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This year's Fighting Spirit Film Festival proudly presents special screenings of Loi Bao and The Mercenary at the Picturehouse Cinema, Stratford. The Fighting Spirit Film Festival (FSFF) is a celebration of martial arts and action…

With a career that spans almost 40 years, Pedro Almodóvar has established himself as a modern-day filmmaker. While his films are not CGI-laden blockbusters, they always deliver an emotionality that is both rare and unique. His latest film…

When it comes to cartoons turned live-action adaptations, Dora the Explorer doesn't exactly spring to mind. Created in 2000, it focuses on a seven-year-old Hispanic girl who loves exploring with her monkey and a talking backpack. But times…

Let’s face it, the age of innocence is over. With Stranger Things and IT: Chapter One showing that modern child actors can be more than just children. Now, thanks to the directorial debut of The Office US writer Gene Stupnitsky, the…

Based on the life of journalist Sarfaz Mansoor, Blinded by the Light focuses on Javed (Viveik Kalra), a British-Pakistani teenager living in Luton in the 1980s. Dreaming of being a writer, he struggles to find his voice until a classmate…

The Closing Night Gala at the 63rd BFI London Film Festival will be Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman. Starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, The Irishman will be having its international premiere on Sunday…

When DSS agent Hobbs and rogue agent Shaw faced off against each other for the first time in 2015's Furious 7, the chemistry between Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham was instant. So it is no surprise that this rapport has led to the first…

So, after ten years of constant adventures and averted apocalypses, the Infinity Saga of Marvel's Cinematic Universe is nearing its end. After the heartbreaking Avengers: Endgame, what's next for Earth's Mightiest Heroes? Spider-Man:…

Known as the 'godfather of mumblecore', filmmaker Andrew Bujalski brings a more sensitive side to Americana in his latest film, Support the Girls. The comedy-drama stars The Hate U Give's Regina Hall as Lisa, the general manager of a…

24 years ago, Pixar made its mark in cinematic history with their first film Toy Story. The first film to be made entirely by CGI, it established the studio as a powerhouse in animation. Although the series delivered a poignant instalment…