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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) Review
The main problem with Quantumania is that it is trying to be two very different movies that don’t really fit together. On the one hand you’ve got a fun, Fantastic Voyage-meets-Star Wars family sci-fi, and on the other you’ve got a deathly serious Kang origin story following a tortured time-travelling mass-murderer that’s like one of…
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‘Army of Darkness’ at 30 – Review
Army of Darkness (1992)Director: Sam RaimiScreenwriter: Sam Raimi, Ivan RaimiStarring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove, Bridget Fonda, Ted Raimi The Evil Dead films, led by Sam Raimi’s directorial ingenuity and complimented by Bruce Campbell’s legendary performances as Ash Williams, make up one of the most original horror trilogies in cinema…
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Brian and Charles (2022) Review
Brian and Charles is also a pretty melancholic film about a seriously lonely man in desperate need of a real friend, and as a result of a Charles tantrum, Brian finally plucks up the courage to ask out long-time crush Hazel (Louise Brealey). Brian and Hazel’s adorably awkward meet-cute in the street progresses to tentative dating…
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The Sea Beast (2022) Review
The Sea Beast (2022)Director: Chris WilliamsScreenwriters: Chris Williams, Nell BenjaminStarring: Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Dan Stevens It’s no surprise that The Sea Beast has been Netflix’s most successful animation to date, or that it has been given the Oscar nod for Best Animated Feature. It is the classic combination of adventure,…
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Women Talking (2022) Review
Women Talking (2022)Director: Sarah PolleyScreenwriters: Sarah Polley, Miriam ToewsStarring: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Kate Hallett, Sheila McCarthy, Liv McNeil, Michelle McLeod, August Winter, Frances McDormand It has been a little over five years since the #MeToo movement uncovered a devastating network of abuse within the film industry and beyond, and Hollywood…
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Tuesday (2015) Short Film Review
Tuesday (2015) Director: Charlotte Wells Screenwriter: Charlotte Wells Starring: Megan McGill, Anita Vettesse, David Leith, Kirstie Steele Revisiting the debut short film of Scottish screenwriter-director Charlotte Wells in the midst of the exploding popularity of her critically acclaimed and record-breaking debut feature Aftersun feels like a small peak through the looking glass, the now prominent…
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) Review
Knock at the Cabin (2023)Director: M. Night ShyamalanScreenwriters: M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael ShermanStarring: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Kristen Cui, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abby Quinn M. Night Shyamalan has a chequered past of films with mixed reviews. From imposter grandparents to a village terrorized by cloaked figures, the writer/director has shown…
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The Whale (2022) Review
The Whale (2022)Director: Darren AronofskyScreenwriter: Samuel D. HunterStarring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau Director Darren Aronofsky achieved fame and prestige when his sophomore directorial and screenwriting masterpiece Requiem for a Dream received an Oscars nomination for Actress In a Leading Role for Ellen Burstyn in 2001, and has since gained a reputation…
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Infinity Pool (2023) Review
Infinity Pool (2023)Director: Brandon CronenbergWriter: Brandon CronenbergStarring: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Jalil Lespert Fresh off the plane from their Sundance debut, Brandon Cronenberg leads Alexander Skarsgård by a leather collar roped around his neck. Mia Goth is there, also leather-clad, in a black dress. The three are smiling but a little bedraggled from…
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Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022) Review
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022)Director: Matthew WarchusScreenwriter: Dennis KellyStarring: Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, Emma Thompson, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, besides being a bit of a mouthful, is the adaptation of the multi-award-winning Broadway play which in itself is an adaptation of the beloved children’s book by Roald Dahl. It…