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Hostage (Netflix series, 2025) & Treason (Netflix series, 2022)
Hostage is an engaging political thriller series, starring Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy, that plays like a mix between Bodyguard and The Diplomat.
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Oene Kummer
Night Always Comes (Benjamin Caron, Netflix, 2025) & Nobody 2 (Timo Tjahjanto, 2025)
An intense performance by Vanessa Kirby is probably the best reason to watch Benjamin Caron’s mostly satisfying thriller drama Night Always Comes.
Butterfly (Prime Video series, 2025)
A father and daughter are reunited in the new action drama series Butterfly, which is set in South Korea and takes place in the world of private…
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Oene Kummer
Classic movies: Barton Fink (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1991) & The Osterman Weekend (Sam Peckinpah, 1983)
I’ve got reviews of three old(er) movies for you today: a bonafide classic from The Coen Brothers, a cult (and final) movie by Sam Peckinpah and an…
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Oene Kummer
Weapons (Zach Cregger, 2025) & Freakier Friday (Nisha Ganatra, 2025)
Weapons is an ambitious horror drama, written and directed by Zach Cregger (Barbarian) and starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin.
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Oene Kummer
Materialists (Celine Song, 2025) & Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023)
Finally caught up with Materialists - and for the most part it’s a wonderful experience.
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Oene Kummer
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July 2025

The Naked Gun (Akiva Schaffer, 2025) & Marlowe (Neil Jordan, 2022)
Framed as an LA noir, the new Naked Gun movie unexpectedly joins a proud tradition that includes classic movies like (deep breath): The Big Sleep…
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Oene Kummer
The Bad Guys 2 (Pierre Perifel & JP Sans, 2025)
The release of the mighty fine The Bad Guys 2 offers further proof that the summer of 2025 is turning into a perfectly acceptable one for mainstream…
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Oene Kummer
Happy Gilmore 2 (Kyle Newacheck, Netflix, 2025) & A Normal Woman (Lucky Kuswandi, Netflix, 2025)
Today I’ve got an American legacy sequel and an Indonesian thriller drama for you.
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Oene Kummer
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Matt Shakman, 2025) + Bonus Review
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a triumph against the odds: a relatively lighthearted superhero movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously, while…
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Oene Kummer
Streaming: Untamed (Netflix series), Família, Pero No Mucho (Netflix) & The Institute (MGM+ series)
Untamed is an American mystery crime drama, starring Eric Bana, Lily Santiago and Sam Neill, set against the impressive backdrop of the Yosemite…
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, 2025)
Bonus review: Scream VI (2023)
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Oene Kummer
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