James Marsh
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Following the critical and commercial success of his surveillance thriller Cold Eyes – a remake of the Johnnie To-produced Hong Kong film Eye in the Sky – director Jo Ui-seok… Read More
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Renowned patriot Jackie Chan reaffirms his pledge of allegiance to China in Railroad Tigers, playing Ma Yuan, a Shandong railway worker who leads a plucky band of guerilla fighters in… Read More
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Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard fall in love while working together undercover during World War II in Robert Zemeckis’ campy romantic thriller. (at 8:08) Read More
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Luke Treadaway and Bob the cat re-enact the true story of a young homeless drug addict given a shot at redemption by a new feline companion. (at 12:20) Read More
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Bryan Cranston and James Franco lock horns over the fate of Zoey Deutch in this typically gross and low brow comedy. Read More
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There’s no shortage of fantastical allegories in literature and film, through which children wrestle with life’s trials, and in this regard J.A. Bayona’s follow-up to his 2012 disaster drama The… Read More
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Happy New Year everyone! As is customary at this time, I like to poll all of you to see which of the year’s cinematic offerings were your favourites. It was… Read More
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Counting down my favourite movies of the year. Read More
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While the Chinese film industry remains on track to become the world’s largest within the next few years, a bona fide crossover hit continues to prove elusive. Read my review Read More
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An insipid Twilight knock-off so lame it frequently slips into unwitting parody, Fallen switches out vampires and werewolves for an assortment of banished angels. Read my review Read More
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Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard reunite with director Justin Kurzel for this big screen adaptation of the hugely popular video game franchise. (at 14:50) Read More
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Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are trapped in space alone together in Morten Tyldum’s fluffy yet morally questionable space adventure. Read More
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In the mid-1970s, Japan’s oldest studio, Nikkatsu, looked to combat dwindling box office returns with a series of softcore “Roman Pornos” (meaning “romantic pornography”) Read my review Read More
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Felicity Jones, Donnie Yen and Riz Ahmed headline this standalone Star Wars prequel, which ventures into surprisingly dark territory and often feels more like a war movie than a typical… Read More
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Almost as ubiquitous as stories about provincial country life, or tales of strained relationships between parents and their children, Japanese cinema is awash with the misadventures of struggling young musicians.… Read More
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Following her impressive comeback in 2014’s Pale Moon , once-controversial actress Rie Miyazawa gives a heart-wrenching performance in Her Love Boils Bathwater as a terminally ill matriarch determined to reconcile… Read More
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Bursting with anarchic energy and awash with lurid colours, The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio surpasses its 2013 predecessor in sheer entertainment value as a consistently ridiculous crime caper. Read… Read More
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Epitomising Japan’s “visual kei” glam rock image, X Japan have weathered a series of tragic challenges and endured as one of the most popular heavy metal bands of the last… Read More
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