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Absurdity
Action / Adventure
The Beekeeper / Dead Reckoning Part One: A love letter to the Mission series / How to Train Your Dragon / Love Hurts / Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning / Paddington in Peru / Silent Night / Superman / TRON: Ares
Action / Thriller
A Working Man / Captain America: Brave New World / Caught Stealing / London Calling / Novocaine / One Battle After Another / The Running Man / Wildcat
Adaptation
A Haunting In Venice / All The Light We Cannot See / A Man Called Otto / All Quiet On The Western Front / Alone In Berlin / The Art Of Racing In The Rain / Beautiful Disaster / The Black Phone / Blue Beetle / The Boogeyman / Borderlands / The Crow / The Dark Tower / Dune / The Good House / Killers of the Flower Moon / Lady Chatterley’s Lover / Lion / Mean Girls / Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris / One True Loves / Pain Hustlers / Papillon / Peter Pan & Wendy / The Secret Garden / Toorbos / The Whale / The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar
Addiction
AI – Artificial Intelligence
The Creator / 100 Years Of AI / The Threat Of AI To Writers / Companion / M3GAN 2.0 / Mercy / TRON: Ares
Afterlife
Animals
A Dog’s Purpose / The Art Of Racing In The Rain / Dog / Famous writers and their cats / A Street Cat Named Bob / Call Of The Wild
Animation / Anime
The Amazing Maurice / The Bad Guys / Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc / Charlie The Wonderdog / Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog / Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle / Dog Man / Elemental / Elio / Epic Tails / Goat / Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio / Headspace / Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow / Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution / Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie / Migration / The Myth of Maracuda / Night of the Zoopocalypse / Pets On A Train / Rally Road Racers / Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken / Scarlet / The Smurfs / The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants / Strange World / Stitch Head / Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass / The Wild Robot / Zootopia 2 / Zootropolis
Biographical
A Complete Unknown / Blue Moon / The Brutalist / Code 3 / EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert / The Great Lillian Hall / Last Breath / Maria / Marty Supreme / Monster – The Ed Gein Story / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story / Song Sung Blue / Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Black Comedy
Bugonia / Mickey 17 / The Roses / Together
Bollywood
Classic Films / Vintage
Arizona Dream / A Streetcar Named Desire / Babette’s Feast / Breakfast at Tiffany’s / Cinema Paradiso / Gosford Park / Jaws / Master Harold And The Boys / One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest / Paris, Texas / Raising Arizona / Sunset Boulevard / The Artist / Amelie
Comedy
Good Fortune / Is This Thing On? / London Calling / Rental Family / Tinsel Town
Coming Of Age
Courtroom Trials
Creatures
65 / Alien: Romulus / The Black Demon / Jurassic World Rebirth / Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile / Primate / Sketch / Wolf Man / The Invisible Man
Crime
A working man / Bodies / Den Of Thieves / The Killer / Killers of the Flower Moon / The Little Things / Reptile / Roofman
Dance
Disaster
Documentary
Drama
Die My Love / Is This Thing On? / The Life of Chuck / Regretting You / Rental Family
Espionage / Spy
Black Bag / Bridge Of Spies / The Exception / Inheritance
Excorcism
Faith Based Stories
Family
Hamnet / Paddington in Peru / Rental Family / Sketch
Fantasy
Avatar / Avatar: The Way To The Water / Avatar: Fire and Ash / Beau is Afraid / Crimson Peak / Dune / Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves / Eternity / In The Lost Lands / Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio / Jurassic World Rebirth / Peter Pan & Wendy / Poor Things / Rebel Moon Part One / Strange World / Superman / The Watchers
Female Driven Narratives
Blonde / Call Jane / Emily / The Estate / The Favourite / Good Luck To You, Leo Grande / Joy Ride / MA / Maria / May December / Mean Girls / The Mother / Miracle Club /Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris / Nanny / One of Them Days / Parallel Mothers / Poor Things / Rule Breakers / She Said / Red Sonja / Stolen Girl / Women Talking
Film Culture
The Greatest Films Of All Time / How to Read a Film: The Language of Film / Film – A Popular Art Form / Film Appreciation Course/ A steady diet of celluloid
Franchise
After / Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania / Creed III / Fast & Furious 10 / Halloween Ends / The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes / Insidious / Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny / Mission: Impossible –Dead Reckoning Part One / Missing / My Big Fat Wedding 3. / Searching / Transformers: Rise of the Beasts / Saw /
Games
