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The perfect addition to the Halloween season. 'Black Phone 2' is an entertaining thriller that expands its initial universe| Script Magazine
A Love Letter to Family, Identity, and Bollywood Magic. The post ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Review appeared first on Script Magazine.| Script Magazine
A Heartfelt, Ridiculous, and Surprisingly Moving Crime Drama About a Man Who Just Wanted to Be Good at Something The post ‘Roofman’ Review appeared first on Script Magazine.| Script Magazine
A Gentle Ode to Loneliness, Connection, and the Roles We Play The post ‘Rental Family’ Review appeared first on Script Magazine.| Script Magazine
The perfect addition to the Halloween season. 'Black Phone 2' is an entertaining thriller that expands its initial universe| Script Magazine
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Small wins for art are worth savouring, especially in an age when it is seemingly under attack from all sides. In the first cinematically released, all-animated Looney Tunes feature film that was thankfully sold to Ketchup Entertainment rather than being … Continue reading →| SSP Thinks Film
If PREY proved that there is still plenty of life in the PREDATOR franchise, then animated anthology KILLER OF KILLERS offers more exciting new routes for it to take. Extraterrestrial predators fac…| SSP Thinks Film
Hello, everybody!Today we’re taking a closer look at a film that really surprised me this year – and believe me, I really would not have expected it. Let’s talk about Final Destination: Bloodlines! The Plot (as found on Rotten Tomatoes): The newest chapter in New Line Cinema’s bloody successful franchise takes audiences back to the […]| The Punk Theory
Hello, hello!After seeing the trailer for 28 Years Later just about every time I went to the cinema for weeks and weeks, the film finally dropped. Well, I am *surprised* The Plot (according to Rotten Tomatoes): Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new […]| The Punk Theory
Hello, people!Today I want to talk about the movie that I was most excited to see in 2024: the sequel to Beetlejuice, and absolute classic. Here’s how that turned out… The Plot (according to Rotten Tomatoes): Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. […]| The Punk Theory
Hello, hello!Today we’re going to tackle a film that I was excited for ever since I laid eyes on the trailer. Let’s see how Sinners turned out… The Plot (according to Rotten Tomatoes): Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover […]| The Punk Theory
Hello, everybody!I finally had a chance to see The Substance, which is a film just about everybody and their grandma had been discussing for months and months. Well, let’s check it out… The Plot (according to Rotten Tomatoes): Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You […]| The Punk Theory
I have to admit I have never watched this film in all my years of watching and blogging about old Hindi cinema. Part of the reason is, I suppose, that this film—directed by Bimal Roy—somehow always tends to get sidelined … Continue reading →| Dustedoff
AKA Mafia, the singularly apt title of this Franco-Italian film for its release in America. Based on a novel by Leonardo Sciascia, the film was directed by Damiano Damiani and starred Claudia Cardi…| Dustedoff
A pitch-black, gnarly, body-horror heavy retelling of the Brothers Grimm version of the Cinderella fairytale from Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt. The terminally shy Elvira (a mesmerising Lea Myren) competes with her beautiful new stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss) and … Continue reading →| SSP Thinks Film
This is such a quietly unsettling portrayal of state cruelty. During Brazil’s military dictatorship, the family of former congressman Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) are watched, intimidated and interrogated by the regime following the disappearing of Rubens, leaving his wife Eunice … Continue reading →| SSP Thinks Film
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RIP, Robert Redford. I will not pretend that Robert Redford was my favourite actor. In fact, offhand, I’d be hard put to remember how many (or, embarrassingly, how few) of his films I’ve watched. A…| Dustedoff
