Rogue Reviews

Kevin Williamson returns to write and direct the latest Scream chapter: original final girl Sidney (Neve Campbell) is pulled back to her hometown when a new Ghostface begins a fresh killing spree, forcing her to protect her family and confront lingering horrors from her past. Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Courteney Cox, Mckenna Grace, Anna Camp and more join the ensemble in this bloody, meta...

We dive into three very different series that recently caught our attention. First up is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the latest spin-off from the Game of Thrones universe, bringing more intrigue and lore from Westeros. Then we shift gears to Paradise, an apocalyptic political thriller now in its second season, blending high-stakes drama with a tense, end-of-the-world backdrop. And finally, we...

Gore Verbinski directs this sci-fi comedy: "A Man From the Future" (Sam Rockwell) recruits a ragtag, reluctant group to prevent an apocalyptic disaster, blending high-stakes time travel with sharp humour and unlikely alliances. Hayley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor and Juno Temple round out the ensemble in this fun, genre-mashing adventure. We praise the clever...

Bart Layton directs and writes this LA-set crime thriller: a master thief teams with an insurance broker for a high-stakes score, while a relentless detective closes in. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Halle Berry lead, with Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Nick Nolte in support. We hail it as a solid throwback to classics like Heat and Out of Sight, praise...

Sam Raimi brings his signature style to this survival horror: after a plane crash strands a domineering boss and their employee on a remote island, old workplace power structures collapse amid rising tensions and desperate survival efforts. Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien alongside Edyll Ismai, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang and Dennis Haysbert round out the cast in this tense, gruesome thriller. We c...

We tackle three distinct Apple TV sci-fi series: Pluribus, Vince Gilligan's post-apocalyptic drama about an astronomer's discovery upending society; Severance, the mind-bending thriller following workers with surgically separated work-life memories; and Silo, the dystopian bunker saga where engineer Juliette exposes deadly secrets in a massive underground world. We break down premises, pacing, twi...

We cover two recent releases: Mercy, Timur Bekmambetov’s screen-life thriller with Chris Pratt as a cop racing to prove his innocence to AI judge Rebecca Ferguson; The Rip, Joe Carnahan’s tense crime drama starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as Miami detectives hunting cartel cash amid betrayal; and last years Back in Action, Seth Gordon’s Netflix action-comedy with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz as...

Nia DaCosta directs the immediate sequel to last year’s 28 Years Later revival: young survivor Spike roams the infected mainland of Britain, where he’s drawn into a charismatic but dangerous cult-like gang led by Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal. Meanwhile, Dr. Kelson deepens his study of the infected and forms a bond with one that carries huge consequences. The ensemble includes Ralph Fiennes (Dr Ian Kelso...

As 2026 begins, we look back at the cinematic highs (and lows) of 2025 with our personal top 10 lists - drawn from dozens of films across blockbusters, indies and everything in between - ranking purely on enjoyment, emotional connection and whether the filmmaker nailed their vision. Then we switch gears to the most exciting 2026 releases on the horizon, from Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey to...

Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out whodunit: a locked-room killing inside a quiet church drags young priest Father Andrew (Josh O’Connor) into the investigation - until the police call in the one detective who can crack impossible cases, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig). With Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny and more, it’s a perfect ensembl...

James Cameron cranks up the spectacle in the third Avatar chapter: with the Sully family now embedded among the water Na'vi, a ruthless new volcanic tribe - the Ash People - allies with the human invaders, forcing Jake, Neytiri and their kids into an all-out war across fiery new landscapes. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Edie Falco, Jack Champion, Oona Chaplin and mo...

Denis Villeneuve’s breathtaking take on Frank Herbert’s “unfilmable” classic: young Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) inherits the deadly desert planet Arrakis, source of the priceless “spice,” only to face betrayal and exile among the native Fremen. Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya and more fill out a stacked cast in this monumental, slow-burn sci-fi masterpiece. W...

Elizabeth Banks unleashes the most gloriously unhinged creature feature in years: when a 500-pound black bear accidentally ingests a massive stash of dropped cocaine, an ordinary Georgia forest turns into absolute chaos. Rangers, drug dealers, tourists, and one very determined Margo Martindale suddenly find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Eh...

