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CMAT Edition: Bits & Pieces – MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service, and production company, has launched the trailer for The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, the debut feature from writer‑director Seán Dunn, alongside its official artwork. Starring Peter Mullan, the film is a darkly comic exploration of grief, identity and cultural lega...

Obsession: The BRWC Review. By Simon Thompson. Writer/director Curry Barker’s Obsession is an excellent horror film, in the same vein as Zach Cregger’s Barbarian and Weapons in how it combines humour, shocking violence, and a stylised retro aesthetic. What makes Obsession work narratively is that it’s a fresh take on the old cliché of being

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Backrooms: The BRWC Review. By Jake Peffer. Backrooms is the latest horror movie to come from A24. After becoming an internet sensation through a thread on the website 4chan, up and coming director Kane Parsons created a series on Youtube of the same name. Impressed with the web series, A24 partnered with Chernin Entertainment, Atomic

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The Isle Of Dr Moreau (1996): A Disaster For The Ages. By Simon Thompson. It takes a lot for a movie to acquire the level of infamy that the mere mention of its title causes traumatic flashbacks to those who have viewed it. Title as diverse as Plan Nine From Outer Space, Super Mario Bros

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Villa 187 – Short Film Review Some short films rely on style, others on grit. Villa 187 manages both, delivering a tense, street‑level action drama that unfolds inside a Manila apartment block where survival is a minute‑to‑minute negotiation. Directed by Joaquin L. Camay, the film follows Rico, played with raw urgency by Jomari Angeles, a

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