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Movie Review – Misty Green (2026)

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Misty Green, 2026.Written and Directed by Chris Rock. Starring Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick, Topher Grace, Chris Rock, Anthony Anderson, Kelli Garner, Amy Landecker, Rich Sommer, Ice-T, Tracie Thoms, Zaria, Parker Sack, Carlos Jacott, Yvonne Orji, Alexandra Shipp, Busta Rhymes, Necar Zadegan, and Nicole Ari Parker.SYNOPSIS: Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress […]

2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – Paper Tiger

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Paper Tiger, 2026.Directed by James Gray Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller, Gavin Goudey, Roman Engel, Cindy Katz, Yavor Vesselinov, and Victor Ptak.SYNOPSIS:Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family, testing their bond as betrayal becomes possible.James Gray has had an eclectic career […]

2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – Wild Horse Nine

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Wild Horse Nine, 2026.Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey, Tom Waits, Mariana di Girolamo, and Ailín Salas.SYNOPSIS:CIA agents Chris and Lee face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 in Chile.Few directors have a style as instantly recognisable as Martin McDonagh, combining razor-sharp black comedy […]

Movie Review – Animals (2026)

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Animals, 2026.Directed by Ben Affleck. Starring Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Gillian Anderson, Adriana Paz, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Ray Fisher, Matt Gerald, Mark Kassen, Christopher Woodley, George Todd McLachlan, Chris Gann, and Taylor Cooper.SYNOPSIS:Desperate to pay their son’s ransom, a mayoral candidate and his wife resort to extreme measures, revealing dark secrets they never […]

2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Devils: The Director’s Cut

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The Devils: The Director’s Cut, 1971.Directed by Ken Russell Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, Gemma Jones, Murray Melvin, Michael Gothard, Georgina Hale, Christopher Logue, and Graham Armitage. SYNOPSIS: In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier is a charismatic priest whose unorthodox views on sex and religion inspire a passionate following of nuns, including the sexually […]

Movie Review – Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026)

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Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, 2026.Directed by Wen Muye. Starring Shen Teng, Jiang Qiming, Omar Sherif, Aarif Rahman, Sherif Sabry, Ahmed Salim, Faruk Muhammad, Russell Shealy, Naira Al-Qasim.SYNOPSIS:A chef who transforms a struggling restaurant into a refuge risks everything to protect his community when war engulfs the city.The War on Terror is […]

Prime Video Review – Carrie

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Robert Ewing reviews Prime Video’s Carrie adaptation…Brian De Palma’s Carrie is one of the most iconic horror films ever made and a defining adaptation within Stephen King’s catalogue. The image of Carrie White, covered in pig’s blood, standing on stage after being crowned prom queen. Is one of the most striking and well-known images in […]

Movie Review – The Social Reckoning (2026)

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The Social Reckoning, 2026.Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, Bill Burr, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Anna Lambe, Aidan Laprete, Kelley Pereira, Nelson Franklin, Portia Doubleday, Patrick Fischler, Joseph Brooks, Sierra Capri, Tehmina Sunny, and Matthew Nelson-Mahood.SYNOPSIS:Follows Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who […]

62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, 2026.Written and Directed by Noah Segan. Starring John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis, Karina Arroyave, and Jack Mulhern.SYNOPSIS:When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim it.In writer/director Noah Segan’s […]

Slow Horses Season 6 Episode 4 Review – ‘Lost and Found’

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Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Slow Horses season 6…As it hits its second half Slow Horses’ sixth season continues to be a busy affair as River and Sid dodge the pair of Russian assassins while Lamb, Ho, Reece and Flyte try to stay one step ahead of Frank Harnkness and his new cohort. […]