5 stars.
• Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016). Should Tom Cruise have just stayed at home in the latest Reacher film?
• Inferno (2016). Tom Hanks returns as Robert Langdon, but is this mystery thriller white hot or damp squib?
• War On Everyone (2016). An over-hyped film, read my review for why I’m not raving about this comedy.
• The Girl On the Train (2016). Poor plotting and characters don’t ruin this thriller. Read my review for why.
• New films out in the UK Friday 7 Oct 2016. Don’t know what to see at the cinema this weekend? Read our list for help.
• Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (2016). Should Tim Burton hang up his clapperboard and retire? Read on for more.
• Deepwater Horizon (2016). A well-made disaster drama, read my review for what I liked about it.
• New films released in the UK on Friday 23 September 2016. Use our list to plan your cinema weekend.
• Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016). Read my review to see whether this is big pants or big fun.
• Safety Last! (1923). Read this review to see how Harold Lloyd scaled the heights of movie immortality.
• Hell Or High Water (2016). Touted as one of the best films of the year, read why in this review.
• Ben-Hur: summary reviews of all big-screen versions of Ben-Hur, 1907-2016.
• Ben-Hur (2016). Some good things are in this remake of a remake of a remake, so why isn’t it that epic?
• Ben-Hur (1959). I gave this 5/5, so read my review for why this mighty epic is worth a look.
• Ben-Hur: A Tale Of the Christ (1925). A worthy chariot-racing partner to Charlton Heston, so read what’s good and bad about it here.
• Ben-Hur (1907). How does the great-Granddaddy of Ben-Hur’s compare to the others?
• New fims released in the UK on Friday 2 September 2016. Use our list to start planning your movie weekend.
• Bad Moms (2016). Did this film ‘party like a mother’ or is it a party-pooper? Read my review for more.
• War Dogs (2014). Jonah Hill scores in this arms-dealing drama, but read on to see if the film matches him.
• David Brent: Life On the Road (2016). A welcome, big screen outing for the definitive horrible boss from the BBC comedy.
• The Shallows (2016). Wave upon wave of gnawing tension, but read my review to find out why this shark attack flick is a film to see.
• Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016). A few good laughs, but is that enough in this Zac Efron comedy?
• Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1931). We loved this creaky but sexy movie horror. Read this review for why.
• New films released in the UK on Friday 5 August 2016. Read this list to find out more.
• Finding Dory (2016). Read my review for why this Pixar film wasn’t ‘anyfin’ special.
• New films out in the UK on Friday 29 July 2016 – Read our list to plan what movies you will see
• White Awake (2015). A 15 minute film that deserves your attention. Read my review for why.
• Star Trek Beyond (2016). A thrilling addition to the series, find out why in my review.
• The BFG (2016). A former Roald Dahl nut has issues with this big-screen version. Find out why.
• Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013). Find out how a non-Trekkie rated this sci-fi spectacular
• New films out in the UK Fri 22 July 2016…read our list to choose what you’ll see
• Ice Age: Collision Course (3D)…and the trials of taking a 5 year old to the multiplex
• New films out in the UK on Friday 15 July 2016…use this list to plan what you want to see.
• The Nice Guys (2016) – we gave 5 stars to this cop film. Read on for why you need to see it
• New films out in the UK on…Returning after a break, helping you choose what film to see
• The Jungle Book (2016) – 4/5 from Disney, so read why we think you should see this
• Hardcore Henry (2015). We got a caffeinated kick out of this; read our review for why
• The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016): Happily ever after, or just a fairy (tall) tale? Read our review for more.
• New films out in the UK on…Friday 8 April 2016. Not sure what to see? Check our list for help deciding.
• Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). Gigantic fun or gigantic mess? Read our review to find out.
• Zootropolis (2016). Do you want a deep, awesome Disney film? Read our review for more.
• Anomalisa (2015). Rated by some, so read why I thought this wasn’t all that.
• Films out in the UK Friday 11 Mar – which new movie will you see?
• Hail, Caesar! (2016). Why should you see this film? Read this review for more.
