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The Business of Film: A Quiet Place 2, Gunda, Summertime and Awake

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The Business of Film: A Quiet Place 2, Gunda, Summertime and Awake
James Cameron-Wilson marvels at the justified success of A Quiet Place 2 at the top of the UK box office, with a take worthy of pre-pandemic box office. He found the film both thrilling and moving. He was also drawn in – eventually – by Gunda, the cinematic equivalent of slow TV, a black and white documentary following every detail of the daily life of a pig. He rewatched and recommends the 2015 French love story Summertime but had trouble staying awake during Netflix's Awake, a dystopian sci-fi film in which nobody can sleep.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Cruella, Army of the Dead & Top Gun revisited

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The Business of Film: Cruella, Army of the Dead & Top Gun revisited
James Cameron-Wilson marvels at the UK box office chart, where The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me, the 8th in the Conjuring series, topped the list with a £2.7 million weekend take. Cruella, with Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, was not as dark as James had hoped, being rather more pantomimic in tone. On Netflix, he felt that zombie film Army of the Dead is Zack Snyder's best film since Man of Steel. Although the sequel has been put back, he also revisited the original 1986 Top Gun.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Peter Rabbit 2, The Unholy and Oxygen

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The Business of Film: Peter Rabbit 2, The Unholy and Oxygen
James Cameron-Wilson unveils the first UK box office cinema charts since the reopening of cinemas. It is topped by the hugely-successful Peter Rabbit 2, although James laments the film itself, about which he struggles to find a kind word. As for The Unholy, he considers it a formulaic horror quickie. To find anything worthwhile, he had to turn – as so many do – to Netflix, where he found excitement in the French-American futuristic film Oxygen, starring Melanie Laurent, which he recommends.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: those Who Wish Me Dead, Spiral, The Woman in the Window, Sound of Metal

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The Business of Film: those Who Wish Me Dead, Spiral, The Woman in the Window, Sound of Metal
Flush from the excitement of his first visit to the cinema this year, James Cameron-Wilson reviews action thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead, with Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult and Aiden Gillen and Spiral: From the Book of Saw with Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. On streaming services, he looks at The Woman in the Window, with Gary Oldman and Amy Adams, directed by Joe Wright and double-Oscar winner Sound of Metal, starring Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke, which James considers one of the best films of the year. It is in cinemas as well, but only at select sites. He also revisits the French romantic comedy Populaire.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: The Mitchells vs The Machines, Monster & the problems of The Golden Globes

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The Business of Film: The Mitchells vs The Machines, Monster & the problems of The Golden Globes
James Cameron-Wilson looks ahead to the imminent reopening of the UK's cinemas. He reviews the animated film The Mitchells vs The Machines, finding it laugh-out-loud funny even for solitary viewing and one of his favourite films of the year. He also looks at gritty drama Monster starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. In the light of the controversy surrounding the Golden Globes – with Tom Cruise returning his three awards – he wonders whether the organisation can even survive.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Cinemas reopening, Without Remorse, Things Heard & Seen

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The Business of Film: Cinemas reopening, Without Remorse, Things Heard & Seen
James Cameron-Wilson looks ahead to the reopening of cinemas and the plans of the Vue and Odeon chains. He reviews new thriller Tom Clancy's Without Remorse which has been a long, long time in gestation. And he discusses Things Heard and Seen, a horror film with Amanda Seyfried and James Norton. For those wanting to explore the genre, he gives us what he considers to be the best supernatural films of all time, beginning with the British classic A Matter of Life and Death.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: The Oscars, Stowaway, Love And Monsters & The Terror

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The Business of Film: The Oscars, Stowaway, Love And Monsters & The Terror
James Cameron-Wilson reflects on this year's Oscar ceremony and how well British talent did. He reviews the Netflix sci-fi film Stowaway from Joe Penna with Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette. And he also looks at the post-apocalyptic comedy drama Love And Monsters, also available on Netflix. Simon Rose chips in with a recommendation for the horror period TV drama The Terror, starring Jared Harris and Ciaran Hinds.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Ride or Die, Me You Madness, Into the Labyrinth & who will win at the Oscars?

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The Business of Film: Ride or Die, Me You Madness, Into the Labyrinth & who will win at the Oscars?
James Cameron-Wilson admires the box office take of Godzilla vs Kong. He reviews Netflix's Japanese drama Ride or Die and laments the time he wasted watching Me You Madness, written, directed, produced and starring Louise Linton. He also welcomes the return to the screen of Dustin Hoffman, though in the bizarre Italian film Into the Labyrinth. And, as ever, James looks ahead to the Oscars and speculates who will win in the main categories.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Promising Young Woman, Antebellum, Palm Springs & Sound of Metal

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The Business of Film: Promising Young Woman, Antebellum, Palm Springs & Sound of Metal
James Cameron-Wilson gives us a preview of the films that will be in cinemas when they reopen on May 17th. He reviews four films currently available to stream. The much-garlanded Promising Young Woman stars Carey Mulligan, Antebellum is heavy drama, Palm Springs is a new take on the Groundhog Day premise while Sound of Metal has been nominated for six Oscars.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Godzilla vs. Kong, Chaos Walking & Run

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The Business of Film: Godzilla vs. Kong, Chaos Walking & Run
James Cameron-Wilson marvels at the encouraging box office news from the United States where Godzilla vs. Kong is top of the heap, despite streaming on TVs simultaneously. He reviews the movie, which features some big names as well as the giant titular stars. In the UK, it's only available online. James also reviews the Doug Liman sci-fi movie Chaos Walking, with Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley and the new Netflix film Run, starring Sarah Paulson.
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James Cameron-Wilson


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