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THE DRAMA: DATE MOVIE OF THE MOMENT

Kristoffer Borgli makes mind boggling pictures. His last film was Dream Scenario, the cancel culture feature that delivered a fantastic performance from Nicolas Cage.

His latest movie, THE DRAMA, lives up to its title in spades.

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson

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HAMNET: A PALPABLE HIT

Why is HAMNET such a fine film?

I will tell you why; so shall my anticipation provoke your discovery, and the sweet secret of this cinematic wonder shall moult its pleasure.

I have of late, (but wherefore I know not) …

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QUANTUM OF MENACE: A VIEW TO A QUILL

Hello Q” said Commander James Bond. Enjoying retirement yet?”

Q’ute, quosy qurime meets elements of Ian Fleming in Vaseem Khan’s QUANTUM OF MENACE.

Pay attention 007 lovers.

Major Boothroyd, the quintessential quartermaster has been cashiered from His Majesty’s Secret

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THE HISTORY OF SOUND: RHAPSODY IMBUED

Writer Ben Shatuck (adapting from his own short story of the same name) teams with director Oliver Hermanus to bring audiences THE HISTORY OF SOUND which teams the ubiquitous pair of latter day stars, Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor.

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KOKUHO: A SUPERB SPECTACULAR FILM

If you missed this superb film at the Japanese Film Festival, now is your opportunity to experience the epic, operatic, Kabuki infused spectacle, KOKUHO, a vision splendid to be savoured on the big cinema screen.

At nearly three hours long,

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CHRISTMAS KARMA: BAH HUMBUG

Christmas is a con!” says the subcontinental Scrooge, Mr Sood, in Gurinder Chadha’s CHRISTMAS KARMA, a bowdlerised Bollywood-inspired reimagining of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol.

Couldn’t agree more and this picture is part of the problem.

Swimming

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MAGIC FARM: NOW STREAMING

 

Chloë Sevigny plays a perplexed producer of guerrilla style docos in Amalia Ulman’s absurdist comedy Magic Farm.

Yanks tank as a misguided American documentary crew working for a mini mogul media company led by Simon Rex’s character, Dave, travel

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QUEEN ESTHER: A CIDER HOUSE RUSE

Just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas, John Irving has served up a turkey in QUEEN ESTHER.

A cider house ruse, QUEEN ESTHER, John Irving’s latest novel, is being touted as a return to the realm of Dr Larch and

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