Bird Box – Review
REVIEW CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS Susanne Bier’s made-for-Netflix thriller, Bird Box, has become something of a talking point over the festive period. In another weird internet craze, people are donning ...
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Outlaw King
The Scottish Wars of Independence marked a period of violent unrest; a fractured Scotland consumed by in-house fighting and a desire to break free from the English throne. The “poster boy” – if such ...
Apostle
Gareth Evans is probably best known for his forays into martial arts with The Raid films. Given that these were so critically successful it seemed obvious that Netflix would be calling at some point ...
Extinction
The onslaught of new Netflix movie content continues with the release of the Sci-Fi drama of Extinction. There were high hopes at the end of last year when the company announced that over seventy new...
Sweet Virginia
An after-hours card game in a sleepy Alaskan bar. The light, tinged a grey-yellow, alludes to film noir. A mysterious, taciturn stranger asks for some food and water. All of a sudden, the place becom...
The Rachel Divide
Rachel Dolezal made international headlines when, in 2015, it emerged that she was not all that she claimed to be. As the leader of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the NAACP, she was prolific in h...
Are Netflix Films Oscar Worthy?
What makes a film a film? What makes cinema, cinema? If clothes maketh the man, what maketh a movie? That is a question that has provoked a lot of debate ever since directing behemoth, Steven Spielbe...
DC v Marvel Cinematic Universe
Oh dear. From badly erased moustaches to a clash of directorial styles, the much-hyped Justice League has failed to live up to expectations at the box office. Several people have gone to see it purel...
Six Of The Best: Hallowe’en on Netflix
It’s almost that time of year again where you have to close the curtains and switch off all the lights to stop kids in costumes chapping your door and asking for sweeties. Yes, it’s nearly Hallowe’en...
Outlaw King Begins Shooting In Scotland
For his follow up to the splendid Texas set drama, Hell Or High Water David McKenzie returns to his native Scotland and a tale of one of its most historic figures. Principal photography has begun on ...