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'Resident Evil' review: Austin Abrams delivers in Zach Cregger's survival horror comedy
Resident Evil breaks out from its short-lived hiatus with a new reboot. Based on Capcom's video game series of the same name, the story brings us back to Raccoon City. We follow Bryan (Austin Abrams), a courier. It's late at night and he's finally off the clock, but he agrees to deliver a time-sensitive package to a hospital in Raccoon City. Things escalate quickly. Bryan must survive attacks from various mutated creatures while he attempts to deliver the package to its desti

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5 days ago


'Slow Horses' season 6 review: Apple TV spy thriller goes dark & takes a few stabs
Slow Horses is back with its sixth season, adapting two novels, 'Joe Country' and 'Slough House', from Mick Herron's 'Slough House' series. Hitmen Jane (MyAnna Buring) and Jim (Kyle Soller) are killing former Slough House mouth-breathers. Once Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and his crew learn about this pattern and about their disappearance from MI5's database, they go dark and try to unravel the conspiracies at play. They reunite with Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar) and Sid Baker

S.J.
Oct 1


'The Rivals Of Amziah King' review: Angelina LookingGlass & Matthew McConaughey create buzz
The Rivals Of Amziah King stars Matthew McConaughey as the titular Amziah. He's a beekeeper and member of a bluegrass band stationed in a small town in Oklahoma who comes across a large amount of stolen honey. Meanwhile, Amziah's former foster daughter Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass) has returned to the area. They reconnect. His farm's bee hives get stolen. Kateri takes charge and goes on a revenge mission. Said mission puts her at odds with Dob McCoy (Kurt Russell), a wealthy

S.J.
Sep 23


'The Whisper Man' review: Adam Scott catches someone kidnapping
Adam Scott stars as Tom Kennedy in The Whisper Man, a new crime thriller adapted from Alex North's novel of the same name. Tom is a successful author who is looking for a change after losing his wife to cancer. He and their son Jake (Acston Luca Porto) move to Garretton, New Jersey. The town is plagued by a new kidnapping case. Tom's estranged dad, detective Peter Willis (Robert De Niro), is brought back from retirement by detective Amanda Beck (Michelle Monaghan) to help wit

S.J.
Sep 15


'Dark Matter' season 2 review: Apple TV sci-fi drama decides to give it another Chicago
Sci-fi drama Dark Matter returns to tour the multiverse with its second season, after the original Dessens looked for a fresh start at the end of season one. Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), Jason (Joel Edgerton) and Charlie (Oakes Fegley) have settled down in a rural area. However, when a Jason variant manages to track them down and Daniela kills him, they find themselves on the run again. Amanda 2 (Alice Braga) and Ryan 1 (Jimmi Simpson) form a partnership to see if they can us

S.J.
Sep 3


'The End Of Oak Street' review: David Robert Mitchell's sci-fi thriller turns the suburbs into a bloody Mesozoic
We've reached The End Of Oak Street. Said street exists in Flowervale, Michigan and the year is 1982. Meet the Platt family—mom Denise (Anne Hathaway), dad Greg (Ewan McGregor), daughter Audrey (Maisy Stella), son Brian (Christian Convery) and family dog Starbuck. The Platts' summer plans get derailed when their neighbourhood becomes surrounded by prehistoric wildlife and nature. Dinosaurs and other creatures take over. Survival skills are the only thing that matters now.

S.J.
Aug 30


'Mother Mary' review: Anne Hathaway & Michaela Coel serve looks, resentment & ghosts
Anne Hathaway's extraordinarily busy 2026 kicked off with Mother Mary, writer-director-editor David Lowery's psychological drama possessing an enthusiasm towards pop music, fashion, style, relationships and ghosts. Hathaway stars as the titular pop star who is getting ready for a comeback of sorts. For this, she's looking for the right outfit, which propels her to travel to England in the hope of rekindling the connection with Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), her former costume de

S.J.
Aug 24


'Lucky' series review: Anya Taylor-Joy cons Apple TV crime thriller out of money
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the titular Luciana "Lucky" Armstrong in Lucky, a new miniseries based on Marissa Stapley's novel of the same name. We link up with the character in Las Vegas, Nevada where she's celebrating a heist with her husband Cary (Drew Starkey), $10 million tucked in a suitcase. Next morning, she wakes up in their hotel room and finds both Cary and the money gone. Lucky is pursued by the authorities and Harris Dutch (Clifton Collins Jr.). Naturally, Lucky goes

S.J.
Aug 11


'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


'Silo' season 3 review: Apple TV dystopian sci-fi drama weaponises truth bombs
This is one of the many dumb jokes not included in season three of Silo (adapting Hugh Howey's book series of the same name), which returns to bring us our weekly dose of dystopian drama shenanigans. Following the flaming cliffhangers, we do discover that Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) did make it out alive, but she's now experiencing memory loss. In a past timeline, American congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) attempts to get involved in the country's military mi

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Jul 29


'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


'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
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