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Movie Review – Sentimental Value (2025)

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Sentimental Value, 2025. Directed by Joachim Trier. Starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Cory Michael Smith, Catherine Cohen, Pia Borgli, Jonas Jacobsen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Jesper Christensen, Lena Endre, Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud, Øyvind Hesjedal Loven, Lars Väringer, Ida Marianne Vassbotn Klasson, Vilde Søyland, Mari Strand Ferstad, Julia Küster, Haakon Norum Albech, […]

4K Review – Edward Scissorhands (1990)

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Edward Scissorhands, 1990 Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin. SYNOPSIS: In honor of the film’s 35th anniversary, Edward Scissorhands arrives in 4K Ultra HD from Disney. You can pick it up in a nice new Steelbook package, which also includes […]

4K Ultra HD Review – A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 7-Film Collection, 2025. Directed by Wes Craven, Jack Sholder, Chuck Russell, Renny Harlin, Stephen Hopkins, and Rachel Talalay. Starring Robert Englund, John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Jsu Garcia, Amanda Wyss, Ronee Blakley, Linn Shaye, Mark Patton, Robert Rusler, Kim Myers, Clu Gulager, Marshall Bell, Hope Lange, Laurence Fishburne, Craig […]

Movie Review – Caught Stealing (2025)

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Caught Stealing, 2025. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Bad Bunny, Carol Kane, Will Brill, George Abud, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Action Bronson, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Gregg Bello, Nikita Kukushkin, and Tonic. SYNOPSIS: Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous […]

Comic Book Review – Dick Tracy Halloween Special

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Andrew Newton reviews the Dick Tracy Halloween Special… Mad Cave’s Dick Tracy Halloween Special brings some ghoulish charm to the classic detective’s world, mixing pulp crime with playful scares into a nice seasonal package. It’s an issue that has a bit of fun with the Halloween theme, but doesn’t sacrifice the sharp storytelling and clever […]

Movie Review – Hedda (2025)

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Hedda, 2025. Written and Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots, Nicholas Pinnock, Tom Bateman, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, Saffron Hocking, Kathryn Hunter, Michelle Crane, Sam Hoare, Stacey Gough and Mark Oosterveen. SYNOPSIS: Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet […]

Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)

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Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Yip Tak-Han, Alex Jennings, Jason Tobin, Adrienne Lau, and Anthony Wong. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might […]

Movie Review – Relay (2025)

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Relay, 2025. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James, Sam Worthington, Willa Fitzgerald, Jared Abrahamson, Pun Bandhu, Eisa Davis, Matthew Maher, Seth Barrish, Victor Garber, Reed Northrup, Aaron Roman Weiner and Jessica Garza. SYNOPSIS: A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when […]

Slow Horses Season 5 Episode 6 Review – ‘Scars’

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Chris Connor reviews the season 5 finale of Slow Horses… Slow Horses has steadily been building momentum across its fifth season, culminating in another explosive finale that sees the end of Will Smith’s tenure at the helm.  The truth around Tara and her accomplices comes out, threatening to destablise the UK’s security services unless their […]

Movie Review – Bugonia (2025)

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Bugonia, 2025. Written and Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Alicia Silverstone, Stavros Halkias, J. Carmen Galindez Barrera, Marc T. Lewis, Vanessa Eng, Cedric Dumornay, Charita Momma, Cherri Jones, Fredricka Whitfield, Rafael Lopez Bravo, Yaisa, Teneise Mitchell Ellis, and Roger Carvalho. SYNOPSIS: Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered […]