Family and friends meet for one last Christmas, before the world ends. Coming in at a pacy hour and 30 minutes – a length many can only dream of when it comes to family Christmas dinners that feel like the end of the world — Silent Night bounces along until almost the end; beautiful, bitterly… Silent Night Read More
There’s hope for humanity yet: Finch recap
Very spoilery! If you’re looking for my Finch review, it’s here. Sand, sand, as far as the eye can see… a hero with a very ordinary name… No not that one. I said in my review that Finch is about life going on, one generation handing over the baton to the next when they know… There’s hope for humanity yet: Finch recap Read More
Finch 4 stars
A man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family in a dead world. There’s a scene in Finch where lanky robot companion Jeff, wearing a massive parka he’s found on a scavenging trip, stands alone in the rain — while his maker, Finch, stomps off angrily to the RV in which they are… Finch Read More
Tom Hanks makes a friend, literally, in Finch trailer
*** My 4/5 review is here *** I am late to the post-apocalyptic party watching this trailer, as it was released a week and a half ago, though in my defence, when I promised the PR I’d put it on the site I never said when. And it all looks a little familiar: international treasure… Tom Hanks makes a friend, literally, in Finch trailer Read More
The Colony ending
Very spoilery so if you don’t know what happens to your descendants, go now. The astronauts come from Kepler, a planet where the elite of Earth escaped to as Earth was destroyed by pandemics and climate change. There are repeated flashbacks through the film to astronaut Louise Blake as a child, with her father on… The Colony ending Read More
The Midnight Sky: it’s written in the stars
I never expected to be comparing George Clooney’s cerebral offering The Midnight Sky to Gerard Butler’s fellow cataclysmic doom-movie Greenland, but we are where we are: in the middle of a pandemic, seeking solace in End Times drama. I talk about the implications of The Midnight Sky spoiler at the start, so you can stop… The Midnight Sky: it’s written in the stars Read More
The Midnight Sky 3.5 stars
A scientist in the Arctic trying to contact a spaceship to warn them of a disaster back on Earth must travel to another base with the small girl he’s looking after. This is another apocalyptic film that doesn’t really explain what is happening to the world, something I find very frustrating. I always want to… The Midnight Sky Read More
TV review: Truth Seekers (Season 1)
A team of part-time paranormal investigators use homemade gizmos to track the supernatural, sharing their adventures online. As their haunted stake outs become more terrifying they begin to uncover an unimaginable, apocalyptic conspiracy. Check out my very spoilery article Truth Seekers: the truth is out there (I mean in here), which covers the characters, episode recaps… TV review: Truth Seekers (Season 1) Read More
Fear and forboding in the “She Dies Tomorrow” trailer
*** Read my 3-star review and article about the film here *** From writer-director Amy Seimetz comes She Dies Tomorrow, a thriller-horror-comedy about a young woman whose conviction that she’s doomed to keel over the next day appears to be catching. Here’s the synopsis: After waking up convinced that she is going to die tomorrow,… Fear and forboding in the “She Dies Tomorrow” trailer Read More
Snowpiercer 4 stars
In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges. You can’t get more uber-Lockdown than Snowpiercer, Bong Joon-ho’s electrifying, horrifying and witty 2013 thriller about an uprising on board a luxury… Snowpiercer Read More
Casting news: George Clooney’s untitled Mark L Smith project, but it’s okay as I’ve got just the name for it
I won’t lie, when I received the email from Netflix I misread it as Mark E. Smith and thought Gorgeous George had got himself involved in a biopic about the late frontman of The Fall. It isn’t, though I’m still interested as it’s a post-apocalyptic drama, and they’re one of my favourite genres – especially… Casting news: George Clooney’s untitled Mark L Smith project, but it’s okay as I’ve got just the name for it Read More
Day Zero (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars
Stephen Nagel’s short film, Day Zero, was made with zero budget – achieved by shooting on mobile phones, pulling in actor friends to perform, and borrowing props wherever he could. That kind of filmmaking situation is something I bear in mind when reviewing a micro or zero budget film, though ultimately, whatever its cost, it… Day Zero (Short Film) Read More