The horror genre isn’t short of either ‘found footage’ type films or ones involving possession. Mixing the two, yet still giving it a fresh edge is new Thai film ‘The Medium’.
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When considering the greatest F1 driver of all time, there are names that immediately spring to mind like Juan Manuel Fangio, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, and Lewis Hamilton. Of those, Senna is arguably the most evocative, but Schumacher is in a different category.
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With the release of ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ we have the proper launch of phase four, film wise, of the MCU. We also have a bit of a departure compared to Marvel films of recent years, as this arrives slightly separate to the rest of the franchise.
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I’m always here for a good sci-fi film, and with the creative team of Lisa Joy (Westworld, Pushing Daisies, Burn Notice) and Jonathan Nolan (Westworld, Momento, Person of Interest) behind it, ‘Reminiscence’ looked good on paper. Written and Directed by Joy, and starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, and Thandie Newton it certainly had some high-profile weight.
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Sparks are a mysterious band. A creature whose chameleon-like mystique moves through the decades leaving their mark, but what is the truth about them, and is it all theatre? Admitted fanboy Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Last Night in Soho) takes a deeper look into one of music’s most enigmatic creations.
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The first incarnation of The Suicide Squad was a bit of a mess and continued the run of DC films that hadn’t quite hit the mark. Wonder Woman being the exception. Well, now James Gunn has been given the reins and things look much brighter.
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With cinemas now back open and a more steady stream of films coming out, things are starting to look a little rosier for the industry. After Black Widow and F9, one of the other delayed high-profile films is Disney’s Jungle Cruise, but the big question is whether it has the chops to draw an audience back to the screens.
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Almost everyone, regardless of age, has heard of Woodstock, and the performances that happened there in the summer of 1969 have become legendary. What is much less widely known is that in the same year there was a ‘Harlem Cultural Festival’ that featured an astounding line-up of acts, yet it disappeared into the mists of time. Now, ‘Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’, a new documentary from Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson shines a light on the event and its impact.
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During the lockdown, many people tried to find new ways of working and being creative, instead of just whiling away the days. The fruits of this have been a mixed bag, with many terrible short films, plus some gems. None of them though have quite hit the heights managed by ‘Infinitum: Subject Unknown’ on such limited resources
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The end of this short season of Loki leaves the series in a far better place than it started, with episode 6, ‘For All Time. Always’ setting up some key elements for the MCU in phase four. *Warning! Spoilers Ahead!*
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After the first half of this short season took a little too long to get going, Loki is now really moving ahead well with episode 5, ‘Journey into Mystery’. Sadly, …
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It has taken far too long to find its way to our screens, but Black Widow is finally here. It is arguable that a standalone film should have happened much earlier, especially after the success of Iron Man 2 and the positive reaction to the character. That it then got delayed again due to the pandemic means we had to wait even longer.
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