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Bugonia: a brilliant abduction thriller with Yorgos Lanthimos’s distinct absurdist stamp

Bugonia: a brilliant abduction thriller with Yorgos Lanthimos’s distinct absurdist stamp

A claustrophobic film that defies convention.

31.10.2025 4

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Matt Jacobsen

Scary stories for kids: Monster House is a kid’s film for serious and budding horror buffs alike

Scary stories for kids: Monster House is a kid’s film for serious and budding horror buffs alike

Littered with references to some of the greatest scary stories ever told, this film is a proper induction into the cinematic world of terror.

31.10.2025 5

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The Long Walk: a brutal, brilliant film about suffering in the name of patriotism

A response to the effects of the Vietnam war on young men, this tale gains new relevance in a climate of growing nationalistic fervour

18.09.2025 3

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Matt Jacobsen