In this review, Deniz Arslan shares his thoughts on the 2025 Icelandic film The Fires (Eldarnir) from director Ugla Hauksdóttir. A top volcanologist, faces two disasters at once: a volcanic eruption that threatens the safety of the capital city and a love affair that could destroy her marriage. ...
Twenty years later, Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly returns in The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) which portrays a world shaped by digital chaos and fading print media, and while the sequel leans on nostalgia, it still feels surprisingly relevant, stylish, and genuinely enjoyable to revisit. ...
Set against stunning real desert landscapes with impressive scale and colour, Desert Warrior (2025) looks undeniably grand and occasionally engaging, but its thin script, shallow characters, and oddly detached cultural voice make it hard to care about anything beyond the visuals. ...
David Lowery’s latest movie follows a pop icon reconnecting with the uncredited artist responsible for creating her stage persona, blending performance, pain, and a strange exorcism-like metaphor in order to explore how shared trauma manifests into art. ...
Built around familiar biopic beats, Michael (2026) directed by Antoine Fuqua leans heavily on iconic moments and emotional shortcuts, but keeps everything at a distance, avoiding the messier realities and never quite becoming the powerful story it could have been. ...
Rob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of the 1980s and continued to produce memorable and engaging films right up to his untimely death in December, 2025. He worked as an actor, a writer and a producer as well as a director and his work spanned a wide ...
Set in Naples beneath the constant threat of Mount Vesuvius, Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary Pompei Below the Clouds (2025) leans into stillness and long takes, offering striking black-and-white images and rare, powerful moments—though its distance and silence won’t work for everyone. Guest writer Deniz Arslan shares his thoughts on the film. ...
Let’s wander through the reels and roles; through the cinema vérité of D.A. Pennebaker’s lens, the strange stillness of Bob Dylan on screen, and the kaleidoscope of movies he has inspired. Popcorn not required, but a harmonica in the key of cinematic mischief might help. ...
In this episode of the More Movies podcast, Greg and Dave discuss the movies Marty Supreme, F1, Bugonia and Hamnet. They also talk about the 98th Academy Awards and how some of these movies will fare in the categories they have been nominated in. ...
In this epsiode of the More Movies Podcast, Greg and Dave discuss a selection of films from 2025 that include: One Battle After Another, Frankenstein, Eddington, Spinal Ta II, The Naked Gun and more! ...
In this episode of the More Movies Podcast, Greg and Dave discuss the sci-fi comicbook movie Superman (2025), Ryan Coogler's vampire thriller Sinners (2025, comedy sequel Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) and horror sequel 28 Years Later (2025). ...
Cinema has no shortage of courtroom dramas, but few have withstood the scrutiny of time as brilliantly as Witness for the Prosecution (1957). Directed by Billy Wilder and adapted from Agatha Christie's celebrated stage play, the film not only delivers on the promise of tension and surprise, but helped pioneer ...
Michael Cimino's Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) occupies a fascinating place in the landscape of 1970s American cinema. Released during the height of the New Hollywood era, the film blends buddy comedy, crime drama, and existential road movie into a compelling portrait of male camaraderie, generational disillusionment, and shifting cultural values. ...
Since its first thunderous footsteps echoed through Tokyo in 1954, Godzilla has remained one of the most enduring figures in global cinema. What began as a black-and-white Japanese monster film has evolved into a sprawling franchise spanning nearly 70 years, crossing borders, genres, and generations. ...
In the pantheon of early horror films, Edgar G. Ulmer’s The Black Cat (1934) occupies a unique and often underappreciated space. Loosely inspired by the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe, the film diverges significantly from its literary source to present an entirely original narrative—one steeped ...