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Sunday 25 October 2026

Film Desk

Reviews · Page 2

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  1. Reviews19 min read

    Ink opened Venice with a red-top roar

    Danny Boyle's Ink, about Rupert Murdoch and editor Larry Lamb, opened the 83rd Venice Film Festival on 2 September. It hits US theatres on 11 December.
  2. Reviews5 min read

    The Dog Stars keeps a runway

    Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars, from Peter Heller's novel, is in theatres. Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin star in 118 minutes of grief with pockets of hope.
  3. Reviews5 min read

    Carpenter's The Thing is still the coldest workplace

    John Carpenter's The Thing opened on 25 June 1982, with Rob Bottin's creature work and Dean Cundey's light on the ice. It still holds.
  4. Reviews4 min read

    Dark Matter season two opens the Box again on Apple TV

    Apple TV's Dark Matter season two began on 28 August, with one of its ten episodes out each Friday to 30 October. Blake Crouch's novel turns ten this year.
  5. Reviews4 min read

    Lang’s Metropolis is 99 years old and still a working drawing

    Watch Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis in 2026 and the shock isn't nitrate. It's how much downtown is still trying to become that set.
  6. Reviews3 min read

    Alien's Nostromo is still the most convincing workplace in space

    Ridley Scott's Alien opened on 25 May 1979. Its crew eat, sweat and have a shift tomorrow, and that working ship is why Giger's creature is believable.
  8. Reviews4 min read

    Blade Runner 2049 still treats light as a building material

    Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049, shot by Roger Deakins, opened on 6 October 2017. It doesn't replace the 1982 film. It adds a wing.
  9. Reviews3 min read

    Dune: Part Two opened 1 March 2024 and made the sand couture

    Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two opened in the U.S. on 1 March 2024, with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson and Austin Butler.

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