Review
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The life and career of Japanese composer and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto are explored in this new documentary from Stephen Nomura Schible. Best known for scoring – and starring in –… Read More
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In the aftermath of an alien invasion, a family struggles to survive against ferociously violent creatures who hunt purely using their sense of hearing. (at 18:13) Read More
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A child goes missing in the middle of a bitter divorce in this bleak, harrowing yet beautifully orchestrated take-down of contemporary Russian disillusionment. (at 9:50) Read More
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Dwayne Johnson must contend with a giant gorilla, flying wolf and monstrous alligator in this ridiculous, yet surprisingly entertaining, adaptation of the video game series. Read More
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Nick Park’s first animated feature since Curse of the Were-Rabbit transports us back to the dawn of the Bronze Age, where a tribe of endangered cavemen must battle for their… Read More
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A grieving literature professor is consumed by a supernatural mystery involving seven mythological muses in Jaume Balaguero’s gothic thriller. But the Spanish director, best known for the [Rec] horror series,… Read More
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In the shadow of the Walt Disney World theme park, a young mother and her daughter live in a dilapidated motel, eking out a meagre living however they can. Sean… Read More
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John Boyega heads up this sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s high-concept sci-fi smash-up, and single-handedly saves what is otherwise a fairly lightweight and silly affair. (at 11:40) Read More
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Steven Spielberg adapts Ernest Cline’s deep dive into virtual reality and 80s pop culture, and the results are half Willy Wonka, half Tron. Read More
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My Blind Date with Life is a good-natured, if rather formulaic, romantic comedy about Saliya (Kostja Ulmann) who, determined not to let his blindness undermine his dream of working in… Read More
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Claire Foy lands her first American leading role, as an unhinged office worker who finds herself committed to a shady mental institute that refuses to let her leave. Read More
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The devastating impact of Taiwan’s 921 earthquake, which ravaged Nantou County in 1999, is relived through the eyes of rural schoolchildren and the despondent teacher who rallied to their aid.… Read More
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Joko Anwar’s Satan’s Slaves is a remake of the 1982 Indonesian film of the same name and recalls a host of Hollywood horror classics, including Rosemary’s Baby and Night of… Read More
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Joining the increasingly cluttered ranks of politically fuelled thrillers from South Korean cinema is Golden Slumber, a new adaptation of the Japanese novel by Kotaro Isaka. In it, Gang Dong-won… Read More
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Martin Scorsese once claimed that his motivation for directing Hugo, his 2011 foray into stereoscopic 3D, was to finally make a film that young children could watch. What emerged, however,… Read More
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One of the best Netflix movies to-date sees Alex Garland direct Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar Isaac in a mind-bending sci-fi thriller. Watch Annihilation on Netflix here Read More
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Gerard Butler stars opposite Pablo Schreiber in this cops and robbers thriller that plays like a rehash of Michael Mann’s Heat, yet turns out better than expected. Read More
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Ever wondered what happens to used banknotes after they are taken out of circulation? They are shipped in their hundreds of millions to remote government installations, where they are shredded.… Read More
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