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Arco
(Arco)

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Post date March 17 2026
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Director – Ugo Bienvenu – 2025 – France – Cert. PG – 82m French with subtitles (not in UK cinemas) ***** English dubbed version (in UK cinemas) ****1/2 A boy from the far future attempts time travel too young and gets stranded in an earlier time – animated SF feature is out in UK cinemas on […]

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Animation Features Live Action Movies

Boonie Bears
Guardian Code
(Xiong Chu Mo
Ban Wo Xiong Xin,
熊出没·伴我“熊芯”)

Post author By Jeremy Clarke
Post date May 13 2023
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Guardian Code
(Xiong Chu Mo
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Directors – Lin Yongchang, Shao Heqi – 2023 – China – Cert. PG – 99m ****1/2 Abandoned by their mother as children, bear siblings Bramble and Briar uncover a conspiracy involving roboticists and robots – in a dubbed format for family audiences – out in cinemas on Friday, May 26th following its premiere at the […]

Animation Features Movies

Lightyear

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Post date June 14 2022
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Director – Angus MacLane – 2022 – US – Cert. PG – 107m **1/2 Stranded on a hostile planet, Buzz Lightyear sets out on a series of missions which eventually lead to his first confrontation with the evil Emperor Zurg – plays in the Annecy Animation Festival 2022 which is taking place in a 100% […]

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Features Live Action Movies

The Burning Sea
(Nordsjøen)

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Post date May 30 2022
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Director – John Andreas Andersen – 2022 – Norway – Cert. 12 – 104m *** An underwater technician attempts to rescue her lover who is trapped and probably dead on an oil rig amidst impending ecological disaster – out on digital on Monday, May 30th The Norwegian title translates literally as North Sea, so renaming […]

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The Prayer
(Gan Ho-Joong,
간호중)

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Post date October 24 2021
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(Gan Ho-Joong,
간호중)

Director – Min Kyu-dong – 2020 – South Korea – Cert. 12a – 108m ***** Just how capable are caregiver androids of looking after their terminally ill patients? – thought-provoking science fiction from the London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF), on now In a vast, multi-storey building complex, end of life patients are attended by […]

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A Snake Of June
(Rokugatsu
No Hebi,
六月の蛇)

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Post date October 18 2021
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(Rokugatsu
No Hebi,
六月の蛇)

Director – Shinya Tsukamoto – 2002 – Japan – Cert. 18 – 77m ***** Unlike any terrorised female narrative you’ve ever seen, at once bizarre and hugely rewarding – currently streaming on BFI Player as part of the BFI Japan 2021 programme This review originally appeared in What’s On In London, June 2003. In an […]

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Secretary

Secretary Director – Steven Shainberg – 2002 – US – Cert. 18 – 106m ***** A Snake Of June (Rokugatsu No Hebi, 六月の蛇) Director – Shinya Tsukamoto – 2002 – Japan – Cert. 18 – 77m ***** Double DVD review originally published in Third Way, February 2004. The cover image (rear view of a female […]

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