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'Hostage' series review: Netflix political thriller craves a captive audience
In Hostage, a new political thriller miniseries, Suranne Jones portrays Abigail Dalton who happens to be the prime minister of the United Kingdom. Abigail is trying to negotiate a deal with French president Vivienne Toussaint (Julie Delpy) to fix the country's urgent medication shortage, but they are thrown a curveball when Abigail's husband, a Médecins Sans Frontières doctor Alex Anderson (Ashley Thomas), and his colleagues get abducted in French Guiana by masked goons.
S.J.
4 days ago


'Weapons' review: The kids aren't alright in Zach Cregger's mystery horror
In the meantime, let's get fired up for Weapons, a new mystery horror thriller written, directed and co-scored by Zach Cregger. In the American small town of Maybrook, we meet teacher Justine (Julia Garner) who is dealing with extraordinary fallout that stems from everyone except one child from her class having disappeared. Archer (Josh Brolin) is a dad of one of the missing kids, Marcus (Benedict Wong) is the school principal and Paul (Alden Ehrenreich) is a cop who's entang
S.J.
Aug 17


'The Naked Gun' review: Liam Neeson feels exposed
City halls better be prepared for a fight since The Naked Gun is shooting its shot on silver screens, bringing back the franchise of the same name. Liam Neeson puts on multiple uniforms as Frank Drebin Jr., a lieutenant, whose reckless nature threatens to shut down his police department in Los Angeles, California. Frank ends up investigating a questionable death, which introduces him to the victim's sister Beth Davenport (Pamela Anderson). He also encounters tech CEO Richard
S.J.
Aug 11


'Superman' review: James Gunn's reboot is in the fast lane
And while there are superhero franchises in need of a restart and box office glory, there is Superman, writer-director James Gunn's new take on the hero based on characters from DC and the first film in DC Universe (DCU). Fear not; origin stories are out and a somewhat experienced Clark Kent/Superman (David Corenswet) is in when we meet him. Clark's posse includes superpowered dog Krypto, girlfriend and reporter Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), and their colleague Jimmy Olsen (S
S.J.
Aug 5


'I Know What You Did Last Summer' review: Slasher sequel won't let you off the hook
Those sorts of acts are only for characters in I Know What You Did Last Summer, the fourth film in the franchise of the same name. 27 years later, a brand new group of friends—Ava Brucks (Chase Sui Wonders), Danica Richards (Madelyn Cline), Milo Griffin (Jonah Hauer-King), Stevie Ward (Sarah Pidgeon) and Teddy Spencer (Tyriq Withers)—reconnect in Southport, North Carolina for Danica and Teddy's engagement party before causing a car crash and committing to a vow of silence.
S.J.
Jul 31


'Jurassic World Rebirth' review: Scarlett Johansson & Jonathan Bailey want raptorous applause
What is also making a comeback is stupid humans, hence we have Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh entry in the 'Jurassic Park' franchise. A few years after the events of that film, dinosaurs are now living around the equator. A former soldier and current private operative Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) is hired by Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend) to infiltrate these dangerous islands. Zora then hires paleontologist Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) and boat captain Duncan Kincai
S.J.
Jul 22


'Untamed' series review: Nature calls Eric Bana & Lily Santiago in Netflix crime drama
But it is a perfect setting for a miniseries like Untamed, which stars Eric Bana as Kyle Turner, a federal agent for the National Park Service investigating crimes in Yosemite. But since this is a crime drama, he's also a tortured soul and possibly an alcoholic, still feeling the aftershocks of a personal tragedy that severed his marriage with park counsellor Jill Bodwin (Rosemarie DeWitt). Kyle gets a new partner when fresh-faced agent Naya Vasquez (Lily Santiago) enters the
S.J.
Jul 17


'28 Years Later' review: Danny Boyle's horror sequel runs towards infectious emotion
To confirm such rumours, let's dig into 28 Years Later (or, alternatively, 28 Years Later..., according to the title card), the third instalment in the '28 Days Later' franchise and a sequel to the 2002 film and 2007's '28 Weeks Later'. We follow a family of three: tween boy Spike (Alfie Williams), his ailing, bedridden mom Isla (Jodie Comer) and dad Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). Jamie takes Spike on his first survival trip into the wild where Jamie teaches him how to kill or
S.J.
Jul 14


'Sovereign' review: Jacob Tremblay & Nick Offerman push back until they get pushed back
Sovereign, which is writer-director Christian Swegal's feature debut in the latter role, twists and reimagines some real-life events as it follows an Arkansan father-son duo, Jerry (Nick Offerman) and Joseph Kane (Jacob Tremblay). They are followers of the sovereign citizen movement, which distrusts and disregards the oversight of the United States government, whether that extends to taxes, housing, laws or whatever. Taking everything into account, this is a neat, intelligent
S.J.
Jul 8
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