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Really stellar entry point for modern sci-fi fans to fall in love with Star Trek. Being a younger person, I always saw Star Trek as a sort of looming force over the genre, though watching some of its old episodes (mainly of the original series) never really impressed me on account of their shoestring budget and practical effects that, at the time probably were pretty good, but looked amaeture to the modern eye used to so much flasy CGI. The old Star Trek's social commentary also didn't resonate on account of being decades in the past. But this new series really presents Star Trek in its best l…

When two women walk into an office, they are invited to sit down but one “Anna” (Sigrid ten Napel) moves her chair to sit opposite. This slightly discombobulates their host (Tamar van den Dop) and, for that matter, us too. Are they antagonists? Well no, they are sisters and “Anna” is there to interpret for her deaf sister “Eva” (Henrianne Jansen) as she complains to the university dean of an alleged assault by one of her professors. Over the next fifteen minutes or so, we are immersed in both a physically and emotionally uncomfortable scenario as the frustrations of “Eva” are born out. Initial…

If you saw this year's “Lost Bus” then you’ll know the fires we are talking about here, and with over fifty square miles of devastation left in the wake of a conflagration started by some dodgy electric cables, this introduces us to some of the families trying to rebuild their lives from the ashes of areas including Altadena in Los Angeles. Understandably, many of the contributors are angry here and so blame is being attributed to the authorities, the power company, the emergency services and there are allegations abounding that not only were the predominately African American communities negl…

Well I’ve seen plenty of fly on the wall documentaries over the years, but rarely one that’s so fly in the ointment. The ointment in question being Vladimir Putin’s overt manipulation of school children in Russia to make sure the pupils and their teachers all dance to the tune of his “special military operation” in Ukraine. Pavel “Pasha” Talankin is a teacher in a town hitherto known as the most toxic place on the globe - Karabash. Famed for it’s copper industry, this place pollutes like nowhere else, but Pasha has an affinity for his hometown. He was born here, went to school here and now liv…

Professor Patrician Kingori is a senior professor of sociology at the University of Oxford, and in this overlong documentary she investigates the growing use of surrogate brains to write coursework for those too lazy\busy or just plain unskilled to do it for themselves. Her study focuses on Kenya. A nation where there are many academically qualified individuals who cannot find work, and so who are somewhat entrepreneurially offering their services online to others. Now we are not talking about life changing sums, here. A few dollars per page and of course there are the middle men who take the …

There’s a really quite sad story contained within this short, sketch-style, animation. It’s inspired by the life of Alfred Nakache. He was a French Algerian, dark skinned and Jewish swimmer who just happened to be at the top of his game just as the munificence of National Socialism was extending throughout Europe. Initially his fellow competitors rally around as he becomes the victim of discrimination, but as that becomes more enshrined in law he, his wife and child have to resort to desperate measures to stay safe. When these don’t work, the war duly takes it’s toll. Against a backdrop of his…

What a masterpiece. Weak Hero is a rare 10/10 where not a single second is wasted. Unlike cringe high school romances, this is a raw, brutal look at the cycle of violence, friendship, and the sting of betrayal. Park Ji-hoon’s performance is chilling—seeing a 'weak' student use his brain and surroundings to dismantle bullies is incredibly satisfying. It’s fast-paced, emotionally heavy, and absolutely essential viewing. You must be a very heartless and boring person to not be moved by this story. Beyond the acting, this show proves why Korean media is lightyears ahead of the West right no…

Bloodhounds is widely considered one of the best action series of the last few years. It’s a perfect example of why Korean cinema is currently dominating—they prioritize tight storytelling, genuine character bonds, and incredible technical skill over trying to check political boxes or push a specific social agenda. It's another great Korean show. The more I watch Korean shows, more I get to the conclusion that Korean shows are best, even better than American shows. While Americans were focusing on stupid things like DEI and political propaganda, Koreans on the other hand were and continue focu…

The original 28 days later is one of my favorite movies ever so I literally counted the days for painful 18 years since 28 weeks later until the new trilogy was finally announced. The first 28 years later was a bit of disappointment for me, but the bone temple is all I waited for those many years! The movie follows 2 core of characters where they left off the last movie. Spike now is forced to do increasingly insane things as part of Jimmy's satanic cult, while doctor Ian experiments with the Alpha zombie after he displays some reasoning capabilities like a stronger version of "Bub" fro…

Barring her being given a decent dose of Scopalamine, it was highly unlikely that Leni Riefenstahl was ever going to acknowledge in any interviews the extent of any complicity she may have had in the Holocaust - either actively or passively, but this documentary uses an astonishing collection of archive, much of it her own, to try to piece together something of the life of this visionary and enigmatic filmmaker. Using images from her own on-screen roles there is something of the Garbo to her beauty and it’s not hard to see why she captured the eyes and reputedly the ardours of people like prop…