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This year, Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-Ho received the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his latest feature, Parasite. It not only is a frontrunner for the 2020 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and has already earned more than $118 million…

Marking the directorial debut of Melina Matsoukas, Queen & Slim focuses on the eponymous couple, attorney Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) and her Tinder date Slim (Daniel Kaluuya), as they go on the run after shooting a cop in self-defence.…

The latest film by Belgian directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Bad Boys for Life had been in development hell for more than 15 years. Amid continual production issues, changing directors and mounting costs, there was a chance that…

In 2016, Japanese filmmaker and animator Makoto Shinkai made waves with romantic fantasy drama Your Name. It was not only acclaimed worldwide but it has spawned plans for a live-action remake. Now, Shinkai returns with his latest feature,…

Greta Gerwig's version of Little Women is the eighth film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Timothée Chalamet, the film follows the March sisters during the aftermath of…

Following on from this year's Aladdin, Guy Ritchie returns to his crime-comedy roots for his latest feature The Gentlemen. Starring an ensemble cast, it follows cannabis crime lord Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey), who's planning to…

It all started in 1977 with a chase in space. However, laser swords, epic spaceship battles and a raspy villain were only a small taste of what Star Wars would ultimately become. 42 years later, the film franchise is finally reaching its…

With Dwayne Johnson firmly established as a Hollywood superstar, it is now former WWE wrestler John Cena's turn to become a film star. After starring in hits such as Trainwreck and Bumblebee, he is now leading the way in the latest feature…

Reuniting the director and core ensemble cast of the 2017 box office hit, Jumanji: The Next Level is the fourth instalment in the film franchise. After the events of the first film, The Next Level sees Spencer (Alex Wolff) secretly keeping…

In 1992, an independent director premiered his directorial debut at Sundance Film Festival. When his low-budget film received rave reviews at Cannes, the legend of Quentin Tarantino was born. His career is the focus of a long-awaited…