Academy Award-winning, Emerald Fennell brings us her much-anticipated follow-up to Promising Young Woman. The darkly comedic, stylistic, satirical thriller, surrounding class and depravity (quite the understatement), Saltburn.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘The Defender’ (2023)
Gary J Hewitt’s The Defender pretty much delivers what it promises on the tin. This is a story we’ve seen time and time again. If someone described a movie about a vigilante with a troubled past, taking the law into their own hands, already your mind is swarming with titles.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘The Pact’ (2023)
Paul Sutton’s The Pact sees three women coming to the realisation that they’re in bad marriages – each one differently toxic in its own way – and realise something has to be done.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Red Fox’ (2023)
