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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Dir: Wes Ball Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy The latest ‘Planet of the Apes’ instalment delivers the ground-breaking visual effects and compelling narrative that have become synonymous with the consistently strong franchise Ever since its revival in 2011, the five-decade old ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise has somewhat…
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Repost: Rye Lane (2023)
Dir: Raine Allen Miller Cast: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah Rising talents Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson are playful and captivating in the South London set rom-com. The 1 year anniversary of DanLovesFilm continues with a repost of my review for the excellent London-based romcom Rye Lane from 2023. Manchester born director Raine Allen Miller broke…
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Late Night with the Devil (2024)
Dir: Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes Cast: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, Josh Quong Tart Boosted by solid performances, nostalgic production design and a novel setup, the latest Shudder original horror flick proves there is still plenty of life in the possession subgenre ‘Late Night with the…
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Rebel Moon: Part Two – The Scargiver (2024)
Dir: Zack Snyder Cast: Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Staz Nair, Fra Fee, E. Duffy, Anthony Hopkins Zack Snyder’s stylistic visuals are not enough to save his derivative space opera franchise from stumbling to a far from satisfactory conclusion Check out my review of Rebel Moon: Part One…
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Repost: The Little Mermaid (2023)
Dir: Rob Marshall Halle Bailey brings purity and vocal power to the latest and best of a long line of Disney live action remakes. Yet another repost to celebrate one year of DanLovesFilm, hope you enjoy. There has been plenty of scrutiny over the past few years when it comes to Disney’s live-action remakes of…
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Repost: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Dir: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson The visually stunning sequel is an absolute triumph that demonstrates the limitless power of animated storytelling. To celebrate one year of DanLovesFilm I will be reposting some of the first reviews on my page, including this one for the excellent Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. For years…
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Challengers (2024)
Dir: Luca Guadagnino Cast: Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist A career defining Zendaya umpires the rivalry between tennis stars Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, in Luca Guadagnino’s exhilarating romantic sports drama. After a slow start to the year, 2024’s cinematic backdrop is starting to heat up and the one star who has been front and…
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Repost: Beau is Afraid (2023)
Dir: Ari Aster Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Denis Menochet, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, Patti LuPone Ari Aster’s 3 Hour anxiety induced nightmare showcases the good and bad of auteur cinema. Another repost of an old review to celebrate 1 year of DanLovesFilm this month. Ari Aster has…
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Repost: Air (2023)
Dir: Ben Affleck Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis Ben Affleck’s Nike Air origin story is charming but safe. To celebrate 1 year of DanLovesFilm I will be reposting some of my original reviews from the early days of the site – enjoy. Team Affleck and…
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What to Watch in May
After an eventful and diverse month in April, with A24’s largest film to date ‘Civil War’ playing in cinemas alongside the late March blockbusters, May is a fairly limited month for theatrical releases. The month starts off strong with one of its larger releases, the Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt led action comedy ‘The Fall…
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