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Considered by many to be the architect of wuxia cinema, King Hu was to martial arts was John Ford was to the western. Beginning with his 1966 Shaw Brothers adventure… Read More
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Tamil cinema gets a rare outing in Hong Kong with this life-affirming story of two Chennai slum kids and their efforts to taste the exotic and seemingly unattainable pizza sold… Read More
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Angelina Jolie writes, directs and stars opposite real-life hubby Brad Pitt in a strange, Antonioni-esque psycho-drama. Listen to my review Read More
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Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy star in a decidedly reimagined take on Mary Shelley’s horror classic. Listen to my review Read More
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While remaining committed to the horror genre, Nick Cheung’s second outing as director is a huge improvement on 2013’s Hungry Ghost Ritual. Read my review Read More
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Xu Zheng follows up the success of his hit comedy Lost In Thailand by heading south for a spiritual, if not actual, sequel. Listen to my review Read More
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The fourth and final instalment of the trend-setting dystopian YA adventure has a lot to live up to. How does it fare? Listen to my review Read More
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Winner of the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Christian Vincent’s dryly comic courtroom drama was selected as the opening film for the 44th… Read More
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Finding your voice and staying true to yourself are the familiar adolescent adages given a visually rich, if emotionally clumsy, airing in this unabashedly good-natured animation from the team behind… Read More
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Visually rich and episodic in nature, Miss Hokusai is a mature and elegantly told tale of a young woman struggling for artistic recognition in 19th century Japan. Read my review Read More
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Eli Roth continues his streak of Chilean exploitation pics with this domestic slasher starring Keanu Reeves as a hapless family man caught home alone. Listen to my review Read More
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Eli Roth ventures deep into the South American jungle for this predictably gruesome but surprisingly reverent homage to the grisly Italian cannibal flicks of yore. Listen to my review Read More
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Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep star in this incredibly worthy dramatisation of the Votes For Women movement. Listen to my review Read More
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A strong central performance from Najarra Townsend and a smartly plotted script helped Contracted stand out in an increasingly crowded indie horror marketplace, but the same cannot be said for… Read More
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Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes re-team for Bond’s latest outing that sees the series revert to its more outlandish, campy roots. Listen to my review Read More
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In his best performance of the post-Governator era, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the protective father of a teenage girl dying from an incurable virus, in a film that eschews traditional… Read More
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Johnny Depp returns to serious acting to portray Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in this star-studded 70s crime thriller. Listen to my review Read More
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Arriving in perfect time for Halloween, Christopher Landon’s knowingly ridiculous horror comedy should play well to late-night crowds looking for a grotesque giggle. Read my review Read More
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