We settle into full post-Christmas mode to talk about Jingle Bell Heist, Netflix’s new festive heist movie. Released perfectly for Boxing Day viewing, the film follows two stressed, down-on-their-luck strangers who team up to rob a department store owner who’s wronged them both and, as we’d expect, things don’t quite go to plan.  We share our overall reactions, unpack the twists, motivations...

In this festive episode of Rogue Reviews, we decided to lean into the chaos. As it’s the holiday season, Gary took full control of the watchlist and challenged us to sit through three notoriously bad Christmas movies - films that regularly appear on “worst of all time” lists – yet somehow keep getting watched every December. Together, we work our way through the madness of Santa Jaws, the infamous...

Guillermo del Toro finally brings his lifelong passion project to the screen: a lavish, heartbreakingly beautiful Netflix retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic that spans Victor Frankenstein’s entire tragic life. With Oscar Isaac as the tormented creator, Jacob Elordi as the towering Creature, and a supporting cast including Mia Goth, Charles Dance and Lars Mikkelsen, this is the most faithful and e...

Edgar Wright takes on Stephen King’s brutal 1982 novel (written under his Richard Bachman pseudonym) and delivers a hyper-kinetic, grimly satirical chase movie that finally does the source material justice. Glenn Powell stars as Ben Richards, a framed everyman forced into America’s favourite blood-sport: survive 30 days on the run while corporate killers hunt you live on air. Lee Pace is delicious...

Three years on, with final seasons looming for some of the decade’s biggest series, 2022 suddenly looks like a golden year for television. Stranger Things went supersized and scarier than ever, The Boys swung harder at superhero sacred cows, Obi-Wan Kenobi gave prequel kids the reunion they’d waited decades for, and James Gunn somehow turned John Cena in a toilet-seat helmet into one of the most c...

Dan Trachtenberg returns after Prey and flips the entire franchise on its head: this time the Predator himself is the protagonist – a young, exiled Yautja forced to survive on a desolate planet with only a sarcastic, broken-down android as backup. Starring Elle Fanning as the android sidekick, Badlands is the first ever 12A-rated Predator film: no humans, no blood, no gore, just heart, humour, mec...

A House of Dynamite imagines a nightmare scenario where US government and military officials race against the clock to intercept an unidentified nuclear missile bound for American soil. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and featuring an ensemble cast including Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, and Tracy Letts, the film unfolds in near real-time, blending documentary-style realis...

Black Phone 2 is Scott Derrickson’s supernatural horror sequel to the 2021 breakout hit. Four years on, Finn battles PTSD while sister Gwen’s visions lead them to a haunted Christian camp, with Ethan Hawke’s Grabber returning in ghostly, dream-invading form. We debate whether this expansion justifies its existence and dissect its shift from subtle chills to Nightmare on Elm Street-style spectacle....

"End of Line." Time to plug into the digital frontier with Tron: Ares and see if this third film from Disney's sci-fi franchise will be its last, or the beginning of a new era for the film series. Directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jeff Bridges, Tron: Ares ventures out of the grid and into the real world, aiming to revive a legacy that began in 1...

"If it bleeds, we can kill it." With Predator: Badlands arriving in theatres soon, we thought now would be a good time to share our review of Prey (2022), which we recorded three years ago. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the film rewinds the clock to the 1700s, following Naru (Amber Midthunder), a young Comanche warrior who must face a fearsome alien hunter to protect her people. From stripped-back...

"There's one winner and no finish line.” We review The Long Walk (2025), Francis Lawrence’s tense and stripped-back adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian novel. Set in a totalitarian America, the film follows a brutal contest where a hundred young men must keep walking - or be shot - until only one remains. Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Johnson, Garrett Waring, Charlie Plummer, Roman Griffin-Dav...

The knives are out and there's a mystery to solve, as we unpack the Glass Onion - Rian Johnson’s bold sequel to his modern whodunit hit. Daniel Craig returns as the irresistibly eccentric detective Benoit Blanc, this time solving a murder amid the glossy chaos of a billionaire’s Greek island getaway. With Edward Norton leading a cast of suspects including Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bauti...