There’s nothing like a good action movie. Who doesn’t love to sit back as paper-thin characters spit bad dialogue at one another while delivering pain and mayhem on a scale hitherto unknown. Gareth Evans understands this more than most and is quite...
With its seemingly infinite collection of characters, there’s no end to the possibilities in the Marvel universe. With that in mind, the assembly of characters in Thunderbolts* seems baffling. A group made up of supporting characters in other...
Ryan Coogler has adapted a gut-wrenching real-life story in Fruitvale Station, revitalised a cinema icon with Creed, and brought extraordinary levels of consciousness to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Black Panther. With Sinners he tells a...
Recent years have been something of a golden age for video game film adaptations. Rather than shy away from the essence of their source material, filmmakers are taking greater risks. With A Minecraft Movie, the reverence for the game is there, but...
Another year another Jason Statham action flick. Once again the bald Brit takes it upon himself to dole out massive amounts of punishment in the name of vigilante justice. The system won’t act fast enough when the daughter of his employer is...
Like the seven dwarves toiling away deep into the earth, Disney seems content to continue mining its impressive library of classics for all they’re worth. At one time the live action remakes of beloved animated films was a recipe for surefire...
If you’ve ever worked a bad job, you’ll find plenty to relate to in Mickey 17. It’s a biting satire on wealth disparity with Robert Pattinson playing the titular Mickey, working a dead-end job in the literal sense. His occupation is to perform the...
The Monkey is what the world needs right now. With years of a deadly pandemic, one devastating global conflict after the other, and the looming threat of climate change, the existential threats feel ever-growing. There’s so much to be concerned...
You may notice Captain America is a little bit different. In more ways than one, the star-spangled man with a plan has undergone a metamorphosis since his last cinematic appearance facing off against a purple alien armed with nothing but a broken...
As Reggae Month continues, many are tuning in to the classics that built the foundation for a genre. The roots of reggae that have branched ever outward to have a strong hold on the world of music are celebrated, as are the stories of their first...
Comedy is a world within itself, in a language we all understand. Its subgenres are meant to live on forever. Romantic comedies will always give people a fantasy to pine for, and we all love a good action comedy to give us thrills with our laughs....
For many people, going to the movies shouldn’t be a challenging thing. They want to take two hours, forget their troubles, and find out what happens when a plane transporting a federal witness gets hijacked by a hitman with a particularly glaring...
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, political activist and Jamaica’s first national hero, is the subject of the short film Mosiah, which is directed by Jirard and written by Samuel Lee Fudge. Fudge also portrays the national hero, which is the first depiction of...
Superheroes, The King of Pop, and a handful of dual performances. Here are some of the most exciting cinema releases to come in 2025. 1. One of Them Days — Two best friends, Dreux and Alyssa, go on a quest to pay their rent after having their...
Anthony Hopkins portrayed the influential master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock in the movie Hitchcock. In it, Hitchcock contemplates the potential in the horror genre, positing the question: “What if someone really good made a horror picture?” Since...
Another year has come and gone and, with it, a set of truly incredible films. Compiling a list of the very best is no simple task but, in a year of tremendous efforts, these 10 films rose above the rest: 10. Nosferatu Coming in at the very end of...
His end is well known, but how he began is a mystery. Mufasa seeks to portray the myth of the lion king with a near biblical reverence. While the 2019 film was a technical marvel, it lacked the soul of the 1994 animated original, with subpar...
Kraven the Hunter is yet another film based on a character from the supporting roster of Spider-Man. So far, the web head’s cinematic success hasn’t spilled over to any of the other contenders in this category, but maybe this time will be...
At this time of year, many are gearing up for the familiar tradition of watching Christmas movies. Red One has emerged as a holiday contender to add to your list. Set in a hyper-militarised operation at the North Pole, it stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’...
The world of local filmmaking has a new emerging star. Fresh off her win at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) FIWI Short Film competition, Sabrina Thomas is embracing the success of her directorial debut, Shattered, which earned...
Many entertainment duos are destined to go down in history, such as Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, and Ity and Fancy Cat. Their names will resonate for years to come. However, for the modern era, we have the antics of Tom Hardy and his...
With a few unnerving grins and some jump scares, the original Smile made quite the impact in 2022. The story of a cursed entity tormenting its hosts to their breaking point continues in Smile 2 with an all-new victim. Set less than a week after...
They may not be feature length, but making a short film is no small feat. Bringing a concept from script to screen takes tremendous focus, which can sometimes take a village to get it done right. So when it came to telling an origin story for...
On any given day, strolling down the 7 Mile Beach in Negril reveals the usual beach bars and jerk grills. But once a year, tourists and locals enjoy an exclusive selection of films at the Skylark Film Festival. Hosted for the fifth year at Skylark...
As children, we’re often told not to talk to strangers, the fear being that with our underdeveloped brains and naive sensibilities, we won’t be able to distinguish duplicity from sincerity. In Speak No Evil, parents Louise and Ben seem to have...
