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Bye Bye, Morons (Original title: Adieu les Cons) is a French comedy-drama that stars and is directed by Irréversible actor Albert Dupontel. The film follows forty-something hairdresser Suze (Virginie Efira) who decides to go looking for…

Selected as Saudi Arabia’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2021 Academy Awards, Shahad Ameen's directorial debut feature Scales marks the country's fourth-ever submission in the history of the Oscars. The film is…

In 1969, a culturally significant music festival took place in the state of New York. Attracting an audience of 400,000 people, Woodstock became one of the biggest festivals in the 1960s and marked a turning point in popular music.…

Danny, a middle-aged city councillor and businessman in an unnamed Eastern European town, is to be the subject of a documentary on money laundering – but that's not Danny's plan. Instead, he hijacks the documentary for his own ends and…

It has been four years since we last saw Dominic Toretto and his crew. After rumours of on-set clashes between cast members, spin-offs and the COVID-19 pandemic, fans were unsure of when we would see the gang back again on the big screen.…

In 2008, Lin Manuel Miranda's first musical debuted on Broadway. Based on a book by playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, In the Heights quickly made Miranda a star and the youngest composer to win a Tony Award. Over ten years later, a film…

Premiering at Sundance Film Festival 2020, Dinner in America is a dark comedy written and directed by Adam Rehmeier. The story focuses on the elusive Simon (Kyle Gallner) while he is on the run from the police. He crosses paths with…

Adapted by the synonymous 1994 memoir, My Salinger Year (AKA My New York Year) is the latest film by French-Canadian Philippe Falardeau. Set in 1995, the film tells the story of aspiring writer Joanna Rackoff (Margaret Qualley) and her…

Written and directed by Choi Jae-hoon, The Swordsman stars Korean actor Jang Hyuk as the titular character. The film stars Hyuk as Tae-yul, a former soldier who is going blind due to an old injury. Tae-yul's daughter Tae-ok (Kim Hyun-soo)…

Let's face it - video game film adaptations have a bad reputation. In 2019, Detective Pikachu offered a glimpse of hope in the genre so the stage was set for another adaptation, which sees the reboot of the Mortal Kombat film series, which…