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3.5

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

5.0

Finding Steve McQueen – Interview with Film Director Mark Steven Johnson

In Finding Steve McQueen, a group of thieves try to steal President Richard Nixon’s secret bank funds in the early 1970’s. We talked with th... READ MORE

Under the Eiffel Tower – Interview with Film Director Archie Borders

Buck Run – Interview with Film Director Nick Frangione

Director Nick Frangione's new drama, Buck Run starring James Le Gros and Nolan Lyons, had its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Fauve – 5 Questions for Film Director Jeremy Comte

Shortlisted at the 2019 Academy Awards for Best Short Film (Live Action) 1. Where did the idea for this story come from? Growing ... READ MORE

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Coyote – 5 Questions for Film Director Lorenz Wunderle

Winner of the Best International Short award at the 2018 Palm Springs International ShortFest 1. What have been audiences initial re... READ MORE

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Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times – 5 Questions for Film Director Marcus Markou

Winner of Best International Short Film at the 2018 San Jose International Short Film Festival 1. Above all else what do you hope au... READ MORE

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Avengers: Infinity War [2018] VFX Breakdown by Weta Digital

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The Space Between Us [2017] VFX Breakdown by Rodeo FX

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5.0

Shirkers

Shirkers tells the true story of how Tan and a group of friends attempted to make the first Singapore road movie as teenagers in the summer of 1992.

3.0

Everybody Knows

Mystery is afoot in Asghar Farhadi’s Spanish thriller, which is set in the confines a European village where a wedding is to take place.

4.0

Shoplifters

A heart-warming tale of an unconventional Japanese family living in poverty.

Image of Michael B Jordan from Creed 2 (2018)

2.0

Creed II

The eighth installment of the Rocky franchise and the sequel to Creed.

2.0

Buck Run

Director Nick Frangione’s indie drama Buck Run follows 15-year-old Shaw as he copes with the death of his mother and goes to live with his estranged father in their rural Pennsylvania town.

4.0

Acting as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards, this is the third installment of his action-packed film trilogy and based on the novel Xia Yin by author Zhang Beihai.

5.0

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

The sixth installment in the series of spy thrillers that never disappoint (forget about MI: 2, please and thank you). Tom Cruise team up with director Christopher McQuarrie again after the success of MI: Rogue Nation.

3.5

The Man Who Feels No Pain

The old adage goes, “no pain, no gain,” but that can be a problem when it’s impossible for you to feel any sort of pain even after getting hurt. Vasan Bala’s Hindi action comedy is blatant in its title, as it follows protagonist Surya who has a rare condition which prohibits him from feeling physical pain.

3.5