Review
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Anchored by an incredible break-out performance from Haley Bennett, Swallow is the story of a young trophy bride, confined within a seemingly idyllic new home, who develops a bizarre oral… Read More
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Blending themes of radicalisation in a near-future Denmark overtaken by a wave of newfound right-wing extremism, with an undercover cop thriller, Ulaa Salim’s film persistently defies our expectation while delivering… Read More
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In his second solo outing since being reunited with the MCU, Spidey must tackle Mysterio’s illusionary weaponry whilst on a school trip to Europe. Download the podcast Read More
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Tough British drama with fantastical elements, about a young woman struggling to put her life together after becoming the victim of an acid attack perpetrated by her former lover. Download… Read More
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Jeffrey McHale investigates the enduring legacy of Showgirls, Paul Verhoeven’s Vegas stripper version of All About Eve, derided on original release, but now regarded as a camp cult classic. Download… Read More
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Psychotic possessed killer doll Chucky is a back in a new reboot of the original Child’s Play franchise, but how does it compare with those that have come before it?… Read More
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Following in the grand tradition of master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu, A Long Goodbye is forged not from earth-shattering drama, but rather the minutiae of everyday struggles that test the bonds… Read More
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Even before Moxy, our Kelly Clarkson-voiced heroine, begins belting out the opening number of UglyDolls, an animated feature film inspired by a line of plush toys, audiences will have a… Read More
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Max Zhang stars as a Hong Kong cop on the trailer of a serial killer who targets female police officers in Fruit Chan’s woeful martial arts thriller. Download the podcast Read More
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Bong Joon-ho’s wonderful urban satire arrives in Hong Kong, fresh from its Palme d’Or win at Cannes. Download the podcast Read More
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Taron Egerton gives a powerhouse performance as Elton John, in this all-singing, all-dancing, drug and sex fuelled look back at the life and career of the great showman. Download the… Read More
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In certain instances of kidnapping, robbery or terrorism, hostages have been known to develop compassionate, cooperative relationships with their captors. Known as Stockholm syndrome, this psychological phenomenon of irrational alliance… Read More
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Chris Hemsworth and his Thor: Ragnarok co-star Tessa Thompson re-team for this spin-off sequel to Barry Sonnenfeld’s hit alien action series. Download the podcast Read More
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Mel Gibson and Sean Penn attempt to out-weird – and out-beard – each other, in the bizarrely captivating story of the creation of the first Oxford English Dictionary. Download the… Read More
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The food of ethnically diverse Singapore is celebrated in this warm, sentimental tale of family roots and forgotten recipes by director Eric Khoo (In the Room). Khoo’s film is a… Read More
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K-pop artists Jung Eun-ji (from the girl band Apink) and Lee Sung-yeol (of boy band Infinite) make their big screen debuts in first-time director You Sun-dong’s supernatural thriller. They form… Read More
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When the time-travelling shenanigans of 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past inadvertently erased the events of 2006’s much-maligned X-Men: The Last Stand, 20th Century Fox’s Marvel-adjacent franchise was gifted the… Read More
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Seth Rogen plays a disgruntled online journalist who is hired as the new speechwriter for his former babysitter (Charlize Theron), now the Secretary of State, as she launches her Presidential… Read More
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