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'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' review: Look at those ripped Peach buddies
Following the success of 2023's 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie', its sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, heads off to space. Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are back to cause some brotherly commotion alongside Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) after vanquishing Bowser (Jack Black) previously. Bowser's son Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie) seeks revenge by kidnapping Peach's sister Rosalina (Brie Larson). Mario, Luigi and Peach team up with Yoshi (Donald Glover) and Fox McC

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2 days ago


'Project Hail Mary' review: Ryan Gosling rocks out in Christopher Miller & Phil Lord's sci-fi adventure
Do you believe in miracles, perchance? Or do you believe in the power of Project Hail Mary instead? Adapted from Andy Weir's novel of the same name, the sci-fi adventure certainly wants you to. Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, a very real name, who wakes up all alone on a spacecraft with some signs of amnesia. He was recruited by Eva Stratt (Sandra Hüller), an elusive higher-up overseeing a scientific mission. On his travels, Ryland comes across an alien whom he befriends

S.J.
Apr 5


'We Bury The Dead' review: Daisy Ridley digs up regrets, unfinished business & zombies
This is how we get to We Bury The Dead. Ava (Daisy Ridley) is an American physiotherapist who flies to Tasmania in order to volunteer for military-led clean-up duties, uncovering bodies and helping to eliminate zombies. Against orders, Ava and fellow volunteer Clay (Brenton Thwaites) join forces and travel on their own towards the place where Ava's husband Mitch was last seen. Let's not bury the lede here because what we get is a pretty nifty and contemplative 90-minute zombi

S.J.
Mar 29


'Daredevil: Born Again' season 2 review: Disney+ action crime drama gives 'em hell
Daredevil: Born Again returns to crush bodies and wrestle with faith as its second season follows Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Charlie Cox) when he is forced to operate in the shadows. Daredevil investigates a cargo ship carrying suspicious weapons, which seemingly has ties to New York City's mayor Wilson Fisk's (Vincent D'Onofrio) anti-vigilante guidelines that seek to capture and punish vigilantes. Matt and his girlfriend Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) are mostly in hiding becaus

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Mar 29


'The Rip' review: Ben Affleck & Matt Damon cash in on an opportunity
Loyalty gets tested, people get shot and bills get counted in The Rip, writer-director Joe Carnahan's action thriller set in Florida. Our tale begins with a cop getting murdered by masked men. Shortly after, lieutenant Dane Dumars (Matt Damon) and detective sergeant J.D. Byrne (Ben Affleck) follow up on a tip along with a ragtag team—comprised of detectives Lolo Salazar (Catalina Sandino Moreno), Mike Ro (Steven Yeun) and Numa Baptiste (Teyana Taylor)—in order to search a sus

S.J.
Mar 22


'Greenland 2: Migration' review: Post-apocalyptic thriller seeks even greener pastures
Everyone's favourite family unit returns in Greenland 2: Migration, a rollicking post-apocalyptic thriller, which serves as a sequel to 2020's 'Greenland'. Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin are also back as John and Allison Garrity respectively, while Roman Griffin Davis portrays the dream couple's teenage son Nathan now. A few years after the Garritys found refuge in a bunker in Greenland, the family is forced to evacuate when the country is hit by an earthquake and a tsunam

S.J.
Feb 27


'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' review: Ralph Fiennes is not afraid of the deep six, six, six
We're ready and Jimmying our way towards 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which is a sequel to 2025's marvellous '28 Years Later' and the fourth entry in the '28 Days Later' franchise. Very little time has passed when we reconnect with Spike (Alfie Williams) who's been snagged by Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell) and his posse known collectively as "Fingers". Meanwhile, we also check in with doctor Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) who has begun testing and approaching Samson

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Feb 20


'Primate' review: Where are you, you little chimp?
This year providing the ape mayhem is Primate, a natural horror with a thirst for human blood. Three college-aged friends—Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah), Kate (Victoria Wyant) and Hannah (Jessica Alexander)—travel back home to Hawaii during their holidays, arriving at Lucy's luxurious family house. They're soon joined by Kate's brother Nick (Benjamin Cheng). Lucy's dad Adam (Troy Kotsur), a famous author and an enjoyer of wild beings, leaves for a bit because of a work thing. Chaos e

S.J.
Feb 13


'Adam’s Sake' review: Finally, some good food | HIFF 2025
Put on your masks and douse yourself in hand sanitiser because Adam's Sake (L'intérêt d'Adam in French) drops us off at a hospital in Belgium. Léa Drucker stars as Lucy, an experienced head nurse trying her best in the paediatric ward where there is too much to do and too little time to do everything. Four-year-old Adam (Jules Delsart) has recently been admitted due to malnourishment and related health issues. His anguished mom Rebecca (Anamaria Vartolomei) is visiting.

S.J.
Dec 30, 2025


'Plainclothes' review: Tom Blyth leads Russell Tovey up the garden path
Are you a top or a cop? That truly is one of the questions of all time. Plainclothes, written and directed by Carmen Emmi, is the one asking this very question as it dares to go to Syracuse, New York. Over there we meet Lucas (Tom Blyth), a young cop who has recently broken up with his girlfriend Emily (Amy Forsyth). Lucas is assigned to go undercover in order to seduce and arrest gay men for "indecent acts", but things get complicated when he falls for a target named Andrew

S.J.
Dec 28, 2025


'Train Dreams' review: Joel Edgerton gets derailed in Clint Bentley's period drama
Adapted for the screen by Clint Bentley—who also directs— and Greg Kwedar from a novella of the same name by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams tells the story of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton). Robert is a logger who plays a very tiny part in helping to reshape America as the country heads towards modernism. Existing just as a guy among other guys, he meets his eventual wife Gladys (Felicity Jones), they welcome a daughter named Kate, and they build a cosy cabin to live in. All ci

S.J.
Dec 27, 2025


'Together' review: Alison Brie & Dave Franco are drawn to each other
Get ready to carry those moving boxes because there's a new home to move into in Together, a body horror for those looking for a little bit of gooey romance. Millie (Alison Brie) and Tim (Dave Franco) are a couple who have been together for a while now, her being a teacher and him being a struggling musical artist. With his first feature, writer-director Michael Shanks shows plenty of promise, particularly in the latter role. Simply in terms of its entertainment value, the fi

S.J.
Dec 26, 2025
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