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I actually loved this movie. It's nothing like what I thought it would be and actually a very beautiful film. I'm not completely sure I understand though. I think I need to read more about it. If it's just kindness and polarity then it seems simple, but I wouldn't be surprised if I'm missing a lot, maybe too subtle even for me.

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ movie is corny. Which is why it gets Superman right – National Public Radio – NPR

Review
James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ movie is corny. Which is why it gets Superman right
July 10, 20254:27 PM ET

Heard on All Things Considered

David Corenswet plays Superman in James Gunn’s new film. Warner Bros. Pictures

Glen Weldon, 4-Minute Listen

Before I saw James Gunn’s new Superman movie, which sets out to lay the cornerstone of a new era for DC superhero characters, I was pessimistic.

Over my years as a critic, I’ve loved a few Gunn projects for their humor and cleverness (Slither, Guardians of the Galaxy) but more recently hated others for their adolescent glibness (Peacemaker) and cheap sentimentality (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), respectively.

But I’ve spent far more years — decades, in fact — as a Superman fan. A few years back I channelled that fandom into an egregiously nerdy form of scholarship, when I wrote Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, a cultural history of the character that tracks which aspects of him have changed over the years (and why) and which have remained constant (and why).

Here’s the TL;DR for that book: The two central, definitive attributes to any Superman story are selflessness and resolve. He must always: 1. Put the needs of others before those of himself and 2. Refuse to give up. If either of those factors are missing, our minds rebel — it’s simply not Superman.

Continue Reading at: ‘Superman’ review: James Gunn’s version gets Superman right : NPR

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#MustSee: A powerful frontline documentary and work of resistance art created inside the war-torn city of Kherson. It exposes one of the most horrifying aspects of Russia’s invasion: systematic drone attacks on civilians—what witnesses describe as a “human safari.”

▶️ gregpalast.com/kherson-human-s

Greg Palast · Kherson: Human Safari - Greg PalastKherson: Human Safari is both a frontline documentary and a work of resistance art — a powerful and poetic film created inside the war-torn city of Kherson, located by the Black Sea on the Dnieper River. The city that does not fear.

#Watching THE WOMAN IN THE YARD

88-minutes PG-13 horror that's all portent and setup leading to a halfway decent ending. You're not sure it's worth the time it took to get there but again, it's barely 90 minutes.
Most of the scares and tropes (THE CAR WON'T START) are of the Smile generic sort but at least the movie knows to keep you awake.

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letterboxd.comA ★★½ review of The Woman in the Yard (2025)This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.

"KPop Demon Hunters is currently the most streamed movie on Netflix globally, clocking up more than 33 million views in just two weeks...The film's soundtrack shot into the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in the US, making it the highest debut for a soundtrack so far this year."

The music is catchy!

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Huntrix from the Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters.
www.bbc.comKPop Demon Hunters: Fictional K-pop bands beat BTS and Blackpink in US chartsSongs from the film KPop Demon Hunter have surpassed the success of real-life K-pop bands BTS and Blackpink.
#music#kpop#idol

Programme scoured, days and times sorted, tickets booked for this year's #Edinburgh International Film Festival in August, including a slew of Midnight Madness screenings (inc new Ben Wheatley & Toxic Avenger!).

Also delighted to have shows in the Filmhouse once more after a two year absence. As ever, my reviews from the film fest will appear on @PhilEdwards 's Live For Films

#EIFF#film#films