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Inspired by truth, Persian Lessons is the story of one man’s heart wrenching struggle to survive the Holocaust. He – Gilles (Nahuel Perez...

Jake Johnson (Jurassic World) more often than not singlehandedly carries a quirky comedic drama born of a dysfunctional relationship. In...

After a methane gas explosion, 26 miners are trapped underground in one of the coldest regions of North America. They are destined to...

Try as I really wanted to like Free Guy, I simply couldn’t … because it is one very silly movie. Two game developers invent … you guessed...

I sincerely hope that comic book fans find more to appreciate about The Suicide Squad than I did, for I thought it was a garbled, at...

Let’s face it, growing old, frail and decrepit isn’t nice, but this offering from the man who made Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense)...

An old fashioned, terribly far-fetched, rollicking adventure fantasy, based on a Disneyland attraction that has been operating since...

A sexually charged comedy, Shiva Baby is an awkward delight. Daniella (Rachel Sennott) is a 20-something year old sugar baby, part of a...

A slow-moving period piece, Fanny Lye Deliver’d is mired in pain. The year is 1657. The place: Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of...

We are in the not-too-distant future and the fallout from the gig economy is front and centre in the sci fi mystery thriller Lapsis. Ray...

Blood is thicker than water. The family ties that bind is behind this story of three indigenous cousins forced apart by circumstances...

The Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan featured in the original live action animation blend Space Jam back in 1996. Now MJ has been replaced...

Perfumes is a gently paced, delightfully nuanced French comedy about a woman with a nose for fragrances and her chauffeur. I speak of...

Gunpowder Milkshake makes Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2 seem like a leisurely stroll on a Sunday afternoon. In this case, full-on action is...

Trapped with death awaiting them unless they find a way out. That is the premise of Escape Room: Tournament of Champions and what is in...

A pleasantly distracting comedy, Rosa’s Wedding centres around a hard-working middle-aged woman who is spread too thin. By that I mean...

Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow’s familial bonds are the subject of the film that bears her name. It is 1995 in Ohio and a mother, Melina...

A compelling spiritual horror thriller, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It continues the Warrens’ journey into the occult, with...

Making a go of it against the odds. That, in short, is the essence of In the Heights, a feel good musical based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s...

A charming and colourful animation, DreamWorks’ Spirit Untamed is about a feisty 13-year-old girl and an equally uppity wild horse. The...