Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel features the story of… well, the last judicially recognized duel, or trial by combat in France on 29 December 1386. The duel was between Sir Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon), and Jacques le Gris (Adam Driver), after Marguerite de Carrouges (Jodie Comer), accuses le Gris of rape. The massive 2-hour […]
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Eric Black (Tom Hughes) is struggling to come to terms with the recent death of his wife Rachel (Gaia Weiss), who was carrying his unborn child at the time. His house is untidy, he’s not going to work and he’s being haunted by some pretty disturbing visions and dreams. The details surrounding her death are
The Lost Leonardo is a documentary film focusing on the last alleged Leonardo work, the Salvator Mundi. It’s a highly debated painting, as the circumstances surrounding the discovery of this Leonardo are suspect, to be kind. The commentary includes Art Historians, Restorationists, Leonardo Experts, Curators, and other people that deal in the art world. Honestly,
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Spencer: Intoxicating Study Of A Fragile Royal Lady Diana Frances Windsor née Spencer ponders her legacy in Pablo Larraìn’s hazily sweet psychological dive into “the people’s princess”, as she grapples with her mental health in the wake of husband Charles’ infidelity and impending divorce. ‘Spencer’ sets itself across three days in 1991, opening as the Windsor
No Time to Die is the long-awaited 25th James Bond film, and the last to star Daniel Craig. Originally scheduled for release in April 2020, we’ve had to wait 18 months longer than expected due to COVID-19. But was it worth the wait? In a word; absolutely. The film’s opening sequence shows Madeleine Swann (Léa
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage is the long-awaited (at least, for me) sequel to 2018’s Venom. Tom Hardy stars as both Venom and Eddie Brock, as expected. The film fully introduces Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson), who transforms into Carnage later in the film. The beginning focuses on Kasady, and Frances Barrison (Naomie Harris), later known
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The East (De Oost) is a Dutch film, and rumoured submission for consideration for the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars. The film centres around Indonesia’s fight for independence from foreign colonialists after World War II. The Dutch military sends troops to the Indonesian colony to restore order and protect the people from rebels
The Guilty is a new Netflix remake of a Danish film of the same name. For once I can’t judge a remake on the basis of the original as I’ve never seen it, and with minimal preconceptions I found The Guilty to be an enjoyable, tense watch. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer),
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Malignant is the new film from James Wan, the man behind Saw, The Conjuring and Insidious. With such popular horror films in his resume and a trailer that looked utterly terrifying, I’d expected big things from Wan’s latest release. However, the end result is far too ridiculous to be taken seriously and most worryingly of
No One Gets Out Alive is based on the 2014 horror novel by British author Adam Nevill. Available to stream on Netflix from today, it tells the story of Ambar, an illegal immigrant who arrives in the US in search of the American Dream but finds herself in a whole heap of supernatural horror instead.
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A Classic Horror Story is an Italian take on, well, the classic lost in the woods horror story. Despite the clichéd plot, this is a surprisingly well-executed and atmospheric film with a twist that turns this into something incredibly enjoyable. The film is set in Italy and features Matilda Lutz as Elisa, a young woman
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Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza star in Best Sellers, a heartwarming comedy from Lina Roessler about a reclusive novelist who goes on a book tour with his desperate publisher. Something which sees their relationship develop from one of constant conflict to one of a friendship and a newfound, deeper respect and understanding of each other.
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The Survivalist is a 2021 siege survival thriller that follows on from the events of a global disaster. Apocalyptic survival films are two a penny nowadays and I’m afraid that aside from a decent cast and cinematography, The Survivalist doesn’t really add anything new to the genre. The film follows events in the USA a
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye is based upon a documentary by the same name, involving Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker. The Bakkers were a team of televangelists who preached that greed was good, and Jim was eventually prosecuted and thrown in jail for fraud. First, let me get this out of the way, I am
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Gunpowder Milkshake is the second female assassin film I’ve seen in a week, following on from Netflix’s Kate. This one follows female assassins that work for a shady all-male ruling organisation, but yet still seems to follow the same tired formula we’ve seen many times before. Aside from a funky look and some decent fight
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the film adaptation of the smash-hit West End musical that has taken theatres by storm since its debut in 2017. Originally scheduled for a big-screen release with Fox, like many this film version suffered due to COVID and is now set to air on Amazon Prime instead. Pretty good timing,
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