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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 28/09/2026
"How far will a mother go to protect the ones she loves? How can Anna manage to keep both children alive and striving through life? Strippoli poses this question as each chapter passes, making Anna spiral further and further into madness." Nathan Sherwood reviews The Spiral from #TIFF26:
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TIFF 2026—‘The Spiral’ Review: Be Careful What You Bargain For
Paolo Strippoli meddles with a desperate mother in this chiller.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 23/09/2026
"It’s unwieldy, bloated, maybe even a bit too thin for a two-and-a-half-hour runtime. Yet, it’s never boring – even when the action stops." Read Jaime Rebanal's review of Hope right here:
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TIFF 2026—’Hope’ Review: Starts Off Strong, Stumbles Towards the Finish Line
Na Hong-jin returns to the director's chair aiming high, but stumbling his way there.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 10/09/2026
"Beyond the B-movie influences, the commitment of the actors help anchor the film by delivering strong performances that easily put the audience within the cartoon carnage." Read Connor Walsh's review of The End of Oak Street here:
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‘The End of Oak Street’ Review: A Solid Dino Throwback
David Robert Mitchell takes audiences back in time with this dinosaur flick.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 02/09/2026
"Like Kurosawa’s horror films, The Samurai and the Prisoner carries a sense of doom. Yet, in the case of The Samurai and the Prisoner, we’re sensing this doom coming forth because of human nature." Jaime Rebanal reviews The Samurai and the Prisoner right here:
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Fantasia 2026—’The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: What Good is Being Peaceful in a Feudal State?
Kiyoshi Kurosawa makes his first jidaigeki film with a critical approach to Japan's bloodlust through history.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 24/08/2026
"Will this go down as the definitive adaptation of The Odyssey by Homer? It’s hard to say, but there’s no denying that Christopher Nolan’s means of doing so are best suited for the changing times." Jaime Rebanal reviews The Odyssey right here:
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‘The Odyssey’ Review: Tell Me of a Complicated Man
Christopher Nolan adapts Homer's epic poem with elegance, affirming its lasting legacy.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 18/08/2026
"There are movies that you basically watch and your mind is blown; Dance Freak is exactly one of those movies." Jack Cox reviews Dance Freak from Fantasia 2026 here:
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Fantasia 2026—’Dance Freak’ Review: There’s No Explaining This Movie
An absurd comedy that proves sometimes the best reaction is simply to laugh.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 17/08/2026
"Much like its predecessor, the strength of Mortal Kombat II comes from the martial arts action and staying true to the franchise’s source material." Nathan Sherwood's review of Mortal Kombat II can be read here:
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‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Still Trying to Win
Let the tournament go underway in this sequel.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 29/07/2026
Check out Jaime Rebanal's conversation with Diego "Mapache" Fuentes, from this year's edition of the Fantasia Film Festival right here!
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Fantasia 2026—Interview: Diego “Mapache” Fuentes
Jaime Rebanal speaks with Diego "Mapache" Fuentes about his directorial debut, neurodivergence, and the importance for young people to get involved in politics.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 22/07/2026
"Porter steadily builds the case piece by piece, allowing the interviews and evidence to speak for themselves." Jack Cox reviews When a Witness Recants over here:
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Hot Docs 2026—’When a Witness Recants’ Review: Thirty Years Stolen by a Lie
An affecting documentary that reminds us why stories of wrongful conviction continue to matter.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 21/07/2026
Jaime Rebanal speaks with Louise Weard and Avalon Fast of the ongoing Castration Movie project to talk about their latest chapter, which premiered at Fantasia this year.
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Fantasia 2026—Interview: Louise Weard and Avalon Fast
Louise Weard and Avalon Fast talk the newest chapter in Weard's ongoing Castration Movie Anthology.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 18/07/2026
"While Cronin does not have a large resume this operates in a similar manner to Evil Dead Rise, often to its detriment as it feels like a sequel idea for Evil Dead turned into a Mummy reboot instead." Read Connor Walsh's review of Lee Cronin's The Mummy here:
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‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Could Be Attributed to Anyone Else
Lee Cronin's reimagining of The Mummy plays everything safe.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 18/07/2026
"Jonah Hill has grand ideas but struggles to adapt them for the screen." Read Connor Walsh's review of Outcome here:
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‘Outcome’ Review: When The Meta Gets Too Ahead of Itself
Jonah Hill's portrait of celebrity culture never really digs into the meat of its concept.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 17/07/2026
We're covering Fantasia again this year! Here are a few films our writers are most excited to check out.
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Cinema from the Spectrum’s Fantasia 2026 Curtain Raiser
Montreal's genre film festival is set to go underway once again this year.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 14/07/2026
We had the pleasure of speaking with BAFTA-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin recently ahead of the release of his new film, Rose of Nevada. Check out our conversation right here!
