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Can I Get a Witness

Director – Ann Marie Fleming – 2024 – Canada – Cert. 12a – 100m The subject matter ***** The film itself * Can I fast-forward through the boring bits? Dystopian SF outing with good intentions may be the least watchable film of the year – out in UK cinemas on Friday, September 19th Here’s a movie about one […]

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The Last Dance
(Po Dei Juk,
破·地獄)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date November 15 2024
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(Po Dei Juk,
破·地獄)
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Director – Anselm Chan – 2024 – Hong Kong – Cert. 12a – 130m (extended version – Cert. 15 – 140m) **** (regular version) / unseen (extended version) A failed, professional wedding planner joins a Taoist funeral director as a partner in his company as various crises come to a head in the latter’s family […]

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Sky Peals

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date August 8 2024
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Director – Moin Hussain – 2023 – UK – Cert. 12a – 91m **** When his estranged father dies after leaving him an answering machine message, a motorway service station employee starts to question the identity of his father and, by extension, of himself – out in UK cinemas on Friday, August 9th Adam (Faraz […]

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