At The Movies

Dan Slevin reviews three new films for the school holidays: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, an Aardman Halloween special; Forgotten Island, an animated adventure inspired by Philippine mythology; and Little Amélie or the Character of Rain.
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom – TRAILER
Forgotten Island – TRAILER
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain – TRAILER
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Afternoons film critic Dominic Corry reviews Heart of the Beast, Resident Evil and Mayday.
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Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Thursday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week.
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review:
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Theme from Hill Street Blues - Mike Post (feat. Larry Carlton)
Hill Street Blues was a pioneering police drama from 1981-1987 which featured an ensemble cast, gritty environments and challenging storylines - at least for its time.
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Heart of the Beast (directed by David Ayer). A special forces veteran (Brad Pitt) and his companion dog, also a combat veteran, go on a trip into the wilds of Alaska but he experiences a medical event and crashes their plane. They are now on a deadline to find safety before his health deteriorates further or the forbidding environment overwhelms them.
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Fantastic Mr Fox (directed by Wes Anderson, 2009). Stop-motion animated adaptation of the beloved Road Dahl children’s story featuring a star-studded cast including George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray. Mr. Fox (Clooney) writes the gossip column for the local paper but miss the excitement of stealing chickens. Eventually, his true nature gets the better of him, and he takes on the terrible chicken farming threesome of Boggis, Bunce and Bean, unleashing disaster on his community. How will he repair all the damage?
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Kate Rodger reviews Shelter, a Jason Statham action thriller about a former assassin protecting a stranded woman from his old handler; and Mayday, a Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh Apple TV survival thriller set in Soviet territory. Plus: her trip to Nashville to meet Brad Pitt.
Shelter TRAILER
Mayday TRAILER
Heart Of The Beast TRAILER
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Nights' Dan Slevin, is one of the best film reviewers in any medium, consistently convincing, insightful, unpretentious, perceptive, thoughtful and articulate. He joins us every Thursday night, and here's what's caught his eye this week.
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review:
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Coyote vs. Acme (directed by Dave Green). Wile E. Coyote, despondent after being continuously let down by Acme products in his relentless pursuit of the road runner, resorts to the final destination - a court of law.
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The Akira Kurosawa Collection
A chance to celebrate physical media with this essential box of eight feature films (and accompanying documentaries) arriving in stores.
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Furious (created by Elizabeth Meriwether). An emotionally scarred NY FBI agent is dragged in to the search for a female serial killer whose motives she finds herself relating to. Starring Emmy Rossum and Scoot McNairy.
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