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A Talk with Mark Jenkin
Mark Jenkin discusses the origins of Rose of Nevada, and shooting on 16mm.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 29/06/2026
"Michael is less of a film and more as a propaganda arm existing on the behalf of the estate." You can read Connor Walsh's review right here:
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‘Michael’ Review: This Ain’t a Thriller Night
Those hoping for an honest or insightful portrait into the life of Michael Jackson are not going to find it in this estate-sanctioned biopic.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 24/06/2026
"The Mandalorian and Grogu is proof that a great movie cannot rely on cheap nostalgia dangling like keys." Nathan Sherwood reviews Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu here:
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‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: This Is Not the Way
The continuation from the beloved Star Wars series struggles to justify its way to the big screen.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 23/06/2026
An editorial from our editor-at-large, Jaime Rebanal, about the rise of AI usage in creative fields.
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AI? No W-AI!
Our collective stance on the usage of AI in our field.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 18/06/2026
"The problem with Pizza Movie is that it feels like we are bouncing between different sketches until the movie ends." Reviewed by Connor Walsh over here:
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‘Pizza Movie’ Review: All This Over a Box of Pizza
This stoner comedy doesn't quite get high enough on the journey for a slice of pizza.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 17/06/2026
"The Bride! is ultimately overpopulated with ideas and characters that don’t fully serve a clear purpose." Read Jack Cox's review right here:
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‘The Bride!’ Review: It’s a Monster Mess
Bold ideas clash in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest film that never finds its footing.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 01/06/2026
"Where the original Faces of Death may fail to phase audiences now that we can distinguish the fake parts from the real, Daniel Goldhaber takes upon said notoriety to hold a mirror to a void we’ve perpetually trapped ourselves within." Jaime Rebanal reviews Faces of Death over here:
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‘Faces of Death’ Review: Doomscrolling is the Killer
Taking the name of the infamous mondo film is an ingenious slasher built around our desensitization to extreme imagery.
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Nathan S @filmnaynay.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 24/05/2026
"The film lacks any suspense and engaging story and instead leaves audiences baffled at what they had just witnessed for the past hour and a half." Nathan Sherwood reviews Psycho Killer here:
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‘Psycho Killer’ Review: Say Something Once, Why Say it Again?
You'll want to run, run, run, run, run, run, run away from this one.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 24/05/2026
"The scale of the world increases with more backstory of the in world franchise itself, with Easter eggs scattered throughout the movie to delight fans of the franchise. The more tame violence, not so much." Nathan Sherwood reviews Five Nights at Freddy's 2 here:
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Review: More of the Same, and For the Fans
The return to Freddy Fazbear's Pizza just feels like a second round of all the same.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 06/05/2026
"The Pitt makes its central idea clear over the course of the season: working in the ER is a constant test of endurance." Jack Cox reviews the second season of The Pitt right here:
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‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Review: Under Pressure
A Fourth of July shift exposes the limits of the ER staff’s endurance, as doctors struggle not just to save patients, but themselves.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 15/04/2026
"Once again, a legacy of beloved video games is dumbed down to references to be pointed out by fans of the games, instead of anything more." Jaime Rebanal reviews The Super Mario Galaxy Movie here:
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‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Review: More References, Less of Everything Else
The plumbers from the iconic video game series graces the big screen again, but without much faith existing on its own terms.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 15/04/2026
"Like Dream Scenario and his 2022 debut film Sick of Myself, Borgli has created another dark comedy, one that will probably work if you can laugh at things that normally would feel wrong to laugh at." Jack Cox reviews The Drama here:
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‘The Drama’ Review: It’s Not That It Happened, It’s That You Know
Kristoffer Borgli shows the fallout from shocking revelations that alter a relationship.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 13/04/2026
"There’s a lot about Project Hail Mary that simply works, and a lot that doesn’t. Nonetheless, I’m happy that a flawed, if ambitious blockbuster like this was made in the present landscape." Read Jaime Rebanal's review of Project Hail Mary here:
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Review: A Bloated, but Visually Arresting Sci-Fi Spectacle
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller return to the directing chair with a flawed, but astonishing tale about humanity's future.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 10/04/2026
"Alas, with a very short runtime of 94 minutes including the credits, it seems like it’s rushing through the facts without really letting much sink in." Jaime Rebanal reviews In the Blink of an Eye here:
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‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Rushing Through Mortality Without Introspection
Andrew Stanton's second live-action effort tries to grapple with mortality from past to the future, but drops the ball quickly.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 10/04/2026
NEW on Patreon: @firewalkwjaime.bsky.social reviews the original Faces of Death in the anticipation for Daniel Goldhaber's film. www.patreon.com/posts/retros...