• London Has Fallen (2016)
• New films out in the UK…Friday 4 March 2016
• Grimsby (2016)
• Oscar 2016 predictions
• New films out in the UK this Friday, 26 February 2016
• Inside Out (2015). Probably the finest animated film made – ever. Read this review for why.
• The Salt Of the Earth (2014)
• The Thing (1982) and The Thing (2011)
• Chronic (2016)
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
• New films out in the UK this Friday, 19 February 2016
• Deadpool (2016)
• Goosebumps (2015)
• New films out in the UK from Friday 12 February 2016
• Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
• Dad’s Army (2016)
• New films out in the UK, from Friday 5 February 2016
• Spotlight (2015)
• The Hateful Eight (2015)
• New films out in the UK, as of Friday 22 January 2016
• Creed (2015)
• Room (2015)
• The Revenant (2015)
• New films out for release in the UK from Friday 15 January 2016
• New films out in the UK…on Friday 8 January 2016
• The Danish Girl (2015). Read our film review for why this is a winning biopic of a trans pioneer.
• Top five films of the year…and the five biggest turkeys
• New films out in the UK this weekend (Friday 1 Jan 2016)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
• Top 5 Films on UK TV this Christmas
• A Man For All Seasons (1966). Film review of this intelligent Tudor period epic
• Grandma (2015)
• Krampus (2015)
• New films out in the UK this weekend
• Victor Frankenstein (2015)
• New films out in the UK this weekend
• The Dressmaker (2015)
• Carol (2015)
• New movies out in the UK this weekend
• Steve Jobs (2015)
• New films out in the UK this weekend
• New films out in the UK this weekend
• He Named Me Malala (2015)
• Scouts Guide To the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
• Brooklyn (2015)
• New films out in the UK this weekend
• Desierto (2015) – interview with Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron
• Spectre (2015)
• The big, new film’s out in the UK this weekend are…
• Crimson Peak
• The big film’s released at the end of this week are…
• Trumbo (2015) and the conclusion of the London Film Festival 2015
• The Lobster (2015)
• The big films released this week are…
• Tangerine (2015)
• Regression (2015)
• Mountains May Depart (2015) and Jia Zhangke, A Guy From Fenyang (2015)
• The Walk (2015)
• Solace (2015)
• High-Rise (2015) and some information about the British Film Festival
• The big films released this week are…
• The Martian (2015)
• A Wolf At The Door (2015) and Rio + Film Festival update
• Same time, next year…TIFF 2015 is over, but not forgotten
• Septembers Of Shiraz (2015)…and in conversation with Salma Hayek
• The Program (2015) / Q and A with director Stephen Frears
• The Visit (2015)
• Where To Invade Next (2015)
• Everest (2015)
• Black Mass (2015)
• Sicario (2015)
• Youth (2015)
• New movies out in the UK from Friday 18 September 2015
• Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)
• Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
• Dheepan (2015)
• Legend (2015)
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
• Warming up for TIFF
• 45 Years (2015)
• New movies out in the UK: Friday 4 September 2015
• Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)
• New movies out in the UK…Friday 28 August
• Vacation (2015)
• The Gift (2015)
• New movies out in the UK…from Friday 21 August 2015
• The Second Mother (2015) and Maysa Moncao’s musings on her homeland of Brazil
• A Pigeon Sat On a Branch Reflecting On Existence (2014)
• The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
• Our reviewer in…Maysa Moncao on why Italian cinema is her ‘grande passione’
• New movies out in the UK…on Friday 14 August 2015
• Film & TV programmes on radio & TV this week (w/c 10 Aug 2015)
• Our reviewer on…the Toronto International Film Festival (2015) line-up
• Fantastic Four (2015)
• New movies out in the UK…on Friday 7 August 2015
• Diplomacy (2014)
• Film programmes on TV and radio this week
• Our reviewer on…Love and Mercy (2014)
• Cop Car (2015)
• New movies out in the UK…Friday 24 July
• How to get on the red carpet of a Film Festival without the hassle of flying
