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The Woman King

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
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 […]

Features Live Action Movies

Escape
(Talju,
탈주)

Director – Lee Jong-Pil – 2024 – South Korea – LEAFF Cert. 18 – 94m ***** An army sergeant is caught attempting to escape from North to South Korea, but then a second chance presents itself – played as the Opening Gala at the 2024 London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) which runs from Wednesday, […]

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Memories
(Memorizu,
メモリーズ)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date May 11 2022
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(Memorizu,
メモリーズ)
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1/ Magnetic Rose (Kanojo no Omoide, 彼女の想いで) 2/ Stink Bomb (Saishu Heiki, 最臭兵器) 3/ Cannon Fodder (Taiho no Machi, 大砲の街) Directors – 1/ Koji Morimoto, 2/ Tensai Okamura, 3/ Katsuhiro Otomo – 1995 – Japan – Cert. 12 – 113m ***** Executive producer Katsuhiro Otomo’s anime anthology adapts three of his dystopian-themed manga stories into […]

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