Nosferatu - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
Robert Eggers’ remake of the silent classic is brimming with haunting visuals, powerhouse performances and sound design that resonates in your bones.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Smile 2 - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
Parker Finn ups the stakes across the board in this sequel to the 2022 horror hit.
by Caleb Grinsdale
The Substance - Review
★★★★★ 4.5/5
The marmite-movie to end all marmite-movies. Will you walk? or will you stick with it until it’s dark and twisted end?
by Caleb Grinsdale
Joker: Folie a Deux - Review
★★★★★ 3.5/5
This musical follow-up to the divisive Joker continues the trend of testing the tolerances of it’s audiences.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Never Let Go - Review
★★★★★ 2.5/5
A seldom-seen Halle Berry is the best thing about this horror flop.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Barbie - Review
★★★★★ 4.5/5
Gretta Gerwig takes on a historically problematic doll and comes out with a feminist masterpiece.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Review
★★★★★ 3.5/5
Cruise and McQuarrie team up for a third time for yet another globe-trotting, non-stop action romp.
by Caleb Grinsdale
SISU - review
★★★★★ 3.5/5
Finnish director Jalmari Helander provides all the Nazi-killing action you could need in this fast-paced revenge flick.
by Caleb Grinsdale
The Flash - Review
★★★★★ 3/5
The penultimate instalment of the DCEU sees The Flash tangle with time and destabalise the multi-verse.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - Review
★★★★★ 5/5
The follow-up to 2018’s animated masterpiece transports us across the many dimensions of the Spider-Verse.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Avatar: The Way Of Water - Review
★★★★★ 3/5
James Cameron transports us through space to bathe in the waters of Pandora.
by Caleb Grinsdale
M3gan - Review
★★★★★ 3/5
James Wan and Jason Blum team up again for this year’s first suprise horror hit directed by Gerard Johnstone.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Glass Onion - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
Ryan Johnson’s follow-up to the acclaimed Knives Out sees the return of the world-famous Detective Benois Blanc and a whole new list of suspects…
by Caleb Grinsdale
Smile - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
2022’s surprise Halloween Hit from feature-film-debutant Parker Finn.
by Caleb Grinsdale
A Quiet Place Part 2 - Review
★★★★★ 4.5/5
John Krasinski follows up his breakout directorial debut with a divisive sequel…
by Caleb Grinsdale
Back to the cinema watchlist!
With the cinemas finally re-opening we put together The Couch Guru’s cinematic watchlist!
by Caleb Grinsdale
Nomadland - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
Chloe Zhao directs the immense Frances McDormand in this moving portrait of a woman finding peace on the roads of rural America.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Minari - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
This semi-biographical look at a Korean family setting up a farm in 19080’s Arkansas is full of pathos, beauty and impeccable performances.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Sound Of Metal - Review
★★★★★ 5/5
A career-best performance from Riz Ahmed anchors this moving tale that explores themes of abuse, love and hearing-loss with care and control.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Wonder Woman 1984 - Review
★★★★★ 2/5
The follow up to the beloved Wonder Woman fails to reach the same heights with a convoluted and messy structure.
by Caleb Grinsdale
The Justice League: The Snyder Cut - Review
★★★★★ 3/5
Zack Snyder finally got his cut of The Justice League. Does it redeem the failure of Wheadon’s cut?
by Caleb Grinsdale
Soul - Review
★★★★★ 3/5
Pixar bring to life the world of jazz and The Great Before in this typically moving tale with a black lead voiced by Jamie Foxx.
by Caleb Grinsdale
The Old Guard - Review
★★★★★ 3/5
Charlize Theron takes names as the axe-weilding Andy in this fun action romp directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.
by Caleb Grinsdale
The Invisible Man - Review
★★★★★ 5/5
Moss gives an oscar-worthy turn in this remake of the classic monster novel of the same name directed by Leigh Whannell.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Parasite - Review
★★★★★ 4.5/5
Parasite took home four Oscars in 2020 including Best Picture, the first foreign film ever to claim the title.
by Caleb Grinsdale
The Lighthouse - Review
★★★★★ 3.5/5
Robert Pattinson and Willem Defoe play lighthouse keepers in this twisted and unnerving two-hander directed by Robert Eggars.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Uncut Gems - Review
★★★★★ 4.5/5
In arguably the role of his career, Adam Sandler walks a tonal tightrope between comedy and tragedy in this masterful take on the diamond industry from the Safdie Brothers.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - Review
★★★★★ 2.5/5
The 9th and final Skywalker film is a dissapointing end to a hit-and-miss saga.
by Caleb Grinsdale
★★★★★ 5/5
Breakout director Ari Aster follows up with a horror for the ages.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Spider-Man: Far From Home - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
Spidey teams-up with iconic comic-book villain Mysterio in this follow-up to the MCU hit Spider-Man: Homecoming.
by Caleb Grinsdale
1917 - Review
★★★★★ 5/5
Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins team-up to shoot the most ambitious continuous shot in cinema history.
by Caleb Grinsdale
5 to see at the cinema... eventually.
With our only cinematic fix currently coming from streaming services, we look ahead to films that we can’t wait to see on the big screen… eventually.
by Caleb Grinsdale