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Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWbwIpljQfA/?igsh=amt0Zm1pODNqa2Ux There is a long, virtually inexhaustible, list of films from my childhood that I want to rewatch, and, oddly enough, the sequel to this 2004 adventure film is on that list, but this one isn't. The reason for that is simply that I never watched this first film growing up - it had a '12' age rating. Both films were directed by Jon Turteltaub, perhaps best known for 'The Meg' these days, and feel l

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWY4j91DcYx/?igsh=MW8zcG9seXh0ZGNucQ== Of the many films that I enviably did not have time to see at the cinema this year, this shark-related horror, directed by Sean Byrne, was one of the ones that I was most intrigued by. The notion of a shark-based horror film sounded very exciting to me, and, if done right, it could have been a scintillating and frightening thriller, but, unfortunately, as I would come to find out, this was all

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWRXiBTjUVF/?igsh=MW5od2owbTAzZTk3eg== This classic nineties comedy, directed by Mike Nichols, is amongst the most beloved examples of gay cinema to-date, and one that I've wanted and needed to watch for so long. As a member of the queer community, I am often starved of genuinely happy queer stories. So often, they are marred by tragedy and sadness, as though queer people are being punished for the very fact that they are queer. As

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWOtXy2jTVt/?igsh=c3hxcnZsMmNicGM0 Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the winner of the 'Netflix Original Awards-Bait Film Of The Year' . Okay, but in all seriousness, when I saw the trailer for this Netflix comedy drama, which was directed by Noah Baumbach, and written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer, the first thing I thought of was that this was Netflix's yearly attempt at bagging a best-actor Oscar. This may sound cynical, but whe

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWMKM2FDc9a/?igsh=MW4xcDJkcHNuc3Qzag== Growing up, I used to watch so many of these animated children's films with my sisters, and we used to love it - some of them I still watch regularly now. However, when it comes to this 2005 animated adventure, directed by Chris Wedge, I hadn't watched it since I was a pre-teen. I couldn't wait to revisit it, though - I had so many find memories of it. The film was produced by Blue Sky Studios,

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWEUZw7DWWA/?igsh=N2I3MXkxb205ZGxk Ari Aster is best known for his superb and intense horror films; 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' , both of which are modern classics of the genre. But his third film; 'Beau Is Afraid' divided audiences greatly, and has largely been forgotten since it came out in 2023. Aster's 2025 effort looked to be an intriguing if slightly unusual film, being set during the Covid-19 pandemic - something most for

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWB8Y9OjfEy/?igsh=dGNnbjZyMWt5NjI0 Despite holding no religious beliefs, I do love a well-made religious horror. One cannot deny the powerful imagery created through religion and religious figures, and when you combine that with the horror and thriller genres, it can become something extremely compelling. This 1999 thriller, directed by Rupert Wainwright, took the well-documented idea of people claiming to have been righteously woun

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DV8vuljjed3/?igsh=NjlwNW53eHk4cXF1 At the start of each calendar year, I write down a list of the major films scheduled for theatrical releases in the next twelve months, and, naturally, some excite me more than others. This 2026 science fiction adventure, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and based on the book by Andy Weir, who also wrote 'The Martian' , which itself also had a successful cinematic adaptation, was certa