James Marsh
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Kaya Scodelario stars as a competitive swimmer, who ventures into the path of a deadly hurricane in order to find her estranged father, only to become trapped in the crawlspace… Read More
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It’s Halloween, 1968. When a gang of teens are chased into their small town’s haunted house, they discover a book of scary stories that come true in horrific fashion. (at… Read More
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The summer may be over, but Hollywood shows no sign of letting up on the must-see movies. Autumn means awards season, as the studios jostle to make the biggest splash… Read More
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Body-swap comedies seem tailor-made for Korean cinema, where society is so fiercely regimented by a hierarchy based on age and seniority. Seeing a high school student stand up to adults… Read More
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Nick Cheung plays a pathologist station at a mortuary on Christmas Eve, when Richie Jen’s gang of masked criminals descend on the establishment in order to retrieve some incriminating evidence… Read More
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Newcomer Himesh Patel stars as a struggling musician who awakes from a freak global incident to discover that The Beatles never existed – and spies an opportunity to give his… Read More
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After successfully foiling two assassination attempts on the US president in Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016), this third instalment in the modest-budget action franchise sees the… Read More
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Cinema is filled with stories about journeys, and none more so than the long, slow march towards death that each of us must travel. Ageing and mortality are inevitable facts… Read More
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Two of Woody Allen’s most enduring passions – the city of New York and age-inappropriate relationships – are at the centre of his latest comedy, which stars Timothée Chalamet (… Read More
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Benedict Cumberbatch plays Thomas Edison, who goes head to head with Michael Shannon’s George Westinghouse in the race to bring electricity to every home in America. (at 17:30) Read More
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After the success of Senna and Amy, documentarian Asif Kapadia turns his attentions to the world’s greatest living footballer. (at 6:50) Read More
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Anyone bemoaning the lack of mixed martial arts in William Friedkin’s horror classic The Exorcist may very well rejoice at the prospect of director Kim Joo-hwan’s The Divine Fury, a… Read More
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Inspired by stories from her own ancestors, Vietnamese writer-director Ash Mayfair’s debut feature is a beautifully realised tale of tradition and the search for identity in rural 19th century Vietnam.… Read More
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The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s summer showpiece has arrived, with a rich and diverse selection of new offerings, many fresh from the Cannes Film Festival, together with an exciting… Read More
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Chris Evans headlines this ambitious Netflix thriller, based on the true story of a daring evacuation attempt in 1970s Sudan. (at 23:49) Read More
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The incredible success of 2016’s Train to Busan continues to influence the South Korean film industry, with a number of zombie movies and creature features released since then in the… Read More
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Following the international success of 2016’s Your Name , director Makoto Shinkai conjures another tale of impossible young love, stretched across multiple dimensions – even with the protagonists from that… Read More
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Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham reunite for this octane spin-off from the Fast & Furious franchise, reluctantly joining forces against Idris Elba’s super-soldier. Read More
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