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves / Five Nights at Freddy’s
Gangster
Gay Themed
All Of Us Strangers / Cobalt Blue / Green Book / Boots / Bros / Die Stropers (The Harvest) / Emilia Perez / God’s Own Country / Good Grief / The Ignorant Angels / / Heartstopper / I Dream in Another Language / Heated Rivalry / Inxeba: The Wound / The Inspection / Invisible Boys / I Wish You All the Best / Kanarie / Kiss Of The Spider Woman / The Lavender Lense / Lilies Not For Me / Lonesome / Moffie / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story / My Policeman / Nyad / On Swift Horses / Pain and Glory / Pillion / Plainclothes / Punch / Queer / The Radical / Rafiki / Red, White & Royal Blue / Riley / Runs in the Family / The History Of Sound / Twinless / The Whale /
Gothic Romance
Heist /Hostage Stories
Crime 101 / Dead Man’s Wire / Money Monster / September 5 / Stolen Girl / The Strangers: Prey at Night / The Strangers ― Chapter 1 / The Strangers: Chapter 2 / The Strangers Chapter 3 / Wildcat
Holocaust
A Real Pain / Nuremberg / One Life / The Survivor
Horror
28 Years Later / 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple / Cold Storage / September 5 / Silent Night, Deadly Night / The Strangers ― Chapter 1 / The Strangers: Chapter 2 / The Strangers Chapter 3 / The Invisible Man / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story / Primate / Scream / Scream 7 / Together / Weapons / Whistle / Wolf Man
Identity / Self Reflection
Boots / Is This Thing On? / Jay Kelly / Maria / Marty Supreme / Monster – The Ed Gein Story / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story /Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story / On Swift Horses / The Roses / Superman / Train Dreams
Independent Filmmaking
Inspired By
Air / The Amazing Maurice / Babylon / Barbarian / Barbie / Cocaine Bear / C’mon C’mon / Death On The Nile / Dog / Empire of Light / Haunted Mansion / Murder On The Orient Express / No Hard Feelings / The Lost King / Notre-Dame on Fire / The Pale Blue Eye / The Pope’s Exorcist / Professor Marston & The Wonder Women / Renfield / Shotgun Wedding / Those Who Wish Me Dead / The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Interviews
Writer-director Gavin Hood talks about Oscar-winning Tsotsi / Tertius Kapp discusses the ecological horror fantasy Gaia / Johnny Breedt talks about Die Ontwaking / Christiaan Olwagen, talks about Poppie Nongena / Sallas de Jager on Dominie Tienie, Jonathan & Free State /Writer-director Gareth Edwards talks about what it takes to be a Filmmaker / Interviews with South African writers / Writer-director Etienne Kallos / Producer Jason Blum talks about The Exorcist: Believer / In Conversation with Train Dreams’ screenwriters Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar / Writer Scott Frank on writing Dept. Q / Screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s Most Personal Story Yet Rises with The Waterfront
Kidnap
The Dead Of Winter / Novocaine / Weapons
Live Action & Animation
Magic / Illusion
Now You See Me 2 / Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
Murder Mystery
A Haunting In Venice / Death On The Nile / Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery / Knives Out / Murder On The Orient Express / Wake Up Dead Man
Musicals / Opera
Across the Universe / Christmas Karma / The Color Purple / Emilia Perez / Greatest Days / The Greatest Showman / Juliet & Romeo / Kiss Of The Spider Woman / Liefling / The Little Mermaid / Maria / Mean Girls / The Smurfs / Snow White / Tinsel Town / West Side Story / Wicked / Wicked: For Good / Wonka
Musical Biopic
Better Man / Blue Moon / EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert / Maria
Origin Stories
Alien: Romulus / The Last Voyage of the Demeter / Wonka
Original Stories
65 / Asteroid City / The Banshees of Inisherin / Barbie / Don’t Worry Darling / Emily / The Estate / Hypnotic / Joy Ride / The Little Things / Master Gardener / The Mother / Plane / Polite Society / Tár
Post-Apocalyptic
Prejudice / Racism
The Color Purple / Killers of the Flower Moon /
Prison
Psychological Thriller / Drama
Anniversary / Bugonia / Caught Stealing / Cellar Door / Coup De Chance / Die My Love / How to Make a Killing / Hurry Up Tomorrow / Keeper / Monster – The Ed Gein Story / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story / Nuremberg / O’ Romeo / Tin Soldier / Together / Weapons
Reimagining History
Babylon / The King / The Lost King / Medieval / The Northman / Outlaw King / 1960 / The Woman King
Remakes / Reboots
Anaconda / Fantastic Four: First Steps / Final Destination: Bloodlines / Frankenstein / How to Train Your Dragon / I Know What You Did Last Summer / The Naked Gun / Nosferatu / Red Sonja / The Running Man / Silent Night, Deadly Night / Snow White / The Strangers: Prey at Night / The Strangers ― Chapter 1 / The Strangers: Chapter 2 / The Strangers Chapter 3 / Superman / Wolf Man / Wuthering Heights
Revenge
Nobody / Nobody 2 / The Roses / Sisu: Road to Revenge
Romance / Dating
