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Two men confronting each other in an intense scene, one wearing a tactical vest and the other in a casual outfit, with dramatic lighting and surroundings.
Review

Ambulance

by Kambole Campbell

Michael Bay returns to the mul­ti­plex with a high octane thriller involv­ing a bank rob­bery and a stolen ambulance.

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Two figures in a dark scene, one with a beard gesturing with their hands.
Review

The Matrix Resurrections

by Lillian Crawford

This long-await­ed sequel is a rev­o­lu­tion­ary and rad­i­cal cap­stone to the Wachowskis’ awe-strik­ing cyber­punk trilogy.

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A Black man with a serious expression wearing a tie-dye shirt standing in a futuristic tunnel with a circular green and orange design.
Review

Candyman

by Leila Latif

Nia DaCos­ta re-exam­ines the white sav­iour and Black boogey­man tropes in her bold hor­ror reimagining.

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A group of men seated in a courtroom, some wearing casual clothing and others in formal attire. The focal point is a man seated in the centre, with a concerned expression on his face.
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The Trial of the Chicago 7

by Charles Bramesco

Bad habits die hard in Aaron Sorkin’s high-wire legal dra­ma about the Chica­go Sev­en protestors.

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