Ballad of a Small Player - Movie Review (Spoilers)
Ballad of a Small Player is a 2025 British psychological thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Rowan Joffé, based on the 2014 novel The Ballad of a Small Player by Lawrence Osborne. The film stars Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings, and Tilda Swinton.Ballad of a Small Player had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2025, and was released in select cinemas in the United States on 15 October 2025, before being released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2025, before its streaming debut by Netflix on 29 October 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (SPOILERS)
Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction horror film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of the same name. The film stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Lauren Collins, Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz. The film revolves around a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a monstrous creature to life in a daring experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.Frankenstein had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2025. It began a limited theatrical release on October 17, 2025, with global digital release by Netflix set for November 7.The film received generally positive reviews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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I SWEAR - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (SPOILERS)
I Swear is a 2025 British biographical comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Kirk Jones. It is based on the true story of John Davidson, who was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome, and also features the process of the securing and filming of the 1989 television documentary John's Not Mad, at a time when his condition was barely identifiable. The film stars Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Shirley Henderson, and Peter Mullan.I Swear premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2025, and was released in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 10 October 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THE SMASHING MACHINE - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (SPOILERS)
The Smashing Machine is a 2025 American biographical sports drama film written, directed, co-produced, and edited by Benny Safdie. Based on the 2002 documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, it stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Emily Blunt as Kerr's girlfriend Dawn Staples, with Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten and Oleksandr Usyk in supporting roles.The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 1, 2025, where it won the Silver Lion. It was released in the United States by A24 on October 3, 2025. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - The Popcorn Junkies Movie Review (SPOILERS)
One Battle After Another is an American epic dark comedy action thriller film produced, written, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Inspired by Thomas Pynchon's 1990 novel Vineland, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti, and follows an ex-revolutionary who must rescue his daughter from a corrupt military official.One Battle After Another had its world premiere in Los Angeles on September 8, 2025, and was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 26, 2025. It received widespread critical acclaim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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