Review
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Mental disability has long been stigmatised in South Korea, where sufferers can be hidden away by embarrassed family members and shunted to the margins by an unsympathetic society. In director… Read More
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Jacques Audiard’s first English language film is a gorgeous, darkly comic western, in which Joaquin Phoenix and a never better John C. Reilly star as fraternal assassins in search of… Read More
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Tim Burton reunites with Danny DeVito and Michael Keaton for a bold, live action reimagining of the animated classic, which also stars Colin Farrell, Eva Green and Nico Parker. Download… Read More
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A team of inept narcotics cops open a chicken restaurant to spy on a gang of drug dealers, only for their cover to prove more successful than their crime-fighting in… Read More
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Wide-ranging and thoroughly engaging documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her incredible life and career. Download the podcast Read More
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Following the Oscar winning success of Get Out, Jordan Peele returns with a terrifying horror film, bursting with social commentary. Download the podcast Read More
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In the testosterone-soaked world of Korean crime dramas, Han Jun-hee’s Hit-and-Run Squad puts a refreshing female spin on its story of police corruption and professional motor-racing, only to lose its… Read More
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A team of homicide detectives go undercover at a top Tokyo hotel to catch a serial killer in Masayuki Suzuki’s crowd-pleasing adaptation of Keigo Higashino’s bestselling novel. Anchoring this glossy,… Read More
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Felicity Jones plays a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she battles against sexism and discrimination at college, in her professional life, and in the American justice system. Download the podcast Read More
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Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck lead a gang of ex-military men on a secret mission to assassinate and rob a South American drug lord. Download the podcast Read More
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Six strangers are lured into a labyrinth of deadly game rooms by the promise of a $10,000 prize, in this entertaining high-concept horror that blends Saw with The Crystal Maze.… Read More
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A 12-year-old boy, imprisoned for committing a violent crime, decides to sue his parents for neglect. The film looks back over his struggles after running away from home. Download the… Read More
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Brie Larson headlines Marvel’s first female-fronted superhero movie, opposite a digitally de-aged Samuel Jackson in this 90s-set action adventure. Download the podcast Read More
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Jessica Rothe and friends return for a second round of time loop shenanigans, that veers more into sci-fi territory than straight up horror, but remains as fresh and fun as… Read More
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Julia Roberts is pretty great as a long-suffering mother, committed to her struggling, drug-addicted son, played by Luca Hedges. Download the podcast Read More
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An interstellar hit at the Chinese box office (4 billion yuan [US$600 million] and counting), Frant Gwo’s science-fiction epic The Wandering Earth finally touches down in Hong Kong, days after… Read More
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With Fall in Love at First Kiss, Taiwanese TV veteran Frankie Chen Yu-shan follows up the success of her feature film debut Our Times with another fanciful tale of adolescent… Read More
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The Academy Awards are upon us once again, and this year has had no shortage of drama in the lead up to the ceremony. My final predictions, including possible spoilers,… Read More
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