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Kokuho
(Kokuho,
国宝,
lit. National Treasure)

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Post date May 8 2026
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(Kokuho,
国宝,
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Director – Lee Sang-il – 2025 – Japan – Cert. – 175m ***** The son of a murdered yakuza is taken under the wing of a respected kabuki actor, who trains him alongside his own son – out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 8th In kabuki theatre, an onnagata is a man who performs […]

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They Will Kill You

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Post date March 26 2026
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Director – Kirill Sokolov – 2025 – US – Cert. 15 – 94m **** A young woman, searching from her missing sister, takes a job as a cleaner in a mysterious, wealthy, New York apartment block – horror action movie is out in UK cinemas on Friday, March 27th This has been sold as a horror […]

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Redoubt
(Värn)

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Post date March 26 2026
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Redoubt (Värn) Director – John Skoog – 2025 – Sweden – Cert. – 85m ***1/2 Convinced the enemy will attack soon, a man turns his small house into a fortress that can provide shelter for a small number of people – out in UK cinemas on Friday, March 27th Before this film came along, ‘redoubt’ was […]

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Avatar
Fire and Ash

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Post date December 18 2025
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Fire and Ash
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Director – James Cameron – 2025 – US – Cert. 12a – 195m Immersive Cinema ***** Screenplay ***1/2 Return to Pandora – this time, with a terrifying tribe whose trust in the planet’s spirit has been wiped out by a volcano – second Avatar sequel is out in cinemas from Friday, December 19th Whatever you think of the Avatar movies – […]

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China Sea
(Kinų Jūra)

Director – Jurgis Matulevičius – 2025 – Lithuania, Taiwan, Poland, Czechia – 96m ***** A former champion kickboxer whose career has been destroyed by his poor anger management attempts to find direction in life – premieres in the Critics’ Picks Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival World champion kickboxer Osvald Gurevicious (Marius Rapsys) has it all, but […]

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Alone in the Night
(Yoru ga Mata Kuru,
夜がまた来る)

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Post date October 17 2025
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(Yoru ga Mata Kuru,
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Director – Takashi Ishii – 1994 – Japan – Cert. 18 – 108m ****1/2 After her undercover cop husband is killed by a gang, Nami infiltrates the gang and suffers much abuse as she attempts to identify and take her revenge on his killer – out on Blu-ray as part of the Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami limited edition digipack set (2000 copies) A […]

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One Battle After Another

Director – Paul Thomas Anderson – 2025 – US – Cert. 12A – 161m ***** Over a decade after they disappeared into a safe town with new identities, a father and now-teenage daughter are tracked down by their army officer nemesis… – one of the most extraordinary Warner Bros. action movies you’ve ever seen is out in […]

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Exhibition on Screen
Michelangelo
Love and Death

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Post date May 20 2025
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Love and Death
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Director – David Bickerstaff – 2017 – UK – Cert. U – 91m ***** Sixteenth Century Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo remains one of the greatest artists of all time, yet his overreaching ambition frequently proved his undoing – back out in UK cinemas to tie in with the 550th anniversary of Michelangelo’s birth from Tuesday, May […]

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The Woman King

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Post date October 6 2022
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Director – Gina Prince-Bythewood – 2022 – US – Cert. 15 – 135m **** The warrior women of Dahomey defend their people against capture by neighbouring nations for the white foreigners’ slave trade – plays as part of Art of Action, a major UK-wide season celebrating the artistry of real action choreography at cinemas across […]

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Kingdom of the
Planet of the Apes

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Post date May 9 2024
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Planet of the Apes
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Director – Wes Ball – 2024 – US – Cert. 12a – 145m ***** The fourth entry in the current franchise reboot takes place several generations after the previous three films when apes live in scattered communities and humans have lost the power of speech – out in UK cinemas on Thursday, May 9th Noa […]

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