When, for May 31st this year (the 100th birth anniversary of film director Raj Khosla), I wanted to review one of his films, Anita was on my shortlist. Over the course of the years I’ve been writin…| Dustedoff
The film’s Jewish elements don’t dominate the narrative, but they thread through it in ways that deepen the sense of place and history. The post Film Review | ‘Caught Stealing’: A Grimy, Comedic-Noir Portrait of Pre-Giuliani New York appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
Hello, hello!Well, folks, today we’re tackling a film that might have been great but just ended up being such a miss for me. Let’s have a closer look at Freud’s Last Session! The …| The Punk Theory
Not even half an hour into this 1959 British film, directed by Basil Dearden, and I was wondering: “Why isn’t this one better-known? How come I hadn’t heard of it before?” Having finished watching Sapphire, I think I know the … Continue reading →| Dustedoff
I saw this on the big screen, on August 10, 2025. Given that getting to see a Hindi film as old as this on the big screen, as a proper commercial release (re-release, in this case), is a very rare …| Dustedoff
Hello, hello!We need to talk about a movie that promised to be a perfect fit for me based on the trailer. So, let’s find out of Companion managed to deliver on that! The Plot (as found on Rot…| The Punk Theory
Hello, hello!I missed out on Anora before the Academy Awards but since it won *big* cinemas around here kept screening it. So, I had to take the chance and check it out! The Plot (as found on Rotte…| The Punk Theory
Hello, hello!Today we’re checking out A24’s most recent Hugh Grant picture, Heretic. The trailer had me hooked, so let’s see if the film delivered… The Plot (according to Ro…| The Punk Theory
Hello, hello!In today’s review, we’re tackling a movie that I picked completely at random when I wanted to see something in theatres. I figured you can’t go wrong with an Ian McKe…| The Punk Theory
Hello, hello!In today’s review, we’re going to talk about a movie that I feel somewhat conflicted about. The trailer had me hooked but the final product didn’t exactly deliver on …| The Punk Theory
Hello, hello!Another day, another movie review. Another film that I had seen exactly zero promo for or buzz about. Literally, the only reason I even knew about this existing is because I saw the tr…| The Punk Theory
Searching ┊ ┊English┊ ┊ 2018┊ ┊ I can guarantee this movie is nothing like the thrillers you’ve seen before. The entire film has been shot from the viewpoint of various digital devices like computer screens, cctv, etc. The plot centers around a father’s frantic search for his missing daughter and even though there are very […]| Everything Academia
FILM REVIEWMY MOTHER’S WEDDINGRated R95 MinutesReleased August 8th Actress Kristin Scott Thomas began working on this highly personal project about...| SM Mirror
Lokesh Kanagaraj’s I-D release offers vintage Rajinikanth swagger and a festival of cameos, but the script’s uneven pace keep it from joining the director’s top-tier works| thefederal.com
The Space Between Us is an odd film. It’s not Great Art and it isn’t great fun, but it has some beautiful moments, some fine acting performances, and its heart in the right place. I have to be careful writing about it, and I recommend not watching any trailers for it, because the other thing […]| PooterGeek
Historian Zara Surratt explores how Sugarcane weaves ceremony, oral history, and archival truth-telling into a searing documentary about intergenerational trauma and care.| Reading Religion
By Dolores Quintana You might be asking yourself what the film Weapons is about. Not to worry, writer and director...| WestsideToday
It is a tried-and-true cinematic concept, because it is a universally common life event: meeting your significant other’s parents for The post Review | ‘Bad Shabbos’ Gets a Lot of Laughs Out of a Tried-and-True Scenario appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
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Today, July 9, 2025, marks the 100th birth anniversary of one of Hindi cinema’s best-known film directors. Born in Mysore on this day in 1925 as Vasant Kumar Shivshankar Padukone, Guru Dutt studied…| Dustedoff
Empathy is this latest hero's strength, but can the movie leap the anti-Israel criticism in a single bound? The post Film Review | Superman appeared first on Moment Magazine.| Moment Magazine
