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Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTLAau-jYfA/?igsh=N2QybjU5dXQwYjBh Directed by Johannes Roberts, this sequel to the cult classic home invasion horror would not normally have been high on my watchlist for this year, considering how disappointed I was by the first one, but a recommendation ensured I moved it up my list a little more. Even so, my expectations were kept very low. After all, horror fans seem to love the first one, and I thought it was terrible, even as

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTIUb4HDbTu/?igsh=MXdzY290emZsdTd6ZA== If I think about the Marvel projects that I've been genuinely excited for since 'Avengers: Endgame' , the list is extremely short, especially in the last couple of years in particular. However, this 'Fantastic Four' reboot, directed by Matt Shakman, did draw my attention. I decided against seeing it at the cinema, but it's arrival on Disney Plus was certainly appealing, particularly because of

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTF20uiDbTZ/?igsh=djB4MnVoZ3phNXQy The sixth film in the seemingly never-ending 'Saw' saga, this time directed by Kevin Greutert, continued, much like the others before it, directly on from its predecessor, and was set to greet me with yet more bonkers, and hopefully creative, traps for its victims to fall prey to. I was not watching these films for good quality storytelling - I had long since given up on that front - but I had been

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTDKB11DT3u/?igsh=NDZvZWpubnJnM3R6 A return to the world of genius and eccentric detective 'Benoit Blanc' was one of my more anticipated cinematic arrivals in 2025, and the promise of its trailer certainly compelled me to watch it. Rian Johnson had done a very commendable job with his 'Knives Out' films thus far, both of which I revisited prior to this third films release, so I felt fairly comfortable with the thought that I woul

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS-QMMvjRy7/?igsh=NHAyYjRwbW5qcHF1 This 2004 sequel to the cult hit 1997 creature feature; 'Anaconda' , is not, typically speaking, the kind of film I would usually bother watching. Directed by Dwight Little, it hasn't exactly got good reviews, but I was tempted into watching it because of how dumb but fun the first film had been. Of course, that doesn't have any real bearing on the quality of a sequel, but I still held hope, regard

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS7vaD1DFdu/?igsh=ZHU0bmw2cDR6MWJl James Cameron's science fiction trilogy; 'Avatar' , may be the most profitable franchise of all-time at the box office, but, in my opinion, it may also be the most overly-hyped, style over substance franchise ever. I was hoping that this third film would finally impress me with more than just its audiovisual prowess, but I went into the cinema with expectations at a suitably middling level. I had w

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS4_47ijaN2/?igsh=MTEzczAzaDY4MTE5 Directed by Rob Schmidt, this 2003 slasher was one of many action horror films that popped up in the noughties. I wouldn't necessarily have been too bothered to watch it, but I'd seen the film's name, or posters of it, popping up on people's horror lists, which made me curious about its quality. The film has fairly mediocre scores on most review sites, which wasn't exactly encouraging, but I was te

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS2aZykDaG2/?igsh=YXIycm55NmloMnNr Directed by Josh Safdie, this A24 produced sports biopic sounded like it would be just another overly serious, like-for-like piece of Oscar-bait that inevitably come and go every year, swiftly forgotten after the awards season is over, but this one that looked like it might have the potential to be a little more fun than the vast majority of the other biopics churned out each year. I loved the gra

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0IM1LDb1r/?igsh=MWtyenF3YXp3dmVlMg== I like a slasher, even the cheesy ones, but I must confess, I was not all that keen on watching this Eighties Christmas horror film, directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. - it seemed like it would be just another of the inevitably bad Christmas horrors that get churned out every year. My only real motivation for watching this film was because I saw the trailer for the remake, and it caught my eye.