Karthik Subbaraj's Dorothy

Karthik Subbaraj is the director behind pulpy, Tarantino-flavoured gangster films full of Bruce Lee nods and larger-than-life characters. In Dorothy, now streaming on Netflix, he trades some of that swagger for something gentler. Set in a rural village in the 1980s, it follows two lifelong friends …

DCU Special: Clayface + Lanterns

This week's a DC double bill. First up, Clayface, a body horror villain origin story written by Mike Flanagan alongside Hossein Amini and directed by James Watkins — a pedigree that had us intrigued before a single frame rolled. A mob boss disfigures a rising, Oscar-nominated actor, and the experim…

Jailer 2 + Whalefall

This week it's a double bill that swings from blockbuster spectacle to underwater survival. First, Jailer 2 sees Rajinikanth return as “Tiger” Muthuvel Pandian, picking up three months after the first film as he goes after the cartel behind a statue smuggling ring, all the way to the top. We discus…

Digger: Masterpiece or Misfire?

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the director behind Birdman and The Revenant, turns his gaze on climate catastrophe with Digger, and the result is as divisive as his back catalogue. Tom Cruise disappears into the title role as an oil tycoon with the US president's ear, whose relentless exploitation has push…

Avengers: Endgame Encore - Worth the Hype?

Description: 7 years after its release, Avengers: Endgame returns to cinemas! This time, promising not just the opportunity to re-experience its epic moments on the big screen, but also extended, exclusive footage that its directors say is must-see viewing ahead of Avengers: Doomsday. So is this wo…

Zach Cregger Takes On Resident Evil

It isn't every day that a beloved video game franchise gets a second film reboot, let alone one directed by someone with Zach Cregger's calibre (Weapons, Barbarian) - so it's no wonder fans are excited. Taking place during events paralleling the 1998 game Resident Evil 2, this new film follows Aust…

Terbang + The Fox King + The Paper

Description: Terbang is the latest film by Chiu Keng Guan, the Malaysian filmmaker behind The Journey and Ola Bola. Loosely inspired by the story of Karamjit Singh, the legendary Malaysian rally driver known as the “Flying Sikh”, the film follows Ajeet as he navigates the world of motorsport and ma…

Na Hong Jin's Hope

A small border town in South Korea. An alien invasion and a rollicking rampage. Carnage and mayhem. That's the premise and promise of Hope, Na Hong-Jin's latest cinematic release, since 2016's The Wailing. Since its debut at Cannes, Hope generated headlines, and wildly varied ones at that. While so…

Train to Busan's 10th Anniversary + Ted Lasso S4

Train to Busan turns 10 this year, and the South Korean zombie thriller is returning to cinemas in a new 4K restoration. We revisit the story of passengers fighting to survive a zombie outbreak aboard a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan, and ask whether it still holds up a decade later. Meanwhi…

Merdeka Special: Talentime + Ola Bola

This week, we pay tribute to two iconic performers who left an indelible mark on the screen and in our childhoods. We look back at the memorable careers of Tim Curry and Peter Cullen and the characters that made them household names. After that, ahead of the long Merdeka weekend, the timing felt …