‘The Toxic Avenger UNRATED’ – Review

Our beloved Toxie is back, and this time it’s pedal-to-the-metal in an all-out gonzo extravaganza of Z-grade shlock, heavy metal mayhem, and buckets of blood. The Toxic Avenger Unrated is pure Troma Entertainment unleashed on a big-budget canvas, and the result is utterly bonkers in the best way possible. This is gore-soaked, splatter-fuelled cinema that […]

‘King & Conqueror’ – Review

For one to rule. The other must fall. So begins King & Conqueror, the sweeping historical epic that brings to life one of the most defining moments in English history: the clash between Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, and William, Duke of Normandy. Two titans of ambition, pride, and ruthless military might, whose fateful meeting […]

‘Mr. Burton’ – Review

Is genius born out of fire and passion, or is it instead recognised, shaped and pursued until it blossoms into a force of creative brilliance? That question lies at the heart of Mr. Burton, a profoundly moving and beautifully constructed new drama from director Marc Evans. It is a film that captures both the fragility […]

‘Eddington’ – Review

Ari Aster has swapped his usual ritualized horror for full-blown societal dissection in Eddington, a black-comedy thriller that glues Western grit to modern media paranoia. Think dusty New Mexico, sheriff’s badges, mask wars, data centers, cults, conspiracy memes—and Joaquin Phoenix clutching his asthma inhaler like it’s a six-shooter. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a standoff between […]