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RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Faces of Death (1978) — ✯✯ | Cinema from the Spectrum
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 07/04/2026
"With how much chaos is naturally built into this premise, Daniel Chong delivers maybe the most playful Pixar film in quite some time." Jaime Rebanal reviews Hoppers here:
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‘Hoppers’ Review: Pixar Embraces the Weird and the Wild
The latest offering from Pixar might signify that they are on the right track, with a few hiccups.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 06/04/2026
There is a reason it's not Jaime who's reviewing The Drama for us, you know. They're too busy waiting for Faces of Death.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 31/03/2026
"Removing the mystery of the games reduce the cinematic experience. Viewers are spoon-fed information rather than joining James on his journey." Read Connor Walsh's review of Return to Silent Hill here:
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‘Return to Silent Hill’ Review: The Worst Thing to Happen to Silent Hill 2 Since the HD Remaster
It's an unwelcome return, in this case.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 29/03/2026
"With Spike’s own coming-of-age within an apocalyptic world driving 28 Years Later, The Bone Temple perhaps offers a form of respite." Read @firewalkwjaime.bsky.social's review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple here: cinemafromthespectrum.com/2026/03/28/2...
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’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Is there Hope for Humanity?
Nia DaCosta immediately follows up its predecessor with a hopeful outlook for humanity’s future.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 20/03/2026
Eid Mubarak and Free Palestine.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 10/03/2026
Grammarly has been an awful service for a very long time, but this uncritical embrace of GenAI in its programming really has just brought out sloppier writing under the guise of "perfect grammar."
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Bode Sulaiman @bodesulaiman.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
And there’s a trailer for it! In theatres April 17th! youtu.be/mzaCmw_VrlI?...
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MILE END KICKS | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Elevation Pictures
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 09/03/2026
Available on Patreon: @firewalkwjaime.bsky.social reviews 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple over here. www.patreon.com/posts/152533...
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EARLY ACCESS REVIEW: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — ✯✯✯½ | Cinema from the Spectrum
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 03/03/2026
"For viewers who like mystery as a psychological condition rather than a puzzle to be solved, Zlotowski’s film is tailor-made." Jack Cox reviews A Private Life here:
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‘A Private Life’ Review: Confidentiality as a Trap
Director Rebecca Zlotowski turns doctor-patient confidentiality into suspense, anchored by a career-best bilingual performance from Jodie Foster.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 03/03/2026
Cancel ChatGPT? We never had to!
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 25/02/2026
"While I wouldn’t call Mercy a disaster by any means, it’s definitely a prime example of how even slightly promising concepts can be squandered with the wrong kind of execution." Bode Sulaiman reviews Mercy right here:
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‘Mercy’ Review: Our AI Overlords Are Here
Timur Bekmambetov's next screenlife action movie shows potential, but quickly squanders it in favour of AI apologia.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 25/02/2026
Just so it's clear, we are NOT reviewing Scream 7.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 24/02/2026
"Sam Raimi isn’t really reinventing that wheel for survival films based on characters and the class structures they belong to, but he’s certainly one to bring forth pure entertainment as much as possible." Read Jaime Rebanal's review of Send Help here:
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‘Send Help’ Review: Feel Linda’s Wrath
Sam Raimi reminds you that the socially awkward girl you know at work might be more than what she presents herself to be.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 14/02/2026
"For a grand epic conclusion it was meant to be, it felt more like a rushed anticlimax, coming out more underwhelming than epic." Nathan Sherwood reviews Wicked: For Good here:
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‘Wicked: For Good’ Review: All That, For What?
The second half of the beloved musical hits the screen, but the magic from the first has mostly fizzled out.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 02/02/2026
"In a world where billions have fused into a shared consciousness, Carol’s grief and frustration register as acts of resistance rather than pathology." Jack Cox reviews the first season of Pluribus right here:
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‘Pluribus’ Season 1 Review: The Cost of Staying Yourself
Vince Gilligan builds a slow and patient drama about a woman who refuses to surrender her inner life to a world that no longer values it.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 26/01/2026
"Cooper seems less interested in celebrating self-expression than in questioning its limits." Jack Cox reviews Is This Thing On?, the latest from Bradley Cooper, over here:
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‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: Working Through the Pain
Bradley Cooper’s quiet drama explores how self-expression offers comfort without true healing.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 21/01/2026
"The grief is real, pain lasts, and the endless quest to colonize Pandora is often reflected in both literal and symbolic images." Connor Walsh reviews Avatar: Fire and Ash here:
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Pandora Retains the Magic
James Cameron welcomes everyone back to Pandora with open arms, for the third time.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 17/01/2026
"Just as this manages to work as a timely portrait of how capitalism’s crippling effects can drive someone to the edge, and how the media can sensationalize events like this, it also just plainly works as a loving homage to 70s crime thrillers." Bode Sulaiman reviews Dead Man's Wire here:
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TIFF 2025 — ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: An Outrageous True Story Brought to Life by Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant's cinematic rendition of the kidnapping of Richard Hall unfolds in ways one would never expect.
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Nathan S @filmnaynay.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I wrote a review of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 available to read on @cinemafromthespectrum.com patreon Friendly reminder to subscribe through the desktop site so Apple doesn’t take a cut of the revenue
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 06/01/2026
Perhaps Spike Lee casting him in Bamboozled wasn't incidental.
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Cinema from the Spectrum 🇵🇸 @cinemafromthespectrum.com · 29/12/2025
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