Explore Marvel's Thunderbolts (2025) as it delves into emotional trauma and nihilism, challenging viewers to find meaning amid chaos.| Traversing Tradition
The title Sinners invites a theological reading. Who are the sinners, and what is sin? In a world where whiteness proclaims itself as salvation, Remmick’s declaration—“I am the way”—parodies Christian soteriology while invoking a colonial logic of civilizing mission.| Reading Religion
A wise man once told me that “humor conceals a deep sadness.” In that spirit, “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is a gentle comedy about profound loss. The movie has many virtues: two multilayered lead performances, three fine supporting turns, excellent original songs, and gorgeous scenery. If you’d like to feel a little better about humanity, you should seek out this film at the Savoy Theater. “The Ballad of Wallis Island” centers on two demoralized men: Charles (Tim Key), a widow...| The Montpelier Bridge
By Dolores Quintana Canada’s cinematic maestro of body horror’s newest film is The Shrouds. While it is not a traditional...| WestsideToday
My favourite science fiction films have always been the ones that feel lived in. Like Deckard’s apartment in Bladerunner or the scruffy, beige, utilitarian mess hall of the Nostromo, or – pushing it to the extreme – the entirety of Aleksei German’s Hard to be a God. To me it’s a mark of good world-building, … Continue reading Stark Reviews: Prospect (2018)| STARK HOLBORN
One of the problems of being a writer is that – when you spend all day making things up – you can sometimes see story beats from a mile away, stretched out like a long silhouette across the desert sand. Which is why it’s so refreshing when a film comes along that so thoroughly drives … Continue reading Stark Reviews: Bacurau (2019)| STARK HOLBORN
For the curious, here’s the full list of films that can be found within the ever-shifting walls of High-8 Video Rentals. High 8 Video Rentals is a regularly occurring interactive fiction series written using Ink, set in a video shop that gives out recommendations for interesting films currently available on streaming platforms… You can play … Continue reading High-8 Video Rentals #2| STARK HOLBORN
Fujifilm’s Superia X-TRA 400 35mm film has been a stock mainstay of Walmart and many other Superstores and drug stores in the USA for decades. As you might be aware, Fujifilm has recently been having supply problems, and many stores here in the US have been out of stock of for months on end. Suspicion […] The article Film stock review: Three rolls with “Made in USA” Fujifilm 400 first appeared on EMULSIVE.org.| EMULSIVE
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Le Show, American Democracy Minute, July 24 Palestine Action, the L&BH Hour, Visiting the Black History Museum in Charlotte, SC.| Listen & Be Heard Network
یہ 2003ء میں ریلیز ہونے والی انڈین فلم ہے جس میں مشہور اداکار عرفان خان نے سٹوڈنٹ لیڈر کا مرکزی کردار ادا کیا ہے۔ اس فلم کے ڈائریکٹر اور رائٹر تگمانشو دھلیا ہیں جو مختلف فلموں میں اداکاری کے جوہر بھی چکے ہیں۔ یہ فلم گزشتہ تین دہائیوں میں اسRead More The post فلم ری ویو: حاصل (HAASIL) first appeare...| Progressive Youth Alliance
یہ 1957ء میں ریلیز ہونے والی ایک انڈین فلم ہے جو بلیک ایند وائٹ میں بنائی گئی تھی۔ اس فلم کے پروڈیوسر اور ڈائریکٹر مشہور فلمساز گرو دت ہیں اور یہ ان کی سب سے بڑی شاہکار ہے۔ اس فلم کے گانے مشہور انقلابی شاعر ساحر لدھیانوی نے لکھے ہیں۔Read More The post فلم ری ویو: پیاسا first appeared on Progressive Yout...| Progressive Youth Alliance
حال ہی میں نیٹ فلیکس پر ریلیز ہونے والی مختصر انڈین سیریز ”دی ریلوے مین“ یقینی طور پر ثقافتی بیہودگی کے اس دور میں خوشگوار ہوا کا ایک جھونکا ہے۔ سیریز کا موضوع 1984ء میں بھوپال، انڈیا میں رونما ہونے والا ایک خوفناک صنعتی حادثہ ہے جس میں امریکی کیمیکلRead More The post سیریز ری ویو: دی ...| Progressive Youth Alliance
یہ عربی زبان میں ایک فلم ہے جو مسئلہ فلسطین کے ایک انتہائی بنیادی پہلو کی عکاسی کرتی ہے۔ یہ 1948ء میں فلسطین پر اسرائیل کے غاصبانہ قبضے کے آغازکی ایک کہانی ہے۔ یہ کہانی اس پورے خطے کے ایک گاؤں میں موجود ایک باپ اور اس کی بیٹی کیRead More The post فلم ری ویو: فرحہ (FARHA) first appeared on Progressive Youth Al...| Progressive Youth Alliance
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