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'The Devil’s Mouth' review: Survival thriller appears out of fin air
Hence, we're entering The Devil's Mouth. We find ourselves in Thailand, accompanied by a group of friends—single lady Sara (Kathryn Newton), bossy ringleader Max (Lana Condor) who is dating James (Nico Hiraga), and a second pair of lovebirds a.k.a disposable pieces of meat named Adrienne (Tommi Rose) and Greg (Gavin Casalegno). Soon enough, they're tormented by a bloodthirsty bull shark. A flavourless slog with no thrills but plenty of shoddy acting, unpleasant characters and

S.J.
Aug 4


'Motor City' trailer | Crime action | Alan Ritchson, Ben Foster, Shailene Woodley
In 1970s Detroit, a working-class romantic is framed by a ruthless gangster after falling for his girlfriend. After years in prison, he returns with only one mission: revenge.
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Ben Foster, Shailene Woodley
Director(s): Potsy Ponciroli
Genre: Crime action
In cinemas: July 24, 2026
What: Film/movie
Title: Motor City
Distributor: Independent Film Company
Where to watch:
Where: Spain, Sweden, US + more

S.J.
Jul 24


'Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come' review: Kathryn Newton & Samara Weaving grace you with their presence
Bloody, satanic hijinks continue in Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come, which is a sequel to 2019's 'Ready Or Not', and picks up immediately where we left off. Our final girl Grace MacCaullay (Samara Weaving) isn't fully in the clear when she's visited in the hospital by her sister Faith (Kathryn Newton). Every other rich, elite family left standing is required to embark on another hunt to kill Grace and also Faith as collateral damage. Grace and Faith must therefore survive another

S.J.
Jul 22


'Night Nurse' trailer | Erotic drama | Bruce McKenzie, Cemre Paksoy, Eleonore Hendricks
At the start of her new job in a luxury retirement community, Eleni is drawn into a series of scam calls targeting the elderly residents. As the community's strange rhythms close around her, she grows increasingly intimate with her elusive patient, Douglas, until the line blurs between care and desire, devotion and delusion.
Starring: Bruce McKenzie, Cemre Paksoy, Eleonore Hendricks
Director(s): Georgia Bernstein
Genre: Erotic drama
What: Film/movie
Where to watch:
In cinemas

S.J.
Jul 11


'Unidentified' trailer | Crime thriller | Aziz Gharbawi, Mila Al Zahrani, Shafi Al Harthi
Sparked by the discovery of the lifeless body of a teenage girl in the desert; When no one claims the body, Noelle Al Saffan, a newly divorced, true crime aficionado who recently lost a child of her own, gets obsessively involved. Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth.
Director(s): Haifaa Al Mansour
Starring: Aziz Gharbawi, Mila Al Zahrani,

S.J.
Jun 18


'Carolina Caroline' review: Kyle Gallner & Samara Weaving feel the heat in romantic crime drama
Here's how we get to Carolina Caroline, which stars Samara Weaving as the titular Caroline and Kyle Gallner as Oliver. She works at a Texan gas station when one day Oliver comes in through the door. He runs a small cash scam. Caroline, showing her smarts, notices this and confronts Oliver outside. Following some flirtation, boundary testing and a rendezvous, the two fall head over heels in love with each other. Naturally, Caroline and Oliver team up to become a fiery, crime-l

S.J.
Jun 7


'Passenger' review: One demon for the road, what could go wrong?
For now, we're hitting the road with Passenger. This new supernatural horror kicks into high gear when two guys, Daniel (Alan Trong) and Lucas Tedesco (Miles Fowler), are driving at night. Then we meet Maddie Brecker (Lou Llobell) and Tyler Genocchio (Jacob Scipio), a couple who are brand new to the "van life" thing. They witness a deadly car accident. Later, their van gets marked by mysterious scratches. It turns out that a spine-chilling presence (Joseph Lopez) is now torme

S.J.
May 31


'Renoir' trailer | Coming-of-age drama | Ishida Hikari, Lily Franky, Suzuki Yui
Suburban Tokyo, 1987. Imaginative eleven-year-old Fuki begins her summer break lonely and adrift – her kind, terminally ill father has landed once again in the hospital and her mother, distracted by the inevitability of his diagnosis, hasn’t much time for her daughter.
Starring: Ishida Hikari, Lily Franky, Suzuki Yui
Director(s): Hayakawa Chie
Genre: Coming-of-age drama
What: Film/movie
Title: Renoir | ルノワール
In cinemas: May 29, 2026
Distributor: Film Movement
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S.J.
May 28


'Obsession' review: Curry Barker's supernatural horror sends its worst wishes to Inde Navarrette & Michael Johnston
In Obsession, one of our players is Bear (Michael Johnston), a twentysomething music store employee living in a generic American town. He's bottling up his awkward crush on his best friend and colleague Nikki (Inde Navarrette) as he's never dared to try and make a move to get himself out of the friendzone. Shopping at a store for a gift that would accompany his romantic confession, he encounters a "One Wish Willow", which would make your one wish come true. Disturbing and fre

S.J.
May 24


'Mercy' review: You will see Chris Pratt & this sci-fi thriller in court
Open wide because Mercy is "inevitable", whether you like it or not. Los Angeles, California, United States. The year is 2029. A man wakes up tied to a chair in a futuristic room. Chris Raven (Chris Pratt), a LAPD detective, is being charged with the murder of his wife Nicole (Annabelle Wallis). But times have changed and "justice" is now served by an AI program called Mercy Capital Court, which uses a human avatar judge called Maddox (Rebecca Ferguson) to walk you through th

S.J.
May 17


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