James Marsh

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Tonight:

DIE MY LOVE and HAMNET: two female directors whose work I have thoroughly enjoyed in the past deliver a pair of insufferable melodramas about unlikable young couples screaming at each other while trying to raise children in the woods. Maybe it’s just me, or maybe it’s smug self-indulgent twaddle.

New movies out today in Hong Kong: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2, DIE MY LOVE, GOOD BOY, ROAD TO VENDETTA, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS, UNDER CURRENT (06/12)

Gotcha. Definitely surprising.

I thought BATTLE ROYALE was on this list?

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SAVE THE GREEN PLANET: announced while I was on holiday, this absolutely stacked release of a seminal South Korean oddball masterpiece. Mad respect to @pierceconran.bsky.social and James Pearcey for all their efforts, and allowing me to contribute an essay. www.arrowfilms.com/p/save-the-g...

As someone who grew up in the Anglican Church (I'm the son of a preacher man) but never really found my faith, it was the importance of community and storytelling that helped me recognise and appreciate why my Dad does what he does. Josh O'Connor's character here absolutely nails that perspective.

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WAKE UP DEAD MAN is definitely the most Miss Marple-y of @rianjohnson.bsky.social's Benoit Blanc whodunnits, what with its small rural parish setting. The MAGA allegory was just subtle enough to float, and really appreciated how refreshingly faith and the Catholic Church was represented. More pls.

Want to find solace in film? 10 movies that may offer catharsis and hope Following last week’s tragic fire at a Tai Po estate in Hong Kong, we look at films in which humanity endures through the darkest of hours.

Hong Kong has been reeling from an incomprehensible tragedy in recent days. I was given the daunting task of selecting 10 films that focus on communities enduring trauma and finding a modicum of catharsis. This was not an easy one. www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...

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MARTY SUPREME is fantastic. Essentially 50s-set UNCUT GEMS, with global ping pong aspirations replacing gambling and jewellery, but fuelled by the same heart-palpitating sense of desperation and unwavering self-belief. Somehow the 80s soundtrack completely works and Chalamet has never been better.

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WICKED FOR GOOD: even more aggressively mediocre than the first film. Performances suffer this time out from the lack of strong musical numbers and all the pivotal action taking place off screen. Looks terrible and poor Michelle Yeoh just cannot sing. Grande still MVP.

Anytime!

I saw this news the other day but don't know any specfics sadly. The subject matter certainly sounds like something that could raise a few red flags. Regarding last-minute cancellation, my guess is that the film was rejected and the festival appealed, not wanting to cancel ticket sales prematurely.

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ROBOWAR, surely? www.youtube.com/watch?v=onbk...

Skipping town to enjoy some of that famous British sunshine

All fun, to be sure, but a definite pivot away from the bone-crunching in favour of laughs after this one.

Nice! I still prefer THE OUTLAWS to this one - just - but holy crap is Son Sukku terrifying in this. (pts 3 and 4? Diminishing returns imo)

😂😂 I'd be honoured!

Sorry for the late reply! Shamefully only seen A Normal Family from this selection, although I've been sitting on a link for A Good Child for a while now so will make the ffort to get to that asap. Will keep an eye out for the others!

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Slowly updating my website. Not a lot of original content there, but a convenient one-stop-shop to post links to all my reviews. There's still a lot to add, reformat, and plenty of broken links if you dig deep enough, but do take a look if you have a minute, and it's free of course. marshattacks.com

Always gets a bad rap coz Lazenby has the unfair "one movie/post-Connery" stink on him, but this is hands down one of the absolute best Bond movies. Great action, character development, world domination plot, and the ethereal Diana Rigg 😍 Awesome theme tune - and it's also a Christmas movie!

Awesome action, to be sure

Loved New Group, will seek out Mag Mag.

Compiling my Best Asian Films of 2025 list. What do i absolutely positively have to make sure I see before I lock this thing down?

Absolute bangers all

Why it took Sean Baker’s producer 20 years to make her debut Left-Handed Girl Tsou Shih-ching’s directorial debut, a heartfelt Taiwanese drama, was born from a moment of childhood guilt when her grandfather scolded her.

LEFT-HANDED GIRL: had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Tsou Shih-ching earlier this month - frequent Sean Baker producer turned solo director - about her fantastic new film, which opens in Hong Kong on Thursday: www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...

Why it took Sean Baker’s producer 20 years to make her debut Left-Handed Girl Tsou Shih-ching’s directorial debut, a heartfelt Taiwanese drama, was born from a moment of childhood guilt when her grandfather scolded her.

LEFT-HANDED GIRL: had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Tsou Shih-ching earlier this month - frequent Sean Baker producer turned solo director - about her fantastic new film, which opens in Hong Kong on Thursday: www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...

Happy Birthday!