James DeMonaco’s 2013 home invasion flick introduces the eponymous policy, whereby all crime is legal for one night each year; a policy that has eradicated unemployment and poverty for reason…

Sixteen years since Maximus Decimus Meridius set Rome free, tyranny reins again and a new gladiator steps into the ring to shake off the shackles of oppression. This time it’s Hanno (Paul Mes…

Betrayed by the conniving Emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) is sold into glad rags like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Conan the Barbarian and Anakin S…

Paddington (Ben Whishaw) swaps the bathroom basin for the Amazon basin in this Peru-based romp that sends a series already past its prime further south. Puss in Boats. The Paddington films bear a s…

This hour-long documentary follows 6 comedians (including Amy Gledhill, Josh Jones and Sikisa) bringing their debut shows to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. Directed by stand-up and filmmaker Stuart …

Paddington (Ben Whishaw) ends up a bear behind bars after falsely being caught red-hatted stealing an antique from an irritating Jim Broadbent. Hot air Baloo. This 2017 sequel bearnefits from Wes A…

10 years since the release of Paddington, it seems everyone has seen the pro-immigration bear movie except us and successive British governments. “We’ll name him Rail Replacement Bus Se…

As today is Halloween, and most reviews on here are horror films, it is time for something truly scary: a Hallmark Christmas flick about an interior designer. “Hello, Morpheus? I have your ch…

Carrie’s (Sissy Spacek) high school bullies hatch a plan to douse her with pig’s blood on prom night in the 1976 classic they should have called Meat Girls. Trotters & Tiaras Based …

Single mother and recovering addict Jess (Rainey Qualley) gets locked in her cupboard in this Christian thriller they should have called Satanic Panic Room. “This ought to keep all those doct…

Municipal employees on a team-building retreat are targeted by a killer in this Swedish horror/comedy they should have called Parks and Mutilation. Patrik Eklund’s satirical slasher plays out…

A columnist (Katja Herbers) takes revenge on her Twitter trolls in the 2019 Dutch dark comedy they should have called Doom Scroll. “They’ll paywall for this.” Ivo van Aart keeps t…

Mel Gibson plays a dad, priest and farmer visited by aliens in this 2002 M. Night Shyamalan flick he should have called Father Father Farmer Sky. Clone Alone This farm-based thriller finds the dire…

Art the Clown returns to wreak yuletide havoc in this festive threequel they should have called Christmas Mime: Missing Toes and Crime. O Little Clown of Death Mayhem Five years after surviving the…

People needed another The Strangers movie like a bag on the head, but Mr. Potato Sack is back in burlap to wreak hessian havoc on a bland new couple. A Clothwork Orange The Strangers: Chapter 1 ope…

When two friends (Jenna Kanell and Catherine Corcoran) encounter a silent clown about town (David Howard Thornton) on their way home from a party, their Halloween night quickly goes from Pennywise …