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Winny
(Winny)

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Post date February 2 2024
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Director – Yusaku Matsumoto – 2023 – Japan – Cert. tbc – 127m ***** Based on a true story; the state attempts to prosecute the software developer of the file sharing programme Winny for copyright violation – plays UK cinemas in the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024 between Friday, 2nd February and Sunday, 31st […]

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Wonka

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date December 8 2023
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Director – Paul King – 2023 – US – Cert. PG – 112m Movie **** Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa when he eventually appears***** How the youthful Willy Wonka became the world’s most celebrated maker of chocolate – musical based on one of Roald Dahl’s best-known characters is out in UK cinemas on Friday, […]

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Cry Macho

Director – Clint Eastwood – 2021 – US – Cert. 12 – 104m ***1/2 A rodeo star and horse trainer well past his prime is sent to bring his boss’ son back to Texas from his “abusive” mother in Mexico – out to rent on Premium Video on Demand from Monday, December 13th 1979. Mike […]

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The Bold,
The Corrupt
And
The Beautiful
(Xue guan yin,
血觀音)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date September 1 2020
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The Corrupt
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The Beautiful
(Xue guan yin,
血觀音)

Director – Yang Ya-che – 2017 – Taiwan – Cert. 15 – 112m ***** A dysfunctional family, a property investment scam and sex and drugs meet head on in this impressive, female character-driven Taiwanese drama-thriller – exclusively in these cinemas for three days from Friday, September 4th One family, three generations of women, each with […]

Tags beautiful, bold, corrupt, dysfunctional family, finance, parents and children, police, property, scam, seduction, state officials, strong women, Taiwan, weak men, women