Based on the Julia May Jonas book of the same name, Netflix’s Vladimir follows Rachel Weisz’s unnamed protagonist, a creative writing professor whose university chair husband, John (John Slattery), is suspended pending an investigation into his sexual relationships with numerous students. Breaking the fourth wall frequently, the protagonist tells us that she and John have…
comedy
Review: Cold Storage
Cold Storage begins with a prologue introducing us to Skylab, a space station which fell out of orbit in 1979. “Pay attention,” a title card reads. “This shit is real.” And it is. Host to countless scientific experiments, it was important to recover all the pieces that weren’t destroyed during atmospheric reentry—but an oxygen tank…
Review: Blood Barn
Set in the summer of 1985, Blood Barn follows Josie (Lena Redford), a camp counsellor who gathers her friends (played by Chloe Cherry, Andrea Bambina, Simon Paris, Samuel Lanier, Felipe Di Poi, and Pierce Campion) for a final weekend at her family’s secluded barn before they part ways for college. However, their fun and nostalgic…
Review: Rental Family Offers Insight into Japanese Culture
*Contains story spoilers* Rental Family follows Phillip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser), an unemployed American actor who is still living in Tokyo after finding success in a wacky Japanese toothpaste commercial seven years prior. Things start to change for Phillip when he lands the unusual gig of working for a company which provides actors to play stand-in…
Fantasia 2025 Review: Hold the Fort
As a Brit, I’ve heard enough about Homeowners Associations to know that Americans generally hate them. It makes you wonder why they don’t show up as the antagonist in American media more often. Perhaps it would be boring, but William Bagley’s new film, Hold the Fort, which had its world premiere at Fantasia Festival, makes…
Ginny and Georgia: Max’s Heartbreaking Storyline
Contains major spoilers for Ginny and Georgia season 3. Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia has explored serious and complex themes since the very beginning, but its latest season is the heaviest yet. Season 2 ended with Marcus (Felix Mallard) breaking up with Ginny (Antonia Gentry) due to his worsening depression, which continues to decline during season…
Review: Hot Frosty
When we meet widow Kathy (Lacey Chabert), she is struggling to stay warm in her apartment, switching quickly from blanket to coat on her way to the diner she owns. A note reminding her to call the repairman to fix the heating goes ignored yet again. While taking a stroll outside that evening, Kathy sees…
Review: Our Little Secret
Our Little Secret begins with the backstory of Logan (Ian Harding) and Avery (Lindsay Lohan), childhood best-friends-turned-lovers, told—for some reason—through animation. Then, it’s 2014 and Avery is moving to London for her dream job, which Logan struggles to accept. He thinks she’s running away from her father and childhood home following her mother’s death. After…
13 Films to Watch This Autumn
It’s September 22nd which means it’s finally autumn! It’s time for cosy films, warm blankets, and hot drinks as those vibrant green leaves turn to hues of orange, brown, and yellow! The films below are my favourite to watch this time of year. Most of them won’t come as a surprise, they’re always on these…
Review: And Mrs
When Gemma’s (Aisling Bea) American fiancé Nathan (Colin Hanks) dies shortly before their wedding, Gemma decides she wants to go ahead and marry him anyway. Nathan was a hopeless romantic, whereas marriage didn’t mean that much to Gemma. Wanting to prove her love and commitment to him, Gemma has to contend with a 200-year-old law…