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Lanterns 2026 : HBO Lanterns Misses Its Mark
Lanterns Review: HBO’s Green Lantern Series Misses Its Mark The HBO series has the makings of a standard police procedural, with the same powers and limitations as most in the genre. The only difference is the cosmic superhero title. HBO’s Lanterns focuses on John Stewart as is chosen to replace Hal Jordan as the next…
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The Uprising Review
The Uprising Review The Uprising: A True English Rebellion Paul Greengrass puts the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 on screen in The Uprising, and Andrew Garfield stars as Ploughman, a farmer who rises from grief to rebellion. The film mixes history, action and politics, and its similarities to the present day are hard to miss. It…
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The Social Reckoning Movie Review
The Social Reckoning Movie Review Introduction: A Different Kind of Social Network Story Returning to the world of The Social Network was always going to be a difficult challenge. The 2010 David Fincher movie became an iconic example of the themes of ambition, betrayal and the founding of Facebook. Now, Aaron Sorkin is back in…
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The Weight Movie Review
The Weight Movie Review Introduction: A Hard Road to Freedom Some movies make survival heroic. The Weight makes it difficult. This movie, set against the backdrop of the Great Depression of 1933, celebrates a bleak view of America. It revolves around Samuel Murphy (Ethan Hawke) a battle-torn WWI veteran who is faced with an impossible…
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BFI London Film Festival 2026
BFI London Film Festival 2026 Opens Its Historic 70th Edition The BFI London Film Festival 2026 has officially opened in London, marking the 70th edition of one of the world’s major film festivals. Taking place between October 7th and October 18th, the festival offers over 251 films from 88 different countries. The line-up of films…