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Scream VI // Film Review
Ghostface Takes Manhattan.
James McCleary
Mar 8, 2023


God's Creatures // Film Review
Paul Mescal shows he's more than just a pretty potato.
James McCleary
Mar 1, 2023


The Fabelmans // Film Review
Men will literally make Oscar-worthy melodramas instead of going to therapy.
James McCleary
Feb 10, 2023


Babylon // Film Review
A dwarf fires cream from a prop cock.
James McCleary
Feb 3, 2023


First Man // Retro Review
In space, no one can see you sulking.
James McCleary
Jan 27, 2023


Empire of Light // Film Review
Movie magic can only get you so far.
James McCleary
Jan 13, 2023


Till // Film Review
In which Danielle Deadwyler earns an Oscar she'll never see.
James McCleary
Jan 10, 2023


Avatar: The Way of Water // Film Review
I wish I was a Na'vi.
James McCleary
Dec 22, 2022


Black Panther: Wakanda Forever // Film Review
Epic and utterly sincere, Wakanda Forever has little interest in replacing Chadwick Boseman, and every interest in seeing what kind of...
James McCleary
Dec 9, 2022


Glass Onion // Film Review
Benoit Blanc isn’t very good at Cluedo, but he’s still a damn good detective.
James McCleary
Nov 21, 2022


Aftersun // Film Review
Remembering the good old days.
James McCleary
Nov 20, 2022


Three Thousand Years of Longing // Film Review
Stories about storytelling will always be fighting an uphill battle.
James McCleary
Sep 12, 2022


Marcel The Shell With Shoes On // Film Review
Before Marcel The Shell With Shoes On, a quick word on Paddington 2.
James McCleary
Sep 11, 2022


Blonde // Film Review
The day that Blonde drops on Netflix is a day I intend to spend as far from the Internet as possible.
James McCleary
Sep 9, 2022


The Son // Film Review
Florian Zeller’s The Father was more or less a magic trick.
James McCleary
Sep 8, 2022


Don't Worry Darling // Film Review
First off, the elephant in the room; Harry Styles is perfectly fine in this movie. In fact he’s often pretty good.
James McCleary
Sep 6, 2022


The Banshees of Inisherin // Film Review
A lot of critics have been quick to call The Banshees of Inisherin one grand metaphor for the Irish Civil War. I would beg to differ.
James McCleary
Sep 5, 2022


The Whale // Film Review
The Whale is a difficult film to watch, but not for the reasons you might expect. Coming in with even a passing knowledge of director...
James McCleary
Sep 5, 2022


Master Gardener // Film Review
Paul Schrader really ought to stop telling us his films are based on himself.
James McCleary
Sep 4, 2022


Pearl // Film Review
Pearl is a movie that can feel at times like additional material to the tour-de-force of X, but that is in no way a bad thing.
James McCleary
Sep 4, 2022
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