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F1 + Joseph Kosinski | M3GAN 2.0 | Speed Racer (2008)

On Truth & Movies this week, we dis­cuss the high speed block­buster F1 and spoke to its direc­tor Joseph Kosin­s­ki. Next up we review the hor­ror sequel M3GAN 2.0 and final­ly, for film club, revis­it 2008’s Speed Racer.
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Review

F1 review – speed is king, subtlety is yellow-flagged

by Adam Woodward

Brad Pitt is in scin­til­lat­ing form in this shame­less PR exer­cise, which also hap­pens to be one of the year’s most pure­ly enter­tain­ing cin­e­mat­ic experiences.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
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Review

The Flash

by Hannah Strong

Ezra Miller stars as Ezra Miller and Ezra Miller, and Michael Keaton is also there, in Andy Mushi­et­ti’s take on DC’s speed­i­est superhero.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change

by B.C. Wallin

The Wachowskis’ ani­mé-inspired action epic is a noto­ri­ous box office flop, but rep­re­sents a slid­ing doors moment in cin­e­mat­ic history.
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Home Ents

Discover the Japanese locomotive thriller that inspired Speed

by Anton Bitel

Jun­ya Sato’s clas­sic action-crime film depicts a group of dis­en­fran­chised men who attempt to pull of an auda­cious crime involv­ing a speed­ing train.
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Incoming

All aboard the first trailer for the high-speed shoot-’em-up Bullet Train

by Charles Bramesco

Brad Pitt stars in the gun-crazy action film from John Wick codi­rec­tor David Leitch.
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In Praise Of

Why Philadelphia remains a flawed but vital portrayal of the AIDS crisis

by Adam Solomons

Jonathan Demme’s 1993 dra­ma played an impor­tant role in bring­ing straight audi­ences up to speed with the epidemic.
A man in black clothing grappling with a woman in a jungle setting.
In Praise Of

How GoldenEye reinvigorated the James Bond franchise

by Mark Allison

With a new 007 and more pro­gres­sive sex­u­al pol­i­tics, this film brought the series up to speed with the mod­ern world.
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Review

Run

by Josh Slater-Williams

Scott Graham’s impres­sive third fea­ture stars Mark Stan­ley as a fac­to­ry work­er with a need for speed.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Incoming

Do Netflix’s varied playback speeds pose a threat to filmmakers?

by Charles Bramesco

Brad Bird and Judd Apa­tow have spo­ken out against the stream­ing giant’s lat­est experiment.