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Movie Review – The Possession (2012)

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The Possession, 2012. Directed by Ole Bornedal. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Natasha Calis, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport and Matisyahu. SYNOPSIS: A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl’s father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the […]

Movie Review – The Master (2012)

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The Master, 2012. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Dern, Rami Malek, Jesse Plemons and Kevin J. O’Connor. SYNOPSIS: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader. When […]

Movie Review – Rush (2013)

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Rush, 2013. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, and Tom Wlaschiha. SYNOPSIS: A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda. At face value, a film about the rivalry between two specific racing drivers during a specific season may seem accessible […]

Movie Review – He Dreams of Giants (2019)

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He Dreams of Giants, 2021. Directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe. Starring Terry Gilliam. SYNOPSIS: 15 years after Lost in La Mancha, Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe come back to follow Terry Gilliam’s new (successful) attempt at filming The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Back in 2002, filmmakers Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe released […]

Movie Review – Tina (2021)

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Tina, 2021. Directed by Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Featuring Tina Turner, Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, Erwin Bach, Kurt Loder, Roger Davies, Carl Arrington. SYNOPSIS: A documentary which charts the rise of Anna Mae Bullock from shy farm girl to international music icon Tina Turner. Utilising concert footage, rehearsal room recordings and home movie snippets, […]

Video Game Review – El Hijo – A Wild West Tale

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Harrison Abbott reviews El Hijo – A Wild West Tale… Within the sphere of indie gaming, there are a number of tried and tested genres that rarely. You know, those durable fan-favourites like the pixel-art platformer, the bastard-hard roguelike, and, of course, the ever-dependable: ‘’minimalist adventure about a big-headed child surviving hostile environments’’. For reference […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 2 Review – ‘Star-Spangled Man’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier… With the advent of Wyatt Russell as John Walker something has started to happen this week. Friction has been quickly introduced to a show which spent much of its opener defining boundaries. What we get a lot more of, a lot […]

2021 SXSW Film Festival Review – Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

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Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, 2021. Directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler. Starring Jeffery Robinson. SYNOPSIS: ACLU lawyer Jeffery Robinson’s shattering talk on the history of U.S. anti-Black racism is interwoven with archival footage, interviews, and Robinson’s story, exploring the legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome […]

Movie Review – Tom & Jerry: The Movie (2021)

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Tom & Jerry: The Movie, 2021. Directed by Tim Story. Starring Tom, Jerry, Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Ken Jeong, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Christina Chong, Pallavi Sharda, Brian Stepanek, Camilla Arfwedson, Jordan Bolger, Daniel Adegboyega, Bobby Cannavale, Nicky Jam, Joey Wells, Harry Ratchford, Will ‘Spank’ Horton, Na’im Lynn, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and […]