The spooky season is well and truly upon us, friends – in fact, you might be looking to watch something a little scary yourself this weekend. In which case, this review may be arriving at your time of need, as we once again aim to help you pick the movies you'll love and avoid those… Continue reading Movie review: Apostle
As we enter the spookiest month of all, it seems only fitting that we at Hot Bloods take a brief reprieve from the classics to instead explore some appropriately spooky films as well – those deemed worthy of the label, horror. As we sit on the couch with bated breath, pillows clutched tightly to our… Continue reading Movie review: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Continuing with our foray into classic films, this time we've opted for something a little lighter, with Steve Martin's The Jerk (1979), dir. Carl Reiner – a goofball, slapstick comedy, and Martin's first lead role in a feature film. Lauren's verdict: The movie opens - a man sits dishevelled in an alley, clearly having reached… Continue reading Movie review: The Jerk
In a misty rainforest on an alien moon, father and daughter, Damon (Jay Duplass) and Cee (Sophie Thatcher), dig for a valuable resource extracted carefully from organisms in the damp soil. Within the organisms lie precious Aurelac gems, rare only in the skill needed to safely extract them. This is Prospect (2018), dir. Christopher Caldwell… Continue reading Movie review: Prospect
Is that... is that Nicolas Cage? Why yes, it most certainly is. This week, we're reviewing the remake of Left Behind (2014), dir. Vic Armstrong, a story about an event on earth where a whole bunch of people just disappear all of a sudden. It's sci-fi, but with a whole bunch of biblical elements and… Continue reading Movie review: Left Behind
As it was my turn this week to choose a Christmas film, I decided that I should take this responsibility seriously, and pick the worst Christmas movie I could find on Netflix. Searching with the word “Christmas” yielded many badly photo-shopped thumbnails of beautiful women in scarves smiling sweetly in front of a snowy backdrop.… Continue reading Movie review: Christmas with a Prince
Two days out from Christmas and Hot Bloods Writing Club is back with another review! You thought we'd forgotten you? Not in a million years, our dear friends. We return in your time of need. We're here to help you – yes, you! – navigate the icy world of terrible, not so terrible, and sometimes,… Continue reading Movie review: Klaus
Hot Bloods is back, baby, and this week, it's all about Tim Allen throwing on the Big Jolly Man's suit and growing a luxurious beard. This week, we reviewed The Santa Clause (1994), dir. John Pasquin. Jeremy’s verdict: I’m really glad we picked The Santa Clause this week. After watching El Camino Christmas, it felt… Continue reading Movie review: The Santa Clause
Welcome back to another, fresh-off-the-press Christmas movie review from the Hot Bloods Writing Club. This week, we ventured back to a time before streaming platforms – heck, you might've even rented this at a video store before? – and watched Deck The Halls (2006), dir. John Whitesell. Lauren's verdict: For those of us going into… Continue reading Movie review: Deck The Halls
Welcome to the first film review of the Hot Bloods Writing Club Christmas holiday bonanza! Each week we'll be reviewing a Christmas film. What exactly constitutes a 'Christmas film' is up for us to decide and no correspondence will be entered into. Spoilers may abound, read ahead accordingly. This week, we watched El Camino Christmas… Continue reading Movie review: El Camino Christmas
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