Laurence Boyce

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine Jun 10, 2026 3.5/5 But with the film never fully committing to going completely down the road of 80s campness or going with modern deconstruction, MOTU never quite gels. Go to Full Review Masters of the Universe (2026) 67% - -

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine May 22, 2026 7/10 One of the most refreshing things about Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – despite being part of one of the biggest franchises in the world – is how standalone it is Go to Full Review Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) 60% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Sep 19, 2025 3/4 There’s a boldness and playfulness here that ultimately make the film quietly compelling Go to Full Review The Tree of Knowledge (2025) - - - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Jul 31, 2025 Lauris and Raitis Abele’s film, the latest feature-length animation out of Latvia, will prove a shock for those looking for something akin to Flow Go to Full Review Dog of God (2025) 91% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Aug 21, 2024 7/10 While Infinite Summer is far from a film that provides us with any definitive answers it continually keeps nagging away at one’s frontal lobes long after the credits have rolled. Go to Full Review Infinite Summer (2024) 88% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Aug 21, 2024 7/10 A darkly charming oddity of a movie. Go to Full Review Sunlight (2024) 91% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Aug 25, 2023 Chuck Chuck Baby engenders an enormous amount of goodwill thanks to its winning performances and Pugh’s eye for adding the magical to the dourness of the real world. Go to Full Review Chuck Chuck Baby (2023) 100% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Aug 24, 2023 McCartney and Hyland are brilliant in the lead roles, typifying the ever-tumultuous wave of youth that drifts between assuredness and doubt, and they are ably supported by the likes of Lockyer. Go to Full Review Silent Roar (2023) 90% - -

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine Jul 8, 2023 2.5/5 This is nothing actively bad in this unmemorable sequel, but there’s nothing actively really good either. Go to Full Review Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 49% 86%

Laurence Boyce VODzilla.co Jul 8, 2023 4/5 This fun, visually gorgeous adaptation does the world's most famous plumber justice. Go to Full Review The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) 58% 20%

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine Jul 8, 2023 3.5/5 A throwback to the kind of film that – once upon a time – you’d see screening late night on Channel 4 or BBC2 after stumbling home half cut Go to Full Review Smoking Causes Coughing (2022) 94% 49%

Laurence Boyce VODzilla.co Apr 1, 2023 4/5 The unlikely real life tale of Tetris the video game is nostalgically assembled into a dark, entertaining political thriller. Go to Full Review Tetris (2023) 81% 87%

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Mar 16, 2023 While it is sometimes messy and chaotic, there’s a passion and a verve here that give the film genuine heart. Go to Full Review Typist Artist Pirate King (2022) 94% 50%

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Mar 3, 2023 Cousins, as erudite, persuasive and educated as he is, always approaches the material with the enthusiasm of a fan, and his observations and claims often invite fulsome discussion and debate. Go to Full Review My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (2022) 93% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Jan 26, 2023 A personal and affecting piece of work that is both an achingly human portrait of a woman exploring her desires in her later years and a celebration of female sexuality. Go to Full Review Mamacruz (2023) 100% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Jan 26, 2023 Those seeing Smoke Sauna Sisterhood will certainly feel uplifted upon seeing it. Go to Full Review Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023) 96% 80%

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Jan 26, 2023 The huge amount of archive footage is well chosen, with much that surprises. Go to Full Review Fantastic Machine (2023) 65% - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Dec 22, 2022 A thoroughly moving and ultimately joyful affair. Go to Full Review A Bunch of Amateurs (2022) 100% 100%

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Dec 22, 2022 Even though much in the movie is swathed in darkness, it is ultimately a paean to the fact that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Go to Full Review Young & Afraid (2021) - - - -

Laurence Boyce Cineuropa Aug 23, 2022 3/4 As a coming-of-age tale, it's something of a well-worn cinematic (and cultural) genre. Many of the clichés of the genre are out in full force in Neon Spring, its knowledge about said clichés make this an often intriguing film. Go to Full Review Neon Spring (2022) - - - -