Barbie - Review
★★★★★ 4.5/5
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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James Cameron transports us through space to bathe in the waters of Pandora.
by Caleb Grinsdale
M3gan - Review
★★★★★ 3/5
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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
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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
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2022’s surprise Halloween Hit from feature-film-debutant Parker Finn.
by Caleb Grinsdale
A Quiet Place Part 2 - Review
★★★★★ 4.5/5
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John Krasinski follows up his breakout directorial debut with a divisive sequel…
by Caleb Grinsdale
Back to the cinema watchlist!
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With the cinemas finally re-opening we put together The Couch Guru’s cinematic watchlist!
by Caleb Grinsdale
Nomadland - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The 9th and final Skywalker film is a dissapointing end to a hit-and-miss saga.
by Caleb Grinsdale
★★★★★ 5/5
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Breakout director Ari Aster follows up with a horror for the ages.
by Caleb Grinsdale
Spider-Man: Far From Home - Review
★★★★★ 4/5
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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
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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.
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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