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Broadcast Signal Intrusion
It’s the dawn of the millennium, and James (Harry Shum Jr.) is working in a Chicago studio as he transfers old television broadcasts over to a new digital format. His nights are lonely and his days lonelier. James lost his wife some years earlier after she disappeared. He attends a support group, and busies himself […]
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The Adam Project
Remember the 1980s? Remember the Amblin-era science-fiction films? Remember Back to the Future? If, like a lot of people, you liked those films then you will likely enjoy the new Ryan Reynolds vehicle for Netflix – The Adam Project. Reynolds stars as Adam Reed, a cocky pilot from the future who has travelled back in […]
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Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022
Over the weekend, we learned of the passing of director and producer Ivan Reitman. His body of work spanned more than 50 years, and defined the careers of many of the stars he worked with. He worked alongside the likes of Bill Murray, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, David Cronenberg and Kevin […]
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Titane
Titane is one of the most brutal, bizarre and twisting films that has been released in a long time. Director Julia Ducournau has followed up her debut effort, Raw, with a film so outlandish and unconventional but at the same time so desperately beautiful that you can see why it won over the awarding bodies […]
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Dune
It’s been 37 years since director David Lynch brought Frank Herbert’s epic science-fiction novel, Dune, to the big screen. Kyle MacLachlan and Sting were cast alongside talent such as Patrick Stewart, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell and Max von Sydow and one of the most memorable parts being Sting walking around in an horrendous blue codpiece. […]
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Scream
It has been 26 years since Wes Craven’s Scream arrived in cinemas, and the fact that we are still getting films of this quality in the franchise is remarkable in itself. There has rarely been a low since the Ghostface killer first arrived, and the calibre of the Scream films has maintained, if never bettered, […]
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Mass
Rarely does a debut feature from a director resonate with such quality. But first time director Fran Kranz has done just that. Set, mostly, within one room where two couples talk about the loss of their sons in the aftermath of a school shooting, Mass is the type of intelligent film making we don’t see […]
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Pig
If you thought that 2021 was a strange year, take a moment and put yourself in Nicolas Cages’ shoes. Cage starred in three very different films, all with varying degrees of quality in Prisoners of the Ghostland, Willy’s Wonderland and Pig. Pig lands on Sky Cinema on 16 January, and is one of his bravest […]
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The Film Year In Review 2021
2021 was another unique year for everyone. Most of the reasons for this exist outside of the world of film, but they had ramifications inside of it too. Life felt like it was put on hold once again, while the same could be said of the film industry, especially at the start of the year. […]
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Malignant
The latest offering from director James Wan, is a return to his roots. After helming Aquaman and Fast & Furious 7, Wan returns to the horror genre where he made his name. Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring have all had an impact on the horror landscape, but it’s here in Malignant where Wan directs his […]