Set in England, Oscar Bell’s Breadwinner presents an empathetic story during a time when the cost of living crisis has swept the country.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Wish I Were There’ (2023)
Directed, written and animated by Neil Baker, Wish I Were There is an ode to the English seaside.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Bite The Hand’ (2023)
Bite the Hand sees Grace (Lucy Shervington), an individual attending counselling for depression brought on by her domestic household and a past which remains unclear (until the end reveal).
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Mean’ (2023)
Director, Joshua Blewitt brings us chauvinistic, narcissist, movie lover and filmmaker, Chez Florentine (Joe Carmichael), amidst the release of his latest (very controversial) flick, Mean.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘King & Pawn’ (2022)
Bringing humour to the pawn industry, we have Taylor Olson’s Canadian sitcom, King & Pawn.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘The B Movie’ (2023)
The humble opening of Richard Bray’s documentary establishes what’s to come in terms of tone as we begin with something simplistic; an elderly man, Anthony, sitting in his kitchen enjoying a slice of toast, with a jar of honey.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Call the Shepherd – Lambing Time’ (2023)
As we follow the day in the life of a lamb farmer, from the get-go it’s clear that this documentary is going to pull no punches as we are immediately hit with a casualty, showing us just how fragile a lamb truly is.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Clean Street’ (2023)
With a quirky opening – reminiscent of shows such as Bewitched (or Betty Boop in this case) – the tone is set for the entertaining and animated performance of our leading lady (and writer) Laura Jayne Marklew.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Misdirection’ (2023)
Every now and again you’re given a film that doesn’t necessarily have a start, middle and end but still manages to tell a truly engaging story, keeping you hooked throughout, enter Kurt Sear’s Misdirection.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Da Block’ (2023)
Written by Jay Anthony Connor, director Velton J Lishke brings us the story of Mikey (Lladel Bryant) and Sully (Connor), two friends taking on a rival gang in a bid to finally seize control of… Da Block.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘The Afterlife Photo’ (2023)
Director and writer, Tatsuaki Mizoi brings us an individual (Mitsuki Moriyama) who hires a photography studio to assist with a request they don’t get very often. To be more specific, this client wishes to have some romantic “post-mortem photography” taken with herself and her recently deceased partner.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Orchid Moon’ (2023)
Orchid Moon follows the life of Harry (Jake Waring), a troubled individual with a burden he must suppress by any means necessary, taking us on a voyage through his troubled mindset.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘The Flash’ (2023)
After an astonishingly long production period, audiences are finally given the “last” instalment in the DC Extended Universe, Andy Muschietti’s The Flash.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ (2023)
As we open on the sequel for one of the greatest Spider-Man/Comic Book/Animated movies of all time, we’re welcomed by Gwen Stacey’s (Hailee Steinfeld) narration, setting the tone for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with “Let’s do things differently this time. So differently.”
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Beau Is Afraid’ (2023)
Ari Aster’s (Hereditary & Midsommar) no two movies have been the same and although Beau Is Afraid has Aster written all over it, this is the furthest removed from anything he’s done yet.
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