Billy Magnussen

There are easier enemies to make in the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning

Fifteen years after The Social Network became one of the defining films of the modern era, Aaron Sorkin is heading back into the world of Facebook. This time, however, the story isn’t about the platform’s creation – it’s about the moment its carefully curated image began to fracture. Sony Pictures has released the first trailer…

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Film Review: Lilo & Stitch proves just how warm and refreshing some live-action updates can be

Whilst the poor reaction to Snow White has made Disney reevaluate their standing on live-action updates of their classic animated catalogue, Lilo & Stitch – obviously made before such a decision was made – arrives with an ironic freshness that proves just how warm and successful some reimaginings can be. By no means does this…

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Film Review: Road House is trashy escapism that revels in its own dirty masculinity

Whilst some of the beats are the same between Doug Liman‘s surprising take on Rowdy Herrington’s resilient 1989 trashy actioner of the same name, Road House 2024 proves removed enough to justify its existence as a similarly-themed junky piece of escapism that revels in its own dirty masculinity. Jake Gyllenhaal shares the same name as…

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Film Review: Game Night (USA, 2018) is an unruly bout of fun

Whether it’s an old-fashioned detective story (Murder on the Orient Express), a children’s adventure (Young Sherlock Holmes), a romantic farce (Blind Detective) or a flat-out comedy (Clue), the murder mystery is the type of genre staple that can result in lots of fun, particularly if it involves audience participation. If 2018’s latest comedy Game Night can…

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