While Tetris’ filmmaking techniques and storylines feel conventional, the movie remains an insanely fun ride with great performances from Taron Egerton, Roger Allam, and Anthony Boyle.
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The Baba Yaga has returned yet again in ‘John Wick: Chapter Four’, a sequel that not only manages to surpass its impressive predecessors with effortless flair, but deliver some of the best action ever put on celluloid.
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The Frankenstein monster or Prometheus legend has remained evergreen for a reason, but by juxtaposing it in the tumultuous world of racial inequality, ‘The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster’ gives an old monster some very new tricks.
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With four major premier’s at this year’s festival, SXSW 2023 can be known as the “Year of The Biopic”. We take a look at all four films this year in a SXSW Exclusive festival review.
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DC’s goofy, lovable superhero has returned to the silver screen in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’, a sequel that is able to take the training wheels off and let the character truly fly.
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Often Festival Films Can overload its audience with drama, emotion, or ham-fisted messages, but in a delightfully subtle film, ‘Pure O’ makes you candidly connect with the characters and the plot.
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Premiering at SXSW 2023, ‘Bottoms’ is a film that is equal parts violent, funny, surreal, meta, and weird which makes for a definite highlight of the festival. Continue for our full SPOILER-FREE review.
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‘My Drywall Cocoon’ sounded like a promising premise about a teenaged tragedy but it simply ended up, merely a tragedy to watch.
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For fans of Gremlins, Critters, or Evil Dead but who crave the more modern storytelling touch of having a critical social issue in the jaws of a Cronenberg-esque fleshy Muppet, Appendage is a welcome addition to stream at home.
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ - the latest soft reboot of the storied franchise succeeds by finding its own campy yet terrifying place amongst not only the previous films in the franchise but in the horror genre as a whole. Continue for our exclusive SXSW review:
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As if on the wings of a chubby dragon, the legendary tabletop RPG inspired action-adventure comedy ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ premiered as the opening film of SXSW and FilmSpeak has you covered. Continue for our Spoiler-Free Review.
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Ghostface makes his highly anticipated return to the silver screen with Scream VI, a sequel that not only delivers the chills and thrills fans have come to expect, but proves this franchise doesn’t need its legacy characters to thrive.
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Michael B. Jordan takes over the reigns of the Creed franchise, delivering an introspective and ferocious third instalment in Creed III, a film that should satisfy Creed and Rocky fans in equal measure.
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Cocaine Bear is perhaps the biggest disappoint of 2023 thus far, taking a true story ripe with cinematic potential and failing to deliver the irreverent, blood-soaked goods audiences are clamouring for. Though it provides entertainment value here and there, this is a drug-fuelled bear that feels declawed.
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Emma Mackey galvanizes the screen through a career-best performance in Frances O’Connor’s wildly unique biopic ‘Emily’ - a look at the life of Emily Brontë.
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Ultimately, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ is a mixed bag. While it may take too long to find its footing and deliver the start to Phase 5 Marvel fans have been eagerly anticipating, there are certainly some memorable pieces audiences will take away from the film.
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Daughter is certainly worth seeing if you’re a fan of thought-provoking thrillers. Your appreciation for subtlety and ambiguity will impact how much you like this film, but ultimately it is a captivating film in every respect.
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While When You Finish Saving the World has interesting ideas and good performances, the film can’t help but feel smug especially with how director Jesse Eisenberg casts Finn Wolfhard as a younger version of himself.
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‘Alice, Darling’ is a powerful, gut-wrenching movie anchored by a career-best performance from Anna Kendrick, with Wunmi Mosaku and Kaniehtiio Horn being equally as good. It’s not an easy film to watch, but certainly one to see for its vivid acting performances.
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Missing is truly immersive and enthralling, making the audience feel as if they were in the movie themselves. While the ending may leave the viewer slightly unsatisfied, lovers of thrillers and suspenseful movies will be on the edge of their seat due to the films’ twists.
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