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Movie Review – Bad Teacher (2011)

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Bad Teacher, 2011.Directed by Jake Kasdan. Starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel and Justin Timberlake.SYNOPSIS:A romantic comedy centred around a shallow, drug using, potty mouthed junior high teacher who, after being dumped by her sugar daddy, begins to woo a colleague – a move that pits her against a fellow teacher.So, Bad Teacher, it does what […]

Video Game Review – Going Under

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Gerald James reviews Going Under…Rogue-lites and rogue-likes have been the backbone of this gaming generation for me personally. Plenty of great ones have come out and provided a solid choice to dive into while waiting for the next AAA game to come down and devour a few days of gaming. With their endless replayability and […]

Movie Review – Miss Juneteenth (2020)

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Miss Juneteenth, 2020.Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples. Starring Nicole Beharie, Alexis Chikaeze, Kendrick Sampson, Akron Watson, Marcus Mauldin, Liz Mikel and Lori Hayes.SYNOPSIS:A former beauty pageant winner tries to help her daughter win the same title, 15 years later.Juneteenth is an annual celebration in the USA to mark the 19th June 1865 – the day […]

Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – The MisEducation of Bindu

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The MisEducation of Bindu, 2019.Directed by Prarthana Mohan. Starring Megan Suri, Philip Labes, Priyanka Bose, David Arquette, Gordon Winarick, Lurina Cornwell and Hannah Alline.SYNOPSIS:With one chance to test out of high school early, a girl faces up to fears and bullies in order to raise enough money to sit the test by 7th period.It’s a […]

Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – Roam Rome Mein

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Roam Rome Mein, 2019.Directed by Tannishtha Chatterjee. Starring Nawazuddin Suddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Isha Talwar, Valentina Corti, Andrea Scarduzio and Cristina Puccinelli.SYNOPSIS:When his sister disappears, Raj travels to Rome, encountering many strange distractions as he tries to search.There isn’t anything quite like the romantic mysticism and the tantalising possibilities of a foreign country. Old Hollywood films […]

Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – Cargo

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Cargo, 2020.Directed by Arati Kadav. Starring Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Biswapati Sarkar.SYNOPSIS:Alone on a spaceship, a demon awaits the arrival of his cargo – deceased humans from earth who he prepares for re-incarnation.Religious beliefs about the afterlife can be a tricky subject to navigate for a filmmaker, and for […]

Movie Review – Kajillionaire (2020)

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Kajillionaire, 2020.Written and Directed by Miranda July. Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins, Mark Ivanir, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ben Konigsberg, Rachel Redleaf, Patricia Belcher, Diana Maria Riva, and Ian Casselberry.SYNOPSIS:A woman’s life is turned upside down when her criminal parents invite an outsider to join them on a major heist they’re […]

Movie Review – Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)

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Secret Society of Second-Born Royals, 2020.Directed by Anna Mastro. Starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Noah Lomax, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Niles Fitch, Olivia Deeble, Faly Rakotohavana, Skylar Astin, Élodie Yung, Ashley Liao and Greg Bryk.SYNOPSIS:The teenage second children of various royals discover that their birth status has presented them with super-powers and that they have a responsibility to […]