to the shock of absolutely no-one, yes i quite liked the new cate blanchett spy outing. BLACK BAG is more kiss kiss than bang bang; an espionage thriller that’s really a romance. i just wish it had lasted a little longer. my full REVIEW for @not_too_loud: not-too-loud.co.uk/2025/03/18/rev…

"Action movies deserve to be better than this." ★½ Review | #AWorkingMan In cinemas now bartonreviews.com/2025/03/a-work…

It’s her day 👏

#TriviaTuesday: The skull on the moth in the iconic poster for 1991's 'The Silence of the Lambs' is not a natural pattern, it's an image of Salvador Dalí & Philippe Halsman’s provocative 1951 piece "In Voluptas Mors", where seven naked women form the shape of a human skull.

nasty thriller RESTLESS works so well because its noisy next-door neighbour narrative could happen to anyone. it’s tense and well acted, but loses its way towards the end. barry ward as brilliant as ever though! my full REVIEW for @not_too_loud: not-too-loud.co.uk/2025/04/02/rev…

REVIEW: Death of a Unicorn – A24 eat the rich creature feature takes too long getting to the point 🦄 Words: Hamish Calvert ✍️ not-too-loud.co.uk/2025/04/07/rev…

#TriviaTuesday: Kenner Toys were unprepared for the success of 1977's 'Star Wars' and could not meet the Christmas demand for their action figures, so came up with the "Early Bird Certificate Package", selling empty packages which promised the actual toy the following spring.

REVIEW: The Surfer – trippy psychological thriller takes Nicolas Cage to breaking point 🏄 Words: Hamish Calvert ✍️ Glasgow Film Festival 2025 || Glasgow Film Festival not-too-loud.co.uk/2025/04/13/rev…

lorcan finnegan’s THE SURFER is my favourite of the fest, and his best film yet. nicolas cage is on fine form, delivering another frenzied freakout while the film condemns toxic masculinity and unhealthy work culture. my full REVIEW for Not Too Loud: not-too-loud.co.uk/2025/04/13/rev…

"This action comedy leans into both its own absurdity and influences from other films to become one of the most entertaining films of the year so far." ★★★★ Review | #FreakyTales In select cinemas from 18 April and on digital platforms from 28 April

George MacKay 🤝 Range • Wolf || 2021 • Femme || 2023 • The Beast || 2023 • The End || 2024

good year to be a vampire fan 🧛🩸

👀🎬 Seeing Double 🎬👀 2025 Films with Actors in Dual Roles • Mickey 17 || Robert Pattinson • Sinners || Michael B. Jordan • The Alto Knights || Robert De Niro • The Monkey || Theo James

REVIEW: Sinners – violent vampire vehicle makes way for a big, bold celebration of the blues 🧛 Words: Hamish Calvert ✍️ not-too-loud.co.uk/2025/04/19/rev…

#TriviaTuesday: The imposing Pat Roach—who played a villainous heavy in the first two 'Indiana Jones' films—originally featured more heavily in 1989's 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' as a Gestapo agent chasing the Joneses in the Zeppelin, but the scene was cut for time.

"The action comes thick and fast after that, Evans doing the lord's work again when it comes to hand to hand combat, where the film is at its absolute best." ★★★½ Review | #Havoc Streaming on Netflix April 25 bartonreviews.com/2025/04/havoc.…

REVIEW: Fréwaka – an eerie Irish language folk horror firmly grounded by its roots 🐐🇮🇪 Aislinn Clarke’s new horror film is released in Irish cinemas today 🍿🎟️ not-too-loud.co.uk/2024/11/02/rev…

laughing so much that rosamund pike is the ONLY one on the poster upside down, like why did they do her dirty like that!? 🤣

"It's a winning formula, seeing a team struggle to fit together before coming good, but Thunderbolts* isn't afraid to change the formula a little to become one of the most fascinating MCU projects in recent memory." ★★★★ Review | #Thunderbolts In cinemas May 1

#TriviaTuesday: Buddies George Lucas & Brian De Palma held joint mid-1970s auditions for their upcoming films, as Sissy Spacek auditioned for Leia & William Katt for Luke in 'Star Wars', with Carrie Fisher trying for Carrie and Harrison Ford & Mark Hamill other roles in 'Carrie'.