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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 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 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 Tripwire Magazine May 5, 2022 4/5 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness sees the Marvel Cinematic Universe take a tentative step into the world of horror. What results is one of the more emotionally dark and dour yet striking entries in to the MCU. Go to Full Review Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) 73% 85%

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine Apr 22, 2022 4/5 The Batman shows that Reeves interpretation is one that knows that Caped Crusader was always as famous for his brains as his brawn Go to Full Review The Batman (2022) 85% 40%

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine Apr 20, 2022 4/5 The Spine of Night is a defiantly old school piece of work. Yet whilst it undoubtedly plays with nostalgia, the films overwhelming atmosphere is one of compelling nihilism as it presents us with an impressively rendered onslaught of violence and despair. Go to Full Review The Spine of Night (2021) 80% 60%

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine Mar 17, 2020 3/5 Keeps many of the core beats of the original comic and tries to provide a modicum of intelligent discourse on the nature of politics and personal ethics whilst concentrating on all the action orientated antics one would expect in a superhero film. Go to Full Review Superman: Red Son (2020) 89% 64%

Laurence Boyce Tripwire Magazine Dec 11, 2018 4/5 This is not only a fresh take on the character of Spider-Man, and an investigation on what makes him (and her) so enduring, but also one of the best superhero movies of the past few years. Go to Full Review Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 97% 94%