Roast of the Day
The roasts take a current claim, film, product, institution or public performance and ask the impolite but useful question: does any of this make sense? Each article separates the judgement from the evidence, checks the important factual claims and leaves the sources in view. Expect dry British satire, modern incentives and the occasional three-panel sketch. Start with the newest receipt or use the topic links to narrow the archive.

The Bride! turns Frankenstein into critics-only theatre
The Bride! dresses Frankenstein in art-house noise, sexualised gloom and IMAX expense, then wonders why cinema audiences drift back to streaming again.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die: AI panic, dated already
Gore Verbinski returns with a time-travel AI caper. Big ideas, louder jokes, 134 minutes of tech panic that feels like yesterday’s tomorrow – in…

Pavane on Netflix: Ravel rescues romance from sludge again
Netflix’s Korean film ‘Pavane’ (released 20 Feb 2026) turns Ravel into a life raft for romance, and reminds cinema releases what a soul sounds…

Cold Storage (2026): fungus, flashbacks, and cinema shrinkage!
Cold Storage has timelines, fungus and Neeson quips, but the flashback faces never change. Also, cinemas look suspiciously like your sofa now minus the…

Wuthering Heights (2026): Bronte, but make it thirstier
Emerald Fennell turns Bronte into a glossy, carnal IMAX event. A fact-led roast of the 2026 adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, with…

Wuthering Heights the book: love, obsession, and revenge
A sense-check review of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights: love as obsession, class warfare, and revenge. Read this before you call it romance, spoilers light.
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