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Movie Review – I Play Rocky (2026)

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I Play Rocky, 2026.Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Anthony Ippolito, AnnaSophia Robb, Stephan James, Matt Dillon, P.J. Byrne, Jay Duplass, Kiki Seto, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Robert Morgan, Saul Stein, Scott Teller, J Nycole, Diego Pope, Michael Fuchs, Paul Sloan, Erik Palladino, Martin Fisher, Thomas Canestraro, Carmine Giordano, Jackie Flynn, Nikki Tyler-Flynn, Rob Demery, Damian […]

Movie Review – Hen (2025)

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Hen, 2025.Directed by György Pálfi. Starring Ioannis Kokiasmenos, Maria Diakopanayotou, Argyris Pandazaras, Antonis Kafetzopoulos.SYNOPSIS:A hen escapes from a chicken farm. Finding refuge in a local restaurant she makes connections with other animals, including humans. Do all animals share an existential drive to survive and a desire to live? And how different are we as humans really, […]

Movie Review – Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)

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Godzilla Minus Zero, 2026.Directed by Takashi Yamazaki Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sakura Ando, and Miou Tanaka.SYNOPSIS:Set in 1949, the Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years their previous ordeal with the legendary monster.How do you follow in the Kaiju-sized footsteps left by 2023’s stupendous Godzilla Minus One? […]

Tokyo International Film Festival 2026 Review – Kefi

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Kefi, 2026.Directed by Saito Kisin. Starring Takada Riho, Kaiya Tone, Iriki Mari, Kato Konatsu.SYNOPSIS:The eldest serves an alien, the middle one kidnaps and dates in dreams, and the youngest cheats. Just another day for three sisters reunited after their father’s death.What does it mean to be weird in film? Everything Everywhere All at Once features […]

Movie Review – Club Kid (2026)

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Club Kid, 2026.Written and Directed by Jordan Firstman. Starring Jordan Firstman, Reggie Absolom, Diego Calva, Cara Delevingne, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Colleen Camp, Vicki Pepperdine, Nigil Whyte, Eldar Isgandarov, Saturn Risin9, Miss Benny, Alaska Riley, Shygirl, Kandy Muse, Jack Cameron Kay, Edy Modica, Ruby McCollister, Ellie White, Franc Ashman, Tanner Devore, Isobel Fox, and Angela Fornero.SYNOPSIS:A hard-partying […]

Tokyo International Film Festival 2026 Review – Miracle Summer

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Miracle Summer, 2026.Directed by Cai Ronglin. Starring Yamamoto Nairu, Tanioka Mao, Banka Ichiro, and Ueyama Nariaki.SYNOPSIS:After a long absence, Mahiro returns to her hometown, where a small miracle quietly stirs memories she had long kept hidden deep within her heart.Too often, when we become adults, we seem to forget what it means to have fun. […]

Tokyo International Film Festival 2026 Review – Between Us

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Between Us, 2026.Directed by Shongo Matsumura. Starring Ririka Kawashima, Anna Kurasawa, Akiko Kikuchi, Yoichiro Saito, Asami Usuda, Takahiro Miura.SYNOPSIS:After growing apart due to a past incident, Makoto and Kasumi meet again in their high school drama club, slowly rebuilding their friendship through acting together.The loss of a loved one leaves deep wounds on those affected. […]

Movie Review – Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant (2026)

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Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, 2026.Directed by Sean Wallace & Jordan Mark Windsor. Starring Hannah Lynch, Yvette Parsons, Arlo Green, Jackie van Beek, and Jonny Brugh.SYNOPSIS:When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant she must overcome sceptical doctors, a useless baby-daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.There must be something […]

Movie Review – Bad Day At The Office (2026)

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Bad Day At The Office, 2026.Directed by Chee Keong Cheung. Starring John Hannah, Radha Mitchell, Tamer Hassan, Roxanne McKee, Tim Fellingham.SYNOPSIS:A man wakes up in a hotel room with no memory. There is a corpse in the bathroom. He and a maid attempt to uncover the conspiracy surrounding him while evading the police and those […]

Movie Review – The Mosquito Bowl (2026)

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The Mosquito Bowl, 2026.Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Brent Comer, Pat McAfee, Claudia Ware, Stacy Clausen, Ella Newton, Olga Petsa, Brodie Henson, Dominic Bogart, Olive Weeks, Thomas Dingle, Jack Scott, Emily Paxevanos, Brendan Egan, Lola Bond, Akira Fujii, and Sophie Arthur.SYNOPSIS:After Pearl Harbor, four star college footballers […]