DEEP DIVE MOVIE REVIEWS
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The Grabber is back in the sequel to 2021’s The Black Phone. Cast and crew all return, but as the tone shifts further towards the supernatural, does it forget to… Read More
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A brand new animated fantasy feature from first-time director Tommy Ng Kai Chung, does Another World usher in a new era for Hong Kong animation, or does it struggle to… Read More
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With Yorgos Lanthimos’ remake “Bugonia” on the horizon, James & Steve decide to do a “deep dive” into the original Korean cult classic “Save the Green Planet” that inspired it.… Read More
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Film Critic David Canfield (aka the Creature Feature Preacher) joins for a discussion on the 1959 Best Picture winner “Ben Hur”, the ultimate studio epic that would come to define… Read More
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For the 1958 Best Picture winner “Gigi”, James & Steve explore the film’s relevance for contemporary audiences. Set in early 20th-century Paris, the movie follows a young girl being groomed… Read More
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Writer-director Ryan Coogler reunites with regular leading man Michael B. Jordan for a gangster-cum-vampire mash-up that takes dead aim at Jim Crow-era America while celebrating the cultural potency of music.… Read More
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Kurosawa delivers a shamelessly commercial adventure story that proved a direct influence on George Lucas’ Star Wars. Always a good time introducing Steve to Asian classics. Read More
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We are joined by Steve’s son Gabriel to discuss David Lean’s towering World War II adventure epic, featuring an Oscar-winning performance from the great Alec Guinness. Read More
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An ordinary working-class family is turned upside-down when their 13-year-old son is arrested for murder. Stephen Graham co-one of the year’s most controversial and acclaimed television series. Steve and I… Read More
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Steve and I have mixed feelings about the latest science fiction oddity from Bong Joon-ho, the Academy Award winning South Korean filmmaker behind Parasite, Memories of Murder, The Host, and… Read More
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Animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 arrives in Hong Kong this weekend following a month-long siege of the mainland Chinese box office that shows no sign of abating. The film has run up… Read More
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Timothée Chalamet transforms into rock icon Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s much-lauded music biopic, which boasts standout performances from Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, and Monica Barbero. Steve and I bear… Read More
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Former Take That star Robbie Williams gets the music biopic treatment, but in a departure from traditional, the 90s pop icon is portrayed onscreen as an anthropomorphised CGI chimpanzee. What’s… Read More
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Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid star in the story of an unconventional romance that goes violently off the rails in this delightfully inventive horror-infused romcom. Full of twists and turns,… Read More
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With the Oscars looming, Steve and I endeavour to see all the nominated films ahead of the ceremony, which brings us to this wonderfully dark and gothic Danish drama about… Read More
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It’s that time again. Steve and I knuckle down and commit to our favourite films of the past 12 months. There will be laughter, tears, maybe even a little bloodshed.… Read More
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As part of our Every Best Picture series, Steve and I welcome critic Josh Hurtado to discuss this lavish spectacle of epic fifties filmmaking, based on the novel by Jules… Read More
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Adapted from the hit musical, adapted from the book, inspired by the classic Hollywood movie, adapted from L. Frank Baum’s beloved novels, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande headline an all-star… Read More
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