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A private user reviewed Harvest (2025)

Harvest

Hmmm. As a Scotsman, I think this is one of those films that I’m supposed to like - it has a solid cast and an interesting concept underpinning it - but I ended up distinctly underwhelmed by the lacklustre feel of the whole thing. An agrarian, Scots, community awaken one morning to find that one of the barns of the laird “Kent” (Harry Melling) has been damaged by fire. As if that wasn’t curious enough, there is also some smoke billowing from the opposite end of their village where some newcomers ...

A private user reviewed The Penguin Lessons (2025)

The Penguin Lessons

There’s an old expression in show business that advises entertainers not to work with children or animals because they’ll upstage them every time. But, while that’s often true, it’s not always the case, as seen in the latest feature offering from director Peter Cattaneo. This charming comedy-drama tells the fact-based story of English teacher Tom Michell (Steve Coogan), who somewhat begrudgingly takes an instructor’s job at St. George’s College, a prestigious boarding school in Buenos Aires, just before the 1976 Argentine revolution. The cynical, curmudgeonly teacher has moved around a lot ...

A private user reviewed Mountainhead (2025)

Mountainhead

"Moutainhead"aspires to be more, than it reasonably achieves.

In one sense its an exercise in moral relativism. Moral judgements for four wealthy tech executives are only true or false, when viewed from their perspective, which is mired in hyper capitalism. For them, morality is grounded in the ruthless pursuit of individual wealth, allegedly to leverage technocratic human evolution (trans-humanism).

A private user reviewed The Luckiest Man in America (2025)

The Luckiest Man in America

Considering that many of us are convinced that the system is rigged against us these days, there are probably quite a few folks out there who would like to find a way to “game the system” in their favor, especially given how widely they’ve come to believe that the system is gaming them. But succeeding at that task is likely to prove an uphill battle – or is it? As this fact-based comedy-drama from writer-director Samir Oliveros shows, it’s possible (or at least was at one time) to find a way ...

A private user reviewed The Salt Path (2025)

The Salt Path

Faced with losing their business, their farmhouse and their children to university, married Ray (Gillian Anderson) and husband Moth (Jason Isaacs) are down to their last few hundred quid and decide to go for a walk. A very, very, long walk - along England’s south west coast towards Land’s End. Armed with only a rucksack each, they set off along the rugged coastline and along the way we learn a little about what caused their predicament, about him suffering from the debilitating CBD, and about what makes this couple tick as ...

A private user reviewed Shadow Force (2025)

Shadow Force

I like Omar Sy, he was fantastic in The Intouchables from 2011.Regrettably, "Shadow Force", doesn't make the most of his acting talents.

This is a second rate action film and it really, really shows. Poorly choreographed, lifeless, gun and fight scenes, an unoriginal, implausible story and drab characterisations, let this film down ...

A private user reviewed Popeye the Slayer Man (2025)

Popeye the Slayer Man

**_Prosaic and predictable slasher featuring the iconic spinach-eating mariner_**

In the Northeast coastal town of Anchor Bay, a group of 20-somethings make the mistake of breaking into a defunct canning factory at night to make a documentary on the legendary “sailor man” who supposedly haunts the rundown facility ...

A private user reviewed Popeye's Revenge (2025)

Popeye's Revenge

**_Cabin-in-the-woods in England/Scotland with Popeye the slayer man_**

A teen girl’s mother has inherited the home of a dead outcast kid, nicknamed Popeye. She and her friends go there to renovate it into a haunted house attraction. Unfortunately, when the fog rolls in, so does Popeye ...

A private user reviewed Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025)

Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants

This had great potential as a martial arts extravaganza, but it relies way too heavily on some very repetitive and not so special effects to get its story across. It’s all about “Guo Jing” (Zhan Xiao) who’s the adopted (Han) son of the great Mongol chief Genghis Khan (Bayaertu). He has been out on a mission when he encounters the young “Huang Rong” (Dafei Zhuang) and the two sort of fall for each other, then a serious misunderstanding drives them apart and he has a series of encounters with the menacing ...

A private user reviewed Locked (2025)

Locked

Eddie (Bill Skarsgard) is a freeloader who has exhausted all his options. His van is stuck at the mechanic’s because he doesn’t have enough cash to pay for its repairs. He’s separated from his wife, and it’s his day to pick up his daughter from school. After calling everyone he knows, no one will lend him money because he only calls when he needs something. So Eddie resorts to swiping wallets, buying scratch-offs, and trying to break into cars.

