James Marsh
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Vulgar stereotypes, terrible performances and a rambling, incomprehensible plot are just some of the problems with Pee Nak, a horror comedy from Thailand that makes a strong claim for the… Read More
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In 1998, Japanese director Hideo Nakata created Ring, one of the most celebrated Asian horror movies of all time. An adaptation of Koji Suzuki’s chilling bestseller, Ring became a flagship… Read More
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Following in the footsteps of legendary Hollywood satirists Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch and Mel Brooks, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi ( Thor: Ragnarok ) sets out to ridicule Adolf Hitler… Read More
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27 years after the events of the first film, The Losers Club are reunited back in Derry, Maine, when Pennywise the clown reappears. Read More
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Last summer, Japanese drama series Ossan’s Love proved a surprise hit, not just in Japan but also in Hong Kong, where it’s screened on ViuTV. Its overwhelmingly positive portrayal of… Read More
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Essentially a young spin on Superbad, three sixth graders find themselves accidentally in possession of a bag of drugs on the same day they are invited to their first kissing… Read More
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Back in 1990, Luc Besson’s stylish French thriller Nikita cast Anne Parillaud as a drug-addicted killer who is transformed into a sexy government assassin. In the decades since, the prolific… Read More
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A deadly gas attack leaves thousands stranded in skyscrapers across Seoul in Exit, the debut feature by writer-director Lee Sang-geun. The action comedy weaves a hugely convoluted scenario, and audiences… Read More
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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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