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The Nun 2 (2023) Dir: Michael Chaves
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVgV4tQjagG/?igsh=MWNxdzZ4dWJrb2pj I recently worked my way through all four of the main 'Conjuring' films, and whilst they aren't amazing, they were all at least fairly entertaining. I then decided to move onto the expanded cinematic universe, starting with 'The Nun' , before now moving onto this sequel. It was directed by Michael Chaves, who also directed the third and fourth 'Conjuring' films, which gave me a little hope, aft

Ridley Coote
Mar 53 min read


The Rip (2026) Dir: Joe Carnahan
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVdrUbMDVKR/?igsh=cHU3NTdmZGY4OXBz Typically speaking, I'm either a big fan of a cop film, or I'm really, really, not. I really wasn't sure what to expect from this Netflix original cop thriller, which was directed by Joe Carnahan, but I quite liked that near-lifelong friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were teaming up to make another film together. Reviews have been, generally speaking, quite middling for the film, so my expectation

Ridley Coote
Mar 43 min read


The Pyramid (2014) Dir: Grègory Levasseur
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbE1JuDWJn/?igsh=ODN6bzJhdHB2MTQ2 Directed by Grègory Levasseur, this 2014 horror was another one of those slightly random films that had been sat on one of my many watchlists for quite a while. It does not have particularly encouraging reviews, but I still wanted to watch it, mainly because it sounded like it could be a bit of goofy fun. Plus, I actually don't hate the premise of a mysterious pyramid with something horrifying with

Ridley Coote
Mar 32 min read


Hard Truths (2024) Dir: Mike Leigh
Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVYvdVPjUs0/?igsh=MXdocmo4bzliOGpndA== I had my eye on this film for a little while before I watched it, mainly because it was both written and directed by renowned British independent filmmaker Mike Leigh, who I studied some of the work of during my A Levels. As such, I was keenly aware of the man's aptitude when it came to creating hard-hitting, well-made, independent, British social realism, which only encouraged me to watch this

Ridley Coote
Mar 22 min read
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