A private user reviewed The Parenting (2025)

The Parenting

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-parenting-review/

"The Parenting stands out by how it transforms family chaos into an engaging spectacle, amplified by a cast at the top of their game. The interactions between characters crackle with energy and authenticity, making the conflicts, misunderstandings, and even the most absurd moments feel both believable and hilarious ...

A private user reviewed Borderline (2025)

Borderline

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/borderline-review-samara-weaving-and-ray-nicholson-shine-in-a-familiar-yet-fun-thriller/

"Borderline works within its own ambitions, without grand aspirations beyond delivering a stylish, slightly irreverent thriller.

It doesn't bring anything new to the genre, but the cast's exuberance and Warden's competent direction ensure an entertaining watch for fans of this type of lighthearted, darkly comedic narrative.

A private user reviewed The Life List (2025)

The Life List

The Life List (2025) was surprisingly easy to sit through, even with its longer runtime. The pacing was pretty well-balanced, which helped a lot. I appreciated how the story packed in life lessons without getting preachy or feeling like it was dragging. It had this light tone that made it watchable while still trying to say something meaningful, even if it didn’t always dig as deep as it could’ve ...

A private user reviewed Zootopia 2 (2025)

Zootopia 2

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/zootopia-2-movie-review-disney-proves-it-can-still-make-sequels-with-soul-and-purpose/

Rating: A-

"Zootopia 2 asserts itself as a worthy and even necessary sequel, overcoming the natural loss of the novelty factor with a narrative that dares to dig deeper into the imperfect foundations of its utopia ...

A private user reviewed G20 (2025)

G20

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/g20-review-when-action-fails-to-save-a-flawed-narrative/

"G20 is a colossal failure in every department, except for the cast, led by dedicated actors like Viola Davis and Antony Starr.

Patricia Riggen tries to deliver a message of justice and empowerment but ultimately offers an empty, unapologetically formulaic, and shockingly incoherent story. The often incomprehensible action, the glaring lack of thematic development ...

A private user reviewed Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025)

Chaos: The Manson Murders

I've been watching Charles Manson, pretty much my entire life trying to understand how even with LSD he could be so charismatic that people would murder for him. I enjoyed this film greatly.
They do a nice job of crime scene investigating and archival footage with Manson, and he really was quite full of himself.

A private user reviewed Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025)

Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force

With the all-conquering "Shang" dynasty looking as if it's about to die out, their ailing King commands his young general "Deng" (Nashi) to attack the fortified city of Xiqi and retrieve something that might just prevent their extinction. Meantime, the folks in that city are ruled by a young man "Ji Fa" (Yosh Yu) who is enthusiastic and honourable, but not exactly a tactician. Despite his best efforts, the encroaching army arrives at the walls of his city aided by four powerful giants, all equipped with magical talisman. It's during this ...

A private user reviewed "Wuthering Heights" (2026)

"Wuthering Heights"

Rating: C-

Walking into Emerald Fennell's latest venture, I carried a cautious optimism, hoping for a reimagining that justified its existence beyond mere aesthetics. In many ways, WUTHERING HEIGHTS is a triumph of technical artistry; the production design is immaculate, and the costumes offer a masterclass in period detail. Linus Sandgren's cinematography is particularly arresting, utilizing gorgeous silhouettes and immersive visual callbacks that frame the story with a haunting, pristine beauty. When paired with a ...

A private user reviewed The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Recapturing the past may be an enticing, seductive prospect, especially when it involves revisiting pleasant memories of days gone by. But is it realistically achievable or just wishful thinking? That’s a question posed on multiple levels in the second theatrical feature from director James Griffiths. When Charles Heath (Tim Key), a wealthy, eccentric but lonely lottery winner living by himself on a remote North Atlantic island, furtively finances a command performance of his favorite now-disbanded folk rock duo – artistic and onetime-romantic partners Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Nell Mortimer (Carey ...

A private user reviewed Primate (2026)

Primate

It’s been a while since “Lucy” (Johnny Sequoyah) has been home to her luxury family home in Hawai’i, so her arrival with friend “Kate” (Victoria Wyant) and the not quite so welcome “Hannah” (Jess Alexander) is eagerly awaited by her deaf dad “Adam” (Troy Kotsur), her younger sister “Erin” (Gia Hunter) and the undoubted star of the film - their pet chimp “Ben”. Now any sense of jeopardy which we might have had coming into this fearsome frat-flesh-fest is somewhat negated by the fact that there is a very useful slide ...