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Robert Kojder

Movie Review – I Want Your Sex (2026)

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I Want Your Sex, 2026.Written and Directed by Gregg Araki. Starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, Charli xcx, Johnny Knoxville, Margaret Cho, Roxane Mesquida, George Todd McLachlan and James Duval.SYNOPSIS:Elliot lands a job for Erika Tracy as her sexual muse.Curator of a sexuality-based art gallery, Olivia Wilde’s Erika Tracy […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day, 2026.Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, Mark Ruffalo, Liza Colón-Zayas, Marvin Jones III, Eman Esfandi, Zabryna Guevara, and Keith David.SYNOPSIS:A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a […]

Movie Review – The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

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The Samurai and the Prisoner, 2026.Written and Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Starring Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Munetaka Aoki, Ryota Miyadate, Tasuku Emoto, Joe Odagiri, Yusuke Santamaria, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Ryota Bando, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Ikkei Watanabe, Yoshimasa Kondo, Toshihiro Yashiba, Masatoshi Kihara, Yamato Kochi, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Shusaku Kamikawa, Oshirō Maeda, and Shingo Bando.SYNOPSIS:Set […]

Movie Review – Her Private Hell (2026)

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Her Private Hell, 2026.Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu, Dougray Scott, Kristine Froseth, Shioli Kutsuna, Aoi Yamada, Diego Calva, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Lola Corfixen, Boy Ewald, Jason Hendil-Forssell, Parker Sawyers, and Mark David Gosse.SYNOPSIS:When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, unleashing a deadly and elusive entity, a troubled […]

We’re All Animals in a Cage Together: Ben Foster on Motor City – Exclusive Interview

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Robert Kojder chats with Motor City star Ben Foster…Perhaps best known for uncomfortably embodying loose-cannon characters and changing up his appearance like a chameleon from movie to movie, one generally has an idea of what to expect from a Ben Foster performance. He has taken on the roles of violent outlaws, soldiers, drug addicts, and […]

Movie Review – 72 Hours (2026)

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72 Hours, 2026.Directed by Tim Story. Starring Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Teyana Taylor, Andy Garcia, Mason Gooding, Kam Patterson, Ben Marshall, Kevin Dunn, Zach Cherry, Michael Mando, Anna Garcia, Mike Epps, Katt Williams, Sophia Del Rio, and Hannah Masi.SYNOPSIS:A 40-year-old executive ends up at a three-day bachelor party with twenty-somethings after being mistakenly included in […]

Get High with People You Like: Nicolas Winding Refn and Charles Melton on Her Private Hell – Exclusive Interview

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Robert Kojder chats with Her Private Hell director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Charles Melton…Known for neon-drenched, dreamy cinema that typically oscillates between slow-burn drama and bursts of violence, filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn (who is actually color blind) had quite the career, including the Pusher trilogy, before hitting the mainstream and significantly boosting Ryan Gosling’s […]

Movie Review – Sheep in the Box (2026)

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Sheep in the Box, 2026.Written and Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino, Kanichiro, Hinata Hiiragi, Akihiro Kakuta, Kayo Noro, Mari Hoshino, Ayumu Nakajima, Kimiko Yo, and Min Tanaka.SYNOPSIS:Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction […]

Movie Review – Motor City (2026)

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Motor City, 2026.Directed by Potsy Ponciroli. Starring Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Amar Chadha-Patel, Ben McKenzie, Lionel Boyce, Pablo Schreiber, Rafael Cebrian, Dominic Bogart, Oleg Prudius, Mister Fitzgerald, Elliott Mayer, and Jack WhiteSYNOPSIS:In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster’s girl and lands in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. With […]

Giving the Dead a Physical Shape: Director Hirokazu Kore-eda on Sheep in the Box – Exclusive Interview

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Robert Kojder chats with Sheep in the Box director Hirokazu Kore-eda…Known for some truly beautiful, emotionally moving (and sometimes devastating) works, filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, who has been on an incredible run with movies such as Shoplifters, Broker, and Monster, finds himself creatively inspired by what tech companies are doing with personal data to bring back […]