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Raindance Film Festival 2025: Heavyweight – Video Review

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Heavyweight celebrated its World Premiere as the opening night gala of the 33rd Raindance Film Festival, where Heavyweight‘s Jason Isaacs also received the festival’s Icon Award. Directed by Christopher M. Anthony and starring Jason Isaacs, Nicholas Pinnock, Jordan Bolger, Jamie Bamber, Sienna Guillory, Blake Harrison and Joplin Sibtain; Heavyweight follows wildcard boxing contender, ‘Diamond’ Derek […]

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Dangerous Animals – Video Review

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Dangerous Animals is a sharp, exhilarating thriller that takes you on a white-knuckle ride through the terror of human obsession and deadly creatures. Vagabond surfer Zephyr has deserted her past to find solace in the surf on Australia’s east coast. After an unexpected, romantic night with another local surfer, she avoids her feelings for him

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The Protector – VOD Review

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Stars: Marguerite Moreau, Graham Greene, April Lee, Matthew Fahey, Brandon Moynihan, Aryeh-Or, Mark Lane III | Written and Directed by Raul Gasteazoro In the scorched, desolate landscape of The Protector, water is more than a resource, it’s a currency and more than that, it can be a spark for brutal conflict. Directed by Raul Gasteazoro, this

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Dream Hacker – Video Review

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Starring Molly Hanson (The Marlow Murder Club), Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Mark Williams (Harry Potter franchise), Dream Hacker is the latest slice of AI horror from writer and director Richard Colton (The Seven, Override). When neuroscientist, Jennifer Connelly, invents a device to explore and manipulate dreams, her first experiment leads her

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Protein – Video Review

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Based on his 2014 short film of the same name, Protein is the feature film debut of award-winning writer/director Tony Burke and offers a compelling blend of blackly-comic small-town crime thriller, nuanced character drama and grisly cannibal horror. It stars Craig Russell (Queen Cleopatra), Kezia Burrows, Steven Meo, Charles Dale, Andrea Hall, Ross O’Hennessy, and

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Romford Film Festival 2025: Joker: The Last Laugh (Fan Film) Review

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Stars: John Michie, Bob Barrett | Directed by David Bispham, Jonathan Davenport Joker: The Last Laugh is a 20-minute fan film directed by David Bispham and Jonathan Davenport that recently had its final big screen showing at the Romford Film Festival. What we have here is a haunting and introspective addition to the ever-growing catalogue

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Salvable – Video Review

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Starring Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Megalopolis), Toby Kebbell (Kong: Skull Island, For All Mankind), Michael Socha (Bonded by Blood, The Keeper) and James Cosmo (Game of Thrones, Jack Ryan), Salvable is directed by Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, making their feature debut, from a script written by Bjorn Franklin. Shia LaBeouf and Toby Kebbell star in

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Fear Below – Video Review

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Starring Hermione Corfield (Sea Fever), Jake Ryan (Wolf Creek), John McConville (Elvis), Jacob Junior Nayinggul (High Ground), Arthur Angel (Red Dog) and Maximillian Johnson (High Ground), Fear Below is directed by Matthew Holmes (The Legend of Ben Hall) from a script he co-wrote with Gregory Moss (The Cost). It’s gangsters versus bull sharks in the

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Last Breath – Review

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Stars: Finn Cole, Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Cliff Curtis, Mark Bonnar, MyAnna Buring | Written by Alex Parkinson, Mitchell LaFortune, David Brooks | Directed by Alex Parkinson Directed by Alex Parkinson, Last Breath is a big-screen adaptation of his 2019 documentary of the same name, retelling the harrowing true story of Chris Lemons, a deep-sea (saturation)

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Raindance Film Festival 2025: Dirty Boy – Review

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Stars: Graham McTavish, Stan Steinbichler, Susie Porter, Honor Gillies | Written and Directed by Doug Rao Dirty Boy, directed by Doug Rao in his directorial debut, is an ambitious psychological thriller that attempts to weave a complex tale of mental illness, cult dynamics, and personal redemption. Starring Graham McTavish, Stan Steinbichler, Susie Porter, and Honor

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