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Movie Review – The Columnist (2019)

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The Columnist, 2019.Directed by Ivo van Aart. Starring Katja Herbers, Claire Porro, Bram van der Kelen and Rein Hofman.SYNOPSIS:Worn down by constant, vile abuse on social media, a newspaper columnist begins to track down and kill those who threaten her life online.The opening scenes of Dutch horror-comedy The Columnist are as striking as they are […]

Morfydd Clark and Kingsley Ben-Adir among all-British list of nominees for BAFTA’s EE Rising Star Award

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Saint Maud star Morfydd Clark and Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Malcolm X in Regina King’s One Night in Miami, are among the all-British nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at this year’s BAFTAs.They will compete against His House and Gangs of London star Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, County Lines actor Conrad Khan, and Bukky Bakray, who […]

Movie Review – The Affair (2019)

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The Affair, 2019.Directed by Julius Sevcík. Starring Carice van Houten, Hanna Alström, Claes Bang, Alexandra Borbély, Roland Møller and Martin Hofmann.SYNOPSIS:Two women find themselves separated by circumstances during the Second World War, only to realise their love for each other while apart.The tale of a loving relationship broken up by war is not a novel […]

Movie Review – The Owners (2020)

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The Owners, 2020.Directed by Julius Berg. Starring Maisie Williams, Ian Kenny, Andrew Ellis, Jake Curran, Sylvester McCoy and Rita Tushingham.SYNOPSIS:A group of young thieves get more than they bargained for when they attempt to burgle the home of an elderly doctor and his wife.Given the prominence of home invasion horror movies, it’s only natural that […]

Movie Review – Rage (2021)

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Rage, 2021.Directed by John Balazs. Starring Matt Theo, Hayley Beveridge, Richard Norton, Tottie Goldsmith, Natasha Maymon, Tony Kotsopoulos, Jasper Bagg and Nic Stevens.SYNOPSIS:A couple deal with the trauma of a botched home invasion, while police struggle to try to unravel the mystery behind the attack.The last decade has seen a renaissance for gritty Australian cinema. […]

Movie Review – To Olivia (2021)

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To Olivia, 2021.Directed by John Hay. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Keeley Hawes, Sam Heughan, Conleth Hill, Isabella Jonsson, Darcey Ewart and Bodhi Marsan.SYNOPSIS:Roald Dahl and his wife – actor Patricia Neal – struggle to reinvigorate their creative careers following the death of their eldest daughter.Roald Dahl is one of the most beloved children’s authors of all […]

Movie Review – Butchers (2020)

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Butchers, 2020.Directed by Adrian Langley. Starring Simon Phillips, Julie Mainville, Anne-Carolyne Binette, Michael Swatton, James Hicks, Frederik Storm and Nick Allan.SYNOPSIS:A group of teenagers find themselves in the crosshairs of a family of backwoods folk who think nothing of kidnap, rape and murder.There’s a long horror family tree leading to a movie like Butchers. In […]

Movie Review – Shook (2021)

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Shook, 2021.Directed by Jennifer Harrington. Starring Daisye Tutor, Nicola Posener, Octavius J. Johnson, Stephanie Simbari and Emily Goss.SYNOPSIS:A beauty influencer unravels as a routine dog-sitting evening becomes a high-stakes game in which her family and friends are threatened by an unseen predator.Social media influencers are having a moment – and not a particularly good one. […]

Movie Review – School’s Out Forever (2021)

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School’s Out Forever, 2021.Directed by Oliver Milburn. Starring Oscar Kennedy, Liam Lau Fernandez, Jasmine Blackborow, Alex Macqueen, Samantha Bond, Anthony Head and Steve Oram.SYNOPSIS:In the wake of a deadly pandemic, a group of immune teenagers and their teachers hole up in a school, only to come under threat from a heavily-armed parish council.There’s an elephant […]

Movie Review – Dead Pigs (2018)

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Dead Pigs, 2018.Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Vivian Wu, Haoyu Yang, Mason Lee, Meng Li, David Rysdahl and Zazie Beetz.SYNOPSIS:As thousands of pig corpses float through the waterways of Shanghai, multiple characters struggle with the changing face of China.In March 2013, Chinese media noted that thousands of pig corpses had been found floating down the […]