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Hwang Jung-min and Jung Ho-yeon, Hope (2026)
September 29, 2026 Jen F 0 Comments

Hope (2026): A Monster Movie That Refuses To Play By The Rules

Hope is set in the slow and sedentary village of Hope Harbour, which is unexplainably invaded by monsters. The police

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March 26, 2026 Jen F 0 Comments

kokuho (2025) Review: The Weight of Tradition and the Cost of Greatness

Spanning five decades, Kokuho traces the life of Kikuo (Ryo Yoshizawa), who is ripped from his destiny as a member

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March 13, 2026 Jen F 0 Comments

Sirāt (2025) Review: Óliver Laxe’s Mesmerising Desert Rave Thriller

Composer Kangding Ray’s sound design pulls you into this film with a deceptively lulling rhythmic bass while director Óliver Laxe

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January 23, 2026 Jen F 0 Comments

Sentimental Value (2025) Review: A Powerful Portrayal of Family Ties and Artistic Angst

Sisters Nora and Agnes (Renate Reinsve and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are drawn back into the orbit of their estranged father,

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January 21, 2026 Jen F 0 Comments

Rental Family (2025) Review: Found Family At Its Finest

Brendan Fraser is a struggling American actor living in Japan taking on paid roles to ‘star’ in other people’s lives.

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November 17, 2025 Jen F 1 Comment

Film Review: A Private Life (2025)

A humorous, self-aware portrait of life’s fragility. A Private Life – or Vie Privée as it was intended – follows

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October 10, 2025 Jen F 1 Comment

Film Review: My Father’s Shadow

A sensitive exploration of fatherhood and legacy. Two brothers take a trip from the village to Lagos with their absentee

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February 26, 2025 Jen F 0 Comments

Film Review: I’m Still Here

At its heart, I’m Still Here is a story about waiting. Set in Rio during the 1970s, the film follows

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February 17, 2025 Jen F 0 Comments

Mubi Monday: Decision To Leave

Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave is a film that lingers. From the storytelling with its quiet intensity to the lead

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February 7, 2025 Jen F 0 Comments

Finally Watched: Y Tu Mamá También

Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También takes viewers on a journey through an unseen Mexican landscape, following two teenage friends

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October 24, 2024 Jen F 0 Comments

It’s All Pizazz and No Pop in Audiard’s Disappointing Emilia Pérez

Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard is a slightly psychedelic movie trip that fuses crime, comedy and musical genres. It

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Finally Watched… Dope (2015)

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Finally Watched… Dear White People (2014)

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Film Review: Girls Trip

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Film Review: Hidden Figures

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