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The red carpet looks at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards

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The red carpet looks at the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards

By Maverick Life Editors

Ryan Coogler’s vampire-horror Sinners bites deep and delivers a bloody good time

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Ryan Coogler’s vampire-horror Sinners bites deep and delivers a bloody good time

By Kervyn Cloete

Warfare — a 'good few flash bangs' with enemy stake-outs and modern combat

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Warfare — a 'good few flash bangs' with enemy stake-outs and modern combat

By Noelle Adams

Shock to the system — Last Breath jettisons showy moments to tell an extraordinary true story

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Shock to the system — Last Breath jettisons showy moments to tell an extraordinary true story

By Noelle Adams

Snow White returns: A live-action remake that struggles between innovation and tradition

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Snow White returns: A live-action remake that struggles between innovation and tradition

By Sam Spiller

Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17: A chaotic journey through identity and existential absurdity

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Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17: A chaotic journey through identity and existential absurdity

By Noelle Adams

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy delivers bittersweet reflections on grief and new beginnings

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy delivers bittersweet reflections on grief and new beginnings

By Kervyn Cloete

Oscar nominee The Last Ranger shows that the world still wants to see South African stories

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Oscar nominee The Last Ranger shows that the world still wants to see South African stories

By Ian-Malcolm Rijsdijk

The Gorge stars save genre-jumble flick from plunging into ravine of forgettability

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The Gorge stars save genre-jumble flick from plunging into ravine of forgettability

By Noelle Adams

A Palestinian-Israeli film just won an Oscar − so why is it so hard to see?

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A Palestinian-Israeli film just won an Oscar − so why is it so hard to see?

By Drew Paul

The Monkey — quirky horror that dances to its own beat

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The Monkey — quirky horror that dances to its own beat

By Noelle Adams

Oscars 2025: Anora wins big as independent cinema takes center stage

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Oscars 2025: Anora wins big as independent cinema takes center stage

By Maverick Life Editors