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Interview: J. J. Johnson and Matt Bishop on the action and heart in ‘Jane’

Marking its final adventure, the third season of Apple TV+’s acclaimed Jane premiered last week. I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with two of the key creative forces behind this environmentally conscious children’s series. The seasoned duo of J. J. Johnson and Matt Bishop (best known – at least …

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‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Film Review: Visually Sharp, Strong Direction, Narratively Safe

Bullet Train Explosion marks Japan’s return to one of cinema’s most intense rail thrillers, nearly fifty years after the release of Junya Sato’s classic The Bullet Train. This legacy sequel is directed by Shinji Higuchi (Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman) and penned by Kazuhiro Nakagawa and Norichika Ōba. While the concept …

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‘Havoc’ Film Review: Gareth Evans Trades Precision for Pandemonium in an Action Misfire

Gareth Evans isn’t a filmmaker with an extensive portfolio, but cult classics The Raid and The Raid 2 were enough to cement his legacy in action cinema. Any avid fan of the genre recognizes these movies as a major influence – not just for the intensity of their fight set …

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‘The Narrow Road To The Deep North’ Review: Justin Kurzel’s Uncomfortable Truth about WWII

Australian auteur Justin Kurzel adapts Richard Flanagan’s novel to harrowing effect in The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The adaptation blends a harrowing tale of a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp with a war-bound love story and a modern tale of surviving the trauma. The series doesn’t wait to set up …

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‘Silver Star’ Review: An Oddly Compelling Indie Film

Silver Star, a determinedly quirky little movie, is a throwback to the indie cinema of the nineties in the best way. It stands and falls entirely on the actions of two unpredictable people, thrown together through a combination of foolishness and bad decisions, and who stick together through a combination …

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‘Reacher’ Review – Season 3, Episode 8: Unfinished Business

And now, man without fear, he must face the final curtain: except of course it isn’t. Like James Bond (RIP), Reacher will return. The zeitgeist can be guessed at and striven for, but it cannot be faked and it cannot be bought, because the audience never knows what truly speaks …

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Interview: Yun Xie, Stephanie Pardi, & Stevie Kincheloe on the Haunting Realities of Under the Burning Sun

This year’s Slamdance Festival featured a lot of hard-hitting films. However, Yun Xie’s Under the Burning Sun outclassed every other movie in the festival by talking about a subject that is considered taboo in many communities. Set in a dystopian world where abortion is outlawed, Mowanza (played by Stephanie Pardi) finds herself …

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Interview: Erin Brown Thomas, Ciarra Krohne, and Brooke Maroon on ‘Chasers’

This year’s Slamdance Film Festival saw director Erin Brown Thomas present the pilot episode of the series Chasers. The pilot primarily focuses on Sophia (played by Ciarra Krohne) and how she is trying to navigate through her life. The series delves into the relentless grind of Hollywood’s dream-chasers, exposing the dark …

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Interview: Family, Faith, and Politics: ‘My Omaha’ Explores America’s Divisive Climate

In My Omaha, former journalist Nick Beaulieu returns to his hometown of Omaha to reconnect with his father, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump. As the documentary progresses, viewers gain insight into their relationship and how their political affiliations shape their opinions. My Omaha is not just about two …

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Andor Season 1 Review: Star Wars’ Most Subversive Spin-off Still Feels Urgent

After strike-induced delays, the second series of Andor arrives on 22 April 2025, almost two and a half years after the first series first appeared on Disney+. This time, it will deliver its twelve episodes over a might-tighter release window (twelve episodes over four weeks rather than ten). Revisiting Andor’s …

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‘Sinners’ Review: Ryan Coogler’s Film is a Spectacular, Cinematic Dance Through Blues and Horror

Ryan Coogler knew just what audiences were missing and delivered a euphoric cinematic experience as he has answered our prayer for original filmmaking with the spectacular whirlwind known as Sinners. Taking us on a dance with one or more devils and a journey through 1930s Southern US history with a …

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8 Black Mirror Episodes You Should Watch If You’ve Never Seen It Before

Black Mirror, the hit dystopian anthology series, recently went into its seventh outing. Starting out humbly on Channel 4 in the UK, created by dead-pan funny guy Charlie Brooker, the show went onto new heights after he sold it to Netflix. The Americanisation of the show hasn’t landed well with …

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‘Peacock’ Movie Review: Worth Seeing Despite Flaws

Zeitgeisty trends combine in Peacock: how it mocks the vapid wealthy with lives so comfortable they must manufacture problems for themselves is clearly inspired by the work of Ruben Östlund. The problem is that social satire works best with a strong opinion about the behaviour being mocked. Are you teasing …

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‘The Amateur’ Movie Review: Can Revenge Heal Grief?

I consider James Hawes’ feature directorial debut, One Life, one of the most memorable films of its release year. Based on the director alone, expectations for his sophomore effort were already high. Add to that The Amateur being a spy thriller starring Rami Malek – whose career-best performance remains his …

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‘The Return’ Review: An Unusually Subtle and Thoughtful War Movie

The only flaw in the magnificent The Return is that, by virtue of the casting, the audience is able to predict the plot before the characters can. This is however an extremely small complaint in the grand scheme of an unusually subtle and thoughtful war movie. For one thing, it’s …

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‘Freaky Tales’ Review: A Wild, Genre-Blending Tribute to ’80s Filmmaking

I’ve mentioned this countless times throughout my years of film criticism: not every movie needs to be narratively and thematically profound, impacting audiences so deeply with philosophical messages that their lives are forever changed. Cinema is, among many things, entertainment. So, it’s no surprise when films like Freaky Tales emerge, …

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