Review
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Joaquin Phoenix plays a college professor plotting the perfect crime in Woody Allen’s latest comedy thriller. Listen to my review Read More
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Matt Damon is abandoned by his crew on the Red Planet in Ridley Scott’s modern sci-fi masterpiece. Listen to my review Read More
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There is a region in Arizona, close to the border that has unofficially been ceded to the Mexican drug cartels. The military is unwilling to defend it, and the local… Read More
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I must confess to having next to no exposure to the work of American author David Foster Wallace prior to seeing this film, which is especially confounding since his magnum… Read More
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Probably my most anticipated film of this year’s line-up was also the first I watched. Robert Eggers’ gothic horror film The Witch is the story of a British family of… Read More
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Since his 18th birthday, Woo-jin has awoken each morning as a different person. His age, gender, even race can change. He has no way of controlling it and there is… Read More
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Jesse Eisenberg plays a hapless stoner with a killer secret, while Kristen Stewart is his loyal partner in crime. Listen to my review Read More
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In an increasingly prevalent trend among Japanese blockbusters, Attack on Titan: End of the World arrives just weeks after its predecessor. Read my review Read More
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In a wild change of pace, Hong Kong director Johnnie To delivers an all-singing, occasionally-dancing adaptation of Sylvia Chang’s successful stage play, Design for Living. Read my review Read More
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Winner of the German Film Award for best documentary feature, Arne Birkenstock’s account of master forger Wolfgang Beltracchi tells a story almost impossible to believe in this era of rigorous… Read More
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More YA shenanigans are afoot in this utterly forgettable and generic sequel. Listen to my review Read More
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Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur tackles his largest Hollywood project to-date, with this epically staged account of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, in which eight climbers perished on the Himalayan peak… Read More
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Lau Ching Wan and Tang Wei star in this stodgy period drama based on the lives of Jackie Chan’s parents. Listen to my review Read More
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Singaporean director Ken Kwek joins us to discuss his new film. Listen to my review Read More
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Asia is terrifying. With its obscure languages, stifling humidity, tropical foliage, peculiar deities, dubious military regimes, weird food and proximity to historically hazardous war zones, American citizens would be insane… Read More
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Adam Sandler gets his hands on Patrick Jean’s excellent animated short and turns it into one of the year’s worst films. Listen to my review Read More
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Barry Ward stars as a man returning home after a decade in exile to find a community still in need of his help. Listen to my review Read More
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For its big screen reboot of the classic 60s spy series, Warner Brothers is hoping Guy Ritchie can replicate the success of their earlier Sherlock Holmes adaptations, again favouring witty… Read More
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