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Dual (2022) – Movie Review

“Dual” is an American satirical science fiction thriller film written, directed, and produced by Riley Stearns (The Art of Self-Defense’). “Dual” was filmed during Covid quarantine, so you have to take into account the restrictions, when you review the movie. “Dual” is not a masterpiece, but it has a strong scenario that will keep you excited until the end and

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Martin McDonagh’s reunion with Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell

Fourteen years after “In Bruges”, Martin McDonagh reunites Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in his new film “The Banshees of Inisherin” Set in the fictional island of Inisherin during the very real Irish Civil War in 1923, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are two lifelong pals whose friendship is shattered after conflict arises. Following “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Seven Psychopaths,” McDonagh opted

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Fisherman’s Friends 2 Trailer Released (vid)

The sequel of Fisherman’s Friends movie, under the name “Fisherman’s Friends: One and All” will be released on 19th August. The official page of the movie announced the release date along with the trailer of the movie. James Purefoy (Rome, Netflix’s Altered Carbon) reprises his role of Jim, with other returning cast members including Maggie Steed (Elizabeth is Missing), Dave Johns (I, Daniel Blake), Sam

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Garland’s “Men” Can Be Great

It’s been a long time since a movie trailer got me excited. It wasn’t a surprise, since Alex Garland has already contibuted to the “World Cinema” as a director of “Ex Machina” and writer of “28 Days Later”. Audience might vbe confused by and criticise his latest movie “Annihilation”, but I strongly believe that this film was a masterpiece. The

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Chastain’s and Sheen’s role demanded long makeup hours

Jessica Chastain and Michael Sheen were guests on the last Graham Norton’s show episode. They both made a reference to the many hours that the makeup took on their new roles. Chastain said that the first time as Tammy Faye, her makeup took 7,5 hours to be done. In response to that, Sheen joked about it, suggesting that his makeup

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Io sto bene (2020): A gem from Luxembourg – Movie Review

I had the luck to see Donato Rotunno’s “Io sto bene” in a online screening. I was curious as to what I would see since there were nearly no records on the net for this film. Sadly, a Luxembourgian production is not very attractive, even if “Io sto Bene” is the official submission of the country in Oscars Awards. Sadly

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Deerskin (a.k.a. Le Daim) (2019) – Movie Review

On a theoretical level, when Jean Durjardin and Adèle Haenel star in the same movie, the movie could be a major box-office success, at least in France. The truth is that Deerskin, written and directed by Quentin Dupieux, was a quite unoticed movie, since it was mainly part of some international festival including the Directors’ Fortnight section of Cannes Film Festival. However,

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