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Movie Review – Sheep in the Box (2026)

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Sheep in the Box, 2026.Written and Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino, Kanichiro, Hinata Hiiragi, Akihiro Kakuta, Kayo Noro, Mari Hoshino, Ayumu Nakajima, Kimiko Yo, and Min Tanaka.SYNOPSIS:Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction […]

Movie Review – Motor City (2026)

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Motor City, 2026.Directed by Potsy Ponciroli. Starring Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, Amar Chadha-Patel, Ben McKenzie, Lionel Boyce, Pablo Schreiber, Rafael Cebrian, Dominic Bogart, Oleg Prudius, Mister Fitzgerald, Elliott Mayer, and Jack WhiteSYNOPSIS:In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster’s girl and lands in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. With […]

Giving the Dead a Physical Shape: Director Hirokazu Kore-eda on Sheep in the Box – Exclusive Interview

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Robert Kojder chats with Sheep in the Box director Hirokazu Kore-eda…Known for some truly beautiful, emotionally moving (and sometimes devastating) works, filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, who has been on an incredible run with movies such as Shoplifters, Broker, and Monster, finds himself creatively inspired by what tech companies are doing with personal data to bring back […]

Movie Review – The Dink (2026)

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The Dink, 2026.Directed by Josh Greenbaum. Starring Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Andy Roddick, Aaron Chen, Ben Stiller, Chloe Fineman, Patton Oswalt, John McEnroe, Martin Kove, Chris Parnell, and Christine Taylor.SYNOPSIS:A washed-up tennis pro tries to save a club by reluctantly playing pickleball to earn his father’s respect.There is an old-school Adam Sandler feel […]

Movie Review – Rosebush Pruning (2026)

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Rosebush Pruning, 2026.Directed by Karim Aïnouz. Starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Jamie Bell, Lukas Gage, Elena Anaya, Tracy Letts, Elle Fanning, and Pamela Anderson.SYNOPSIS:A family struggling with genetic illnesses lives on a country estate. Personal drama develops amongst them in this intimate portrait.Giving credit where it’s due, Rosebush Pruning (from director Karim Aïnouz, with a screenplay […]

Movie Review – The Odyssey (2026)

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The Odyssey, 2026Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth, Will Yun Lee, Jimmy Gonzáles, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse García, Rafi Gavron, Shiloh Fernandez, Corey Hawkins, Nick E. Tarabay, Maurice […]

Movie Review – Our Hero, Balthazar (2025)

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Our Hero, Balthazar, 2025.Directed by Oscar Boyson. Starring Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Jennifer Ehle, Pippa Knowles, Chris Bauer, Anna Baryshnikov, Noah Centineo, Becky Ann Baker, Avan Jogia, David M. Raine, Abby Pauly, and Will River.SYNOPSIS:Follows a wealthy New York City teenager who, eager to impress his activist crush, follows an online connection to Texas where […]

Movie Review – They Fight (2026)

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They Fight, 2026.Written and Directed by Sheldon Candis. Starring André Holland, Samira Wiley, Wendell Pierce, Toussaint Francois Battiste, Anthony B. Jenkins, Mykelti Williamson, Tory J. Malone, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Tinashe Kajese, Amanda Warren, and Andre Royo.SYNOPSIS:Following a group of adolescent boxers and their formerly incarcerated coach in Southeast Washington DC on the road to defend […]

Movie Review – Moana (2026)

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Moana, 2026.Directed by Thomas Kail. Starring Catherine Lagaʻaia, Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Jemaine Clement, Emma Puahi-Shapazian and Amaya Masoli.SYNOPSIS:Moana answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her […]

Movie Review – Evil Dead Burn (2026)

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Evil Dead Burn, 2026.Directed by Sébastien Vaniček. Starring Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand, Maude Davey, Victory Ndukwe, George Pullar, Greta van den Brink, Keanu Karim, Tapiwa Soropa, and Alain Chabat.SYNOPSIS:After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into deadites, […]