• New movies out in the UK…as of Friday 17 July
• Our reviewer in… on why independent film festivals are still important
• CineSocial (The Olney Film Club) screening of Whiplash (2014), Sunday 19 July
• New movies out in the UK…on Friday 10 July 2015
• Minions (2015)
• 51 Degrees North. Or, life as an Assistant Producer
• Maysa Moncao on…The Look Of Silence
• Our reviewer in…the East End
• Mr Holmes (2015)
• Birdman, Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) (2014). Film review of the drama starring Michael Keaton
• New movies out in the UK…as of Friday 19 June 2015
• Conversations with Mike Figgis…
• Jurassic World (2015)
• Conversations with director Gus van Sant
• Our reviewer in Tribeca…Wondrous Boccaccio
• Our reviewer in Tribeca…reviews The Greatest Catch Ever
• Our reviewer in Tribeca…The Wolfpack (2015)
• CineSocial’s first film screening: Birdman (2014) on Sun 28 June
• Our reviewer in Tribeca…Live From New York (2015)
• San Andreas (2015)
• New movies in the UK…as of Friday 29 May 2015
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• Our reviewer in Tribeca…a talk with George Lucas
• Our reviewer in Tribeca…The Adderall Diaries
• Anna Karenina (2012)
• Our reviewer in Tribeca
• The Heiress (1949)
• Our reviewer in Tribeca…
• New movies out this Friday: 15 May 2015
• Big Game (2014)
• A Little Chaos (2014)
• Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
• New movies out this Friday: 24 April 2015
• New movies out this Friday: 17 April 2015
• Woman in Gold (2015)
• Cinderella (2015)
• New movies out this Friday: 10 April 2015
• New movies out this Friday: 4 April 2015
• Milton Keynes Through the Lens (2014)
• The Voices (2014)
• New movies out this Friday: 27 March 2015
• Still Alice (2014)
• New movies out this Friday: 20 March 2015
• Ida (2013)
• Still the Enemy Within (2014)
• New movies out this Friday, 6 March 2015
• New movies out this week: 27 February 2015
• Deux Jours, Une Nuit / Two Days, One Night (2014)
• The Karman Line (2014)
• Blackhat (2015)
• Friday Film News Update
• 50 Shades of Grey (2015)
• Films released this Friday, 13 February 2015
• Pride (2014). 4/5 stars for this funny, warm British comedy. Read this review for why.
• Films released this Friday, 6 February 2015
• Boyhood (2014)
• Whiplash (2014)
• Ex Machina (2014)
• Into the Woods (2014)
• Film’s released this Friday, 16 January 2015
• The Theory Of Everything (2014)
• Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
• Top 5 Films on UK TV this Christmas and New Year
• The Silence Of the Lambs (1991). Film review of the psychological horror
• The Vikings (1958)
• Mary Poppins (1964)
• Gone With the Wind (1939)
• New UK movies released: Friday 12 December
• The Hunger Games (2012)
• Black Sea (2014)
• New UK movies released: Friday 5 December
• Withnail and I (1987)
• The Drop (2014)
• The Imitation Game (2014). Film review of the Alan Turing code breaking WWII drama
• UK films out this Friday (w/e 14 November 2014)
• UK films out this Friday (Friday 7 November 2014)
• UK films out this Friday (31 October 2014)
• A Separation / Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (2011)
• UK films out this Friday (24 October 2014)
• The Past / Le Passe (2013)
• A bit of fun – Film Quiz (Sunday 19 October 2014)
• The Boys From Brazil (1978)
• The Big Country (1958). 5/5 for this classic, sexualised western.
• UK films out this Friday (w/e 17 October 2014)
• Duel In the Sun (1946)
• UK movies out this Friday (w/e 10 October 2014)
• UK movies out this Friday (3 October 2014)
• The Hindenburg (1975)
• Madame DuBarry/Passion (1919)
• Movies to see this Friday (19 September)
• The Cheat (1915)
• Movies to see this Friday (5 September 2014)
• UK movies out this Friday…w/e 22 August 2014
• Dawn of the Dead (2004)
• UK movies out this Friday…w/e 15 August 2014
• The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973)
• Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton (2013)
• Upstream Colour (2013)
• UK movies out this Friday, 4 July 2014
• UK movies out this Friday, 27 June 2014
• UK movies out this Friday, 20 June 2014
• Great (but dashed) Expectations: the lot of every film critic?
• Concussion (2013)
• UK movies out this Friday, 13 June
• Venus in Fur (2013)
• UK movies out this Friday, 6 June
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
• UK movies out this Friday, 30 May
• Frank (2014)
• Under the Skin (2013)
• Future movie release… w/e 21 March 2014
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• Tartuffe (1925)
• Metropolis (1927)
• Flesh and the Devil (1926). Fil review of the silent drama starring John Gilbert and Greta Garbo
• UK movie releases: w/e 24 January 2014
• Variete/Variety (1925)
• 12 Years a Slave (2013). A searing, harrowing but ultimately rewarding slavery drama.
• Sherlock Jr. (1924) / Seven Chances (1925)
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
• Future movie releases…w/e Friday 3 January 2014
• UK movie releases…w/e Friday 13 December 2013
• Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
• Nebraska (2013)
• The Butler (2013)
• Future movie releases…w/e Friday 6 December 2013
• The White Shadow (1924)
• Future movie releases…w/e Friday 22 November 2013
• Future movies releases…w/e 15 November 2013
• Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari/The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
• Future movie releases…18 October 2013
• Genuine. A Tale of a Vampire (1920)
• Future movie releases…w/e 11 October 2013
• Blue Jasmine (2013)
• Future movie releases…w/e Friday 27 September 2013
• Future movie releases…w/e 20 September 2013
• The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
• Herr Arnes Pengar/Sir Arne’s Treasure (1919)
• UK movie releases…from 6 August 2013
• The Way, Way Back (2013)
• UK movies release…30 August 2013
• The Red Shoes (1948)
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
• Elysium (2013)
• Forthcoming UK movie releases…w/e 23 August 2013
• Forthcoming movie releases…w/e Friday 16 August 2013
• Movie releases…w/e Saturday 10 August
• Only God Forgives (2013)
• Future movie releases…w/e 2 August 2013
• Future movie releases…Friday 26 July 2013
• The Bling Ring (2013)
• Future movie release…w/e 5 July 2013
• Future movie releases…w/e 28 June 2013
• Future movie release…w/e 14 June 2013
• Forthcoming movie releases…w/e 24 May 2013
• Forthcoming movie releases…w/e 17 May 2013
• Read all about it…movies in the news (8 May 2013)
• Forthcoming movie releases…w/e 10 May 2013
• The Eye of the Storm (2011)
• Read all about it…movies in the news (4 May 2013)
• City Girl (1930)
• Forthcoming movie releases…w/e 3 May 2013
• Read all about it…movies in the news (26 April 2013)
• Oblivion (2013)
• Future movie releases…w/e 26 April 2013
• Read all about it…movies in the news (16 April 2013)
• Future movie releases…w/e 19 April 2013
• Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
• Future movie releases…w/e 12 April 2013
• Future movie releases…w/e Fri 5 April 2013
• Cockneys vs. Zombies (2012)
• Future movie releases…w/e 29 March 2013
• Der Heilige Berg/The Holy Mountain (1926)
• Future movie releases…w/e 22 March 2013
• Cloud Atlas (2012)
• Future movie releases…w/e 15 March 2013
• Stoker (2013). Review of the kooky horror starring Mia Wasikowska
• Future movie release…w/e 8 March 2013
• Future movie release…w/e 1 March 2013
• And the winner is…Academy Awards 2013
• Hitchcock (2012). Film review of the drama about the making of Psycho (1960)
• Future movie releases…w/e 15 Feb 2013
• Lincoln (2012)
• Future movie releases…w/e 1 February 2013
• Future movie releases…w/e 25 January 2013
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• The Impossible/Lo Impossible (2012)
• Life of Pi (2012)
• And the Oscar could go to…
• Awards season kicks off – BAFTA Film nominations announced
• Love Actually (2003)
• Home Alone (1990)
• It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Gremlins (1984)
• Great Expectations (2012)
• Victoria & Albert Museum – ‘Hollywood Costume’
• The Master (2012)
• Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926)
• Argo (2012). Film review of the thriller starring and directed by Ben Affleck
• His Double Life (1933)
• Future movie releases w/e 9 November 2012
• The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
• Read all about it…movies in the news (30 Oct 2012)
• Future movie releases w/e Friday 2 November 2012
• Ruby Sparks (2012)
• Read all about it…movies in the news (Oct 25 2012)
• The Spanish Dancer (1923). Film review of the amusing silent drama starring Pola Negri.
