My suspense season continues, and somehow Triangle gets better every time I watch it.

This was my third watch and I enjoyed it just as much as the first. In fact, I’d say it’s one of those films that actually improves with repeat viewings.

Most thrillers lose something once you know the twist.

Triangle does the exact opposite.

Even though I know what’s coming, I still find myself spotting new details, clues and little moments that I completely missed before. It’s the sort of film that rewards you for paying attention, then rewards you again when you watch it a second time.

And then a third.

What starts as a fairly straightforward mystery slowly turns into something much stranger. Just when you think you’ve worked it out, the film changes direction. Then it does it again.

And again.

Without giving anything away, Triangle has one of my favourite endings. Not because it’s shocking for the sake of it, but because it keeps unfolding long after you think it’s about to end.

Every answer seems to create another question.

Every revelation makes you rethink what you’ve already seen.

It’s clever, unsettling and memorable.

The real achievement is that it never feels complicated for the sake of being complicated. There’s a difference between a film that’s confusing and a film that trusts its audience, and Triangle sits in the second category.

By the end, you’ll either be reaching for a notebook to work everything out or immediately starting the film again.

Possibly both.

Just when you think it’s over, it’s only just beginning.

5/5

Going in, I wasn’t exactly the target audience. I never really watched the original He-Man cartoon in the 1980s and, if I’m being honest, apart from He-Man and Skeletor, I didn’t know who half the characters were.

That said, there was still plenty to enjoy.

Idris Elba was hilarious as Man-At-Arms, playing him like a drunk uncle who’s somehow ended up responsible for saving the universe. Every time he appeared on screen, things became instantly more entertaining.

Visually, Skeletor is stunning.

I suspect that most of the film’s budget was spent on making him look incredible. The visual effects are superb, and I particularly loved the anamorphic style used for his eyes. Every scene featuring Skeletor looked fantastic.

Skeletor the character, however…

Not so much.

I understand they were trying to stay true to the cartoon, but they’d already changed plenty of other things. Why not make him a genuinely terrifying villain? Instead, he often felt like a cross between the Scotch Video Tape Skeleton and Austin Powers, which isn’t a combination I was expecting to see in 2026.

The frustrating thing is that the film has so much potential. There are moments that are genuinely spectacular. The action is big, the visuals are impressive and the world feels rich enough to support something really special.

But it was all just a bit too cheesy for me.

I kept finding myself wondering who the film was actually for. Adults who grew up with the cartoon might find it daft, while younger audiences don’t have the nostalgia needed to overlook some of its flaws.

By the end, I was left feeling like I’d watched a film that was caught between two worlds. One trying to honour the original cartoon and another trying to become a modern blockbuster.

Unfortunately, it never quite masters either universe.

3/5

What started as a dark film about Marshall (from How I Met Your Mother, yes he'll always be Marshall) trying to kill his wife somehow turned into something spectacular.

The couple are clearly dysfunctional from the very beginning. They hate each other, barely tolerate being in the same room together and, apparently, in 2026 that's all the motivation some people need to start plotting murder.

Relationship counselling clearly wasn't an option.

What I enjoyed most was the way the story is told through different perspectives. Seeing the same events from multiple points of view gradually reveals what's really going on and keeps you second-guessing everything you've already seen.

It reminded me a lot of Go (1999), one of my all-time favourite films. Both films play with perspective brilliantly, which also features the brilliant Tim Olyphant.

The film also gave me strong Mr. & Mrs. Smith vibes. Not because it's the same story, but because it has that same mixture of relationship drama, dark humour and people making extremely questionable life choices.

No spoilers from me, but things get increasingly disturbing as the film goes on. Every time I thought I knew where it was heading, it took another turn.

I don't think I'll ever look at a lawnmower the same way again.

4/5