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  • The Exorcist: Believer

    ★★

  • Cohabitation

  • Ava: A Twist In The Road

  • Licorice Pizza

    ★★★★

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  • The Exorcist: Believer

    The Exorcist: Believer

    ★★

    William Peter Blatty's 1973 horror icon The Exorcist is one of my all-time favourite films and so despite the reviews, the past sequels and general reputation of reboots and so-called "legacy sequels", I was very excited for Believer.

    By the time the credits rolled with Mike Oldfield's ever-famous score, the only thing that I was a believer of is that this left a lot to be desired. Don't get me wrong, whilst I don't think it was as bad as…

  • Cohabitation

    Cohabitation

    Good vs evil. It is the ultimate driving force behind every movie, every book, every story, every part of life. Writer/director Lauren Barker was clearly interested in this dynamic and its closeness with us, whether coming from us, somebody else or our own inner conflicts.

    Cohabitation does take perhaps a more conventional approach to the concept but that isn't to say that it lacks depth. The dynamic between the two newly cohabiting roommates, Emily (Tiffany Streng) and Sarah (Stephanie Rose…

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  • The Batman

    The Batman

    ★★★★★

    “I am the shadows” Batman says before he emerges with such presence that you can’t help but feel as if something truly special is unfolding before your very eyes. Robert Pattinson has been steadily emerging as one of the most promising actors of this generation and anybody who still has the audacity to refer to him as “that sparkly dude from 'Twilight'” is at this point just being purposely ignorant. From an outlaw bank robber in the Safdie Bros 'Good…

  • The Medium

    The Medium

    ★★★★

    The collaboration of Thai director Banjong Pisanthanakun and South Korean director Na Hong-jin made 'The Medium' one of the most anticipated horror flicks of this year. Both Pisanthanakun and Hong-jin have received acclaim for their work in the genre in the past. The former is best known worldwide for his 2004 chiller 'Shutter' which has been remade in multiple languages and in his homeland, his 2013 comedy-horror 'Pee Mak' is Thailand's highest grossing-film of all time. Na Hong-jin is responsible…