Composed of distinct set pieces, with a surprising number involving Arnie wailing on yet another unsuspecting animal, this film with its schlocky writing, rugged costumes, and wonderfully dated acting has a certain charm. It has some very funny moments, but unfortunately, for all its character, is an absolute slog to get through. The setting of low fantasy with a ritualistic magic-infused religion standing in opposition to warlords and kings as a tool for concentrating power is cool, but unexplored beyond…

Can you feel the planet approach? Feel the despair? The waves of anxiety? The panic? Can you feel the relief?

Sometimes it seems like a planet approaching the earth would be a gift: all potential futures completely vaporised, all responsibly absolved, like sitting on a plane where you have no control over if it goes down. No longer a burden, more an inconsequential subject; a participant of what's about to happen. What can you do against such an oppressive, astronomical…

It's never a good sign when a film billed as a fun, mindless action movie not only sends you to sleep but you don't even care.

The dialogue and acting was from a shitty children's show, they made the south of France look like it had been deep fried and the product placement was so obvious it wrapped around to being hilarious. The soundtrack was so bad it actually helped the movie, as it took the attention away from the…

Genuinely creepy with a bleak, oppressive atmosphere that sells how terrifying it would be to truly hold the beliefs of a puritan and live under the watchful gaze of a judging God. Not even babies are safe from His eye and being a woman is akin to being damned.

As the family descends into paranoia and alternates between venomous accusations towards Thomasin and frantic pleading for deliverance, Eggers really makes you feel the isolation and alienation of the family, both…