• Future movie releases…w/e 26 October 2012
• Read all about it…movies in the news (17 Oct 2012)
• Read all about it…movies in the news (Oct 16 2012)
• Future movie releases…w/e 19 October 2012
• Events – Victoria & Albert ‘Hollywood Costumes’
• Read all about…movies in the news (9 Oct 2012)
• Future movie releases…w/ 12 October 2012
• Read all about it…movies in the news (8 Oct 2012)
• Looper (2012)
• Read all about it…movies in the news (4 Oct 2012)
• Future movie releases…w/e 5 October 2012
• Champagne (1928)
• Judith of Bethulia (1914). Film review of the mini-epic from D.W. Griffith.
• Future movie releases…w/e 28 September 2012
• Read all about it…movies in the news (25 Sep)
• Savages (2012)
• The Last Laugh/Der Letzte Mann (1924)
• Future movie releases…w/e 21 September 2012
• Hope Springs (2012)
• Greed (1924)
• The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1926)
• Future movie releases…w/e 14 September 2012
• Queen Kelly (1927)
• Northern Nights Film Festival – Pre-View
• Blackmail (1929)
• The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
• The Queen (2006). Film review of the drama about Queen Elizabeth II, starring Oscar winning Helen Mirren
• Elizabeth (1998)
• The 39 Steps (1935)
• Blow-Up (1966). 5/5 stars for this seminal classic that should definitely be on your film bucket list.
• Ryan’s Daughter (1970). Film review of David Lean’s epic, Irish romance starring Robert Mitchum
• American Reunion (2012)
• Beggars of Life (1928)
• Skoonheid/Beauty (2011)
• Wrath of the Titans (2012)
• Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
• Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
• Way Down East (1920)
• The Wind (1928)
• Varar Engang, Der/Once upon a Time (1922)
• Tol’able David (1921)
• Oscar winners 2012 – full list
• The Scarlet Letter (1926). Stunning, beautiful silent film based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
• The Thief of Baghdad (1924)
• Dorian Gray (2009)
• Male and Female (1919)
• BAFTA (Film) 2012 – Full list of winners
• Carnage (2011)
• The Artist (2011). Read this review to find out how a silent film made in the modern day is a movie classic.
• Shame (2011)
• Freudlose Gasse, Die/The Joyless Street (1925)
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
• The King’s Speech (2010). Superb period details, but read on for why we felt this isn’t royal enough.
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
• The Iron Lady (2011). Film review of the Margaret Thatcher biopic starring Meryl Streep
• Copie Conforme/The Certified Copy (2010)
• Fitzcarraldo (1982)
• Attack the Block (2011)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Mission: Impossible. Ghost Protocol (2011)
• Orphans of the Storm (1921)
• Hugo (2011). Review of the fantasy film about a boy who discovers a silent movie director in a train station.
• The Polar Express (2004)
• King Kong (2005)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• Vertigo (1958)
• The Towering Inferno (1974) . Is this the best of the glut of seventies disaster dramas?
• He Who Gets Slapped (1924). Film review of the silent tragedy starring Lon Chaney
• The Debt (2010)
• Mania: The History of a Cigarette Factory Worker (1918)
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Beyond the Rocks (1922)