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Tuesday, Apr 30

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Blu-ray Review: Hardware Wars

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When Star Wars came out in the summer of 1977, kids were inspired to recreate the scenes from the movie at the playground. You had to be a bit creative since there weren’t any toys. Boys would use various items from around the house to be…

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The Fall Guy Review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt's film has noble intentions but fails to recognize itself

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Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) is the stunt double of Hollywood superstar Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). A stunt in the actor's upcoming film goes out of control and leads to Colt severely injuring himself and then eventually going off the…

Cash Out Review: When Will John Travolta Try Again?

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Cash Out aspires to weave an intricate tapestry of action, romance, and high-stakes heist drama. Directed by Ives and scripted by Dipo Oseni alongside Doug Richardson, the film pitches itself into the adrenaline-pumping arena of bank…

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Martin Freeman Defends His Film MILLER'S GIRL Over Controversial Age Gap with Jenna Ortega

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The controversial drama Miller’s Girl was released this past January to a mixed bag of reviews from fans and critics alike that mostly landed in the not so great category.

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Blu-ray Review: Seeing Red – 3 French Vigilante Thrillers

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While I often reminisce about the joy of the arthouse in the ’80s, there was a major drawback. Outside of New York City and other large cities, the average town had only one real arthouse theater with a single screen. This limited how many…

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‘The Fall Guy’ Review: A Stuntman Falls in Love

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Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in the new blockbuster film version of the ’80s TV series. Continue reading…

Harold Halibut review: a sweet, restrained story about finding your way home

Harold Halibut has the vibes of a game that should be 4-6 hours long and is, inexplicably, 10-12. It's inexplicable not only because it's a slow game low on interaction - the game is really just a plot delivery mechanism; a TV show you can…

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Sundar C on ‘Aranmanai 4’: ‘Commerical filmmakers should be prepared for negative reviews’

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Veteran director and reluctant actor Sundar C discusses the horror-comedy genre lending itself to franchises, working with legendary comedians over the decades, and asks why only he’s questioned about adding glamour to films

Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano review – reclaiming normality in post-explosion Beirut

www.theguardian.com

The port explosion of 2020 damaged just about everything in the city and this painful but tender doc follows a film crew who try to resume work

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Varun Dhawan reviews Laapataa Ladies; says he ‘loved everything’ about Aamir Khan-backed Kiran Rao directorial

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Laapataa Ladies, which was released in theaters last month, has received a lot of acclaim from audiences and critics alike. The film has been making headlines since its recent OTT release. Many Bollywood celebrities have also showered love…

Super Wings: Maximum Speed review – kiddie plane cartoon that normalises social media for under 10s

www.theguardian.com

Although aimed at very young children, the film’s cheerful little airplanes are caught up in a plot involving kidnapping social media influencers

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Film Review: THE BEAST (2023): Léa Seydoux is Perfect in Bertrand Bonello’s Great, Tense Movie That Packs Quite a Wallop

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The Beast (2023) Film Review, a movie directed by Bertrand Bonello, written by Benjamin Charbit, Guillaume Bréaud and Bertrand Bonello and starring Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Elina Lowensohn, Marta…

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‘Daughter of Genghis’ Review: A Poignant Portrait of a Nationalist Gang Leader Grappling With Motherhood

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“Daughter of Genghis” has been billed as a portrait of a nationalist gang leader at this year’s Hot Docs Film Festival. And while it follows Gerel Byamba, the leader of an entirely-female, ultra-nationalist Mongolian group called Gerel…

‘A Band of Dreamers and a Judge’ Review: An Imbalanced Iranian Treasure-Hunting Doc About Its Own Making

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A film that pivots around a court case about its own making, buried treasure documentary “A Band of Dreamers and a Judge” features hints of allure that eventually wane. Shot in Iran, where unauthorized excavations remain illegal, Hesam…

Monday, Apr 29

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Sunny Deol reviews Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies: 'Haven't seen such a heartwarming and innocent film in long'

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Kiran Rao returned to her director's chair with Laapataa Ladies after a significant hiatus. Backed by Aamir Khan’s production house, the film received rave reviews with unwavering support and love from critics and audiences alike. Sunny…

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THE TAG-ALONG 2 Reviews and free to watch online

moviesandmania.com

The Tag-Along 2 is a 2017 supernatural horror film directed by Wei-Hao Cheng (Who Killed Cock Robin?; The Tag Along) from a screenplay by Shih-Keng Chien (The Tag Along; The Fatality; The …

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Nollywood filmmakers produce 274 films in first 3 months of 2024

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Films in English Language constitute the chunk of the films produced during the period under review.

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Nigeria: Nollywood Produced 274 Films in Q1 2024

allafrica.com

As indicated in the report, films in English constitute the chunk of the films produced during the period under review.

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Turtles All the Way Down review – Isabela Merced leads winning yet uneven YA film

www.theguardian.com

The Max adaptation of John Green’s 2017 novel ably handles the interior struggles of OCD, if not the threads of its plot

SCREAM aka THE OUTING Obscure slasher – reviews and free on Tubi

moviesandmania.com

‘… no-one ever returns from this phantom town of terror!’ Scream is a 1981 slasher horror film about a group of people on a rafting excursion being murdered in an …