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The Balloonists

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date May 20 2026
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Director – John Dower – 2025 – UK, Austria, US – Cert. PG – 86m **** The story of balloonist Bertrand Piccard’s three attempts to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon – out in UK cinemas on Friday, May 22nd Bertrand Piccard’s house, as his astonished interviewer notes, is a museum, a personal collection of memorabilia […]

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Odyssey
(2025)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date November 7 2025
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(2025)
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Director – Gerard Johnson – 2025 – UK – Cert. 18 – 110m **** A ruthless London estate agent with mounting debts finds herself at the mercy of criminal backers – out in UK cinemas on Friday, November 7th This starts off no holds barred with protagonist Natasha (Polly Maberly from Muscle, Gerard Johnson, 2019) having a […]

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Ferrari

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date December 24 2023
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Director – Michael Mann – 2023 – US – Cert. 15 – 130m ***** As Enzo Ferrari’s racing team takes on a particularly tough race in 1957, the complexities of his private life prove equally challenging – out in UK cinemas on Tuesday, December 26th You might reasonably expect a movie about legendary driver turned […]

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Sick Of Myself
(Syk Pike)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date April 21 2023
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(Syk Pike)
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Director – Kristoffer Borgli – 2022 – Norway – Cert. 15 – 95m ***** Fed up with the attention her successful artist partner is getting, a woman deliberately consumes dangerous prescription drugs to make herself the centre of attention– out in UK cinemas on Friday, April 21st Young Oslo couple Thomas (Eirik Sæther) and Signe […]