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey / A Ghost Story / A Rainy Day In New York / Anyone But You / Beautiful Disaster / Brooklyn / F Valentine’s Day / Four Letters of Love / Good Luck To You, Leo Grande / Hamnet / It Ends With Us /Kiss Of The Spider Woman / Lady Chatterley’s Lover / The Last Duel / Love Again / Master Gardener / Materialists / O’ Romeo / Past Lives / Redeeming Love / Regretting You / The Roses / Song Sung Blue / The Threesome / Titanic / We Live In Time / Wuthering Heights
Satire
Bugonia / Dream Scenario / El Conde / The Menu / Rock the Kasbah / Sharp Corner / Triangle Of Sadness
Sci-Fi
Afterburn / Cold Storage / Fantastic Four: First Steps / The Life of Chuck / Mercy / Mickey 17 / Predator: Badlands
Sequels
28 Years Later / Accountant 2 / Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom / Avatar: The Way Of The Water / Avatar: Fire and Ash / Beetlejuice Beetlejuice / Black Panther: Wakanda Forever / Black Phone 2 / Book Club: The Next Chapter / Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy / Den of Thieves 2: Pantera / Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale / Final Destination: Bloodlines / Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 / Freakier Friday / Magic Mike’s Last Dance / Scream / Scream 7 / Shazam! Fury of the Gods / Top Gun: Maverick
Serial Killers
Dangerous Animals / The Killer / Midnight In The Switchgrass / Monster – The Ed Gein Story / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Sexuality
Anora / Blink Twice / Cat Person / Emilia Perez / Good Luck To You, Leo Grande / May December / Monster – The Ed Gein Story / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story / No Hard Feelings / Poor Things
Social Commentary
Mickey 17 / Monster – The Ed Gein Story / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
South African Filmmaking
South African Filmmaking
A kind of madness / Alison /Angeliena / A scam called love / Bird Boy / Carissa / Gaia / The God’s Must Be Crazy / Headspace / Hen / Hunting Jessica Brok / Interviews with South African writers / Die Kwiksilvers / Liefling / Die Ontwaking / The Recce / Die dekonstruksie van Retta Blom /Toorbos / Die Verhaal Van Racheltjie de Beer / Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight / GR 10 D / Loved Out / My Cousin’s Big Fat Durban Wedding / My Fk, Marelize!* / Pretty How Town / Sew The Winter To My Skin / Som Van Twee / Vaselinetjie / 1960
Sports
Big George Foreman / F1 / Goat / Him / Marty Supreme / Next Goal Wins / The Smashing Machine / The Survivor
Storytelling
James Cameron’s 3 Levels Of Storytelling
Superheroes
Andor / Black Adam / Black Panther / Black Panther: Wakanda Forever / The Flash / The Green Knight
Supernatural
A Ghost Story / A Haunting In Venice / All Of Us Strangers / Dear David / Encounters / The Exorcist: Believer / The Gallows / M3GAN / Nanny / A Quiet Place / The Pope’s Exorcist / Presence / Scouts vs Zombies / Shelby Oaks / Weapons
Survival / Disaster / Horror
28 Years Later / 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple / Cold Storage / Coyotes / Dangerous Animals / The End We Start From / Last Breath / Leave No Trace / Leave No Trace / Leave The World Behind / The Long Walk / Notre-Dame on Fire / Not Without Hope / One Life / Send Help / Shelter / Society Of The Snow / Whistle
Suspense
Television Series / Teleplay
All The Light We Cannot See /Bodies / Boots / Cabinet of Curiosities / The Crown / Dept. Q / Disclaimer / Justified: City Primeval / Monster – The Ed Gein Story / Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story / The Waterfront
Thriller
Crime 101 / Drop / Caught Stealing / Flight Risk / Relay
Trilogies
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3.
True Life Stories / Biopics
A Complete Unknown / About My Father / A Hidden Life / Air / A real pain / Belfast / Big George Foreman / Blonde / Breathe / Brave The Dark / Bridge Of Spies / The Brutalist / Call Jane / Code 3 / Dead Man’s Wire / Dear David /Empire of Light / The Fabelmans / The Favourite / Ferrari / Golda / Gran Turismo / The Inspection / I Wanna Dance With Somebody / Kandahar / Killers of the Flower Moon / Last Breath / Life (James Dean Story) / Legend / Lion / Loving Vincent / Maria / Marty Supreme / Money Monster / Napoleon /Not Without Hope / Nuremberg / The Old Man & The Gun / Oppenheimer / Pain Hustlers / Punch / Professor Marston & The Wonder Women / Roofman / Run Rabbit Run / The Salt Path / She Said / Society Of The Snow / Song Sung Blue / Sound Of Freedom / Spinning Gold / Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere / Stolen Girl / The Survivor / The Great Lillian Hall / Till / The Walk / Widow Clicquot
War
All Quiet On The Western Front / A Hidden Life / Bridge Of Spies / Civil War / The Exception / Hounds Of War / Mile 22 / Tin Soldier / Warfare
Wild & Wacky
Bad Times at the El Royale / Beau is Afraid / Everything Everywhere All at Once / The Menu / Nightmare Alley / Run / Smile / The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent / Violent Night
Women in Film
One of Them Days / Red Sonja / Rule Breakers
Writers
Genius / Pain and Glory / Rebel In The Rye
The WORLD of FILM
The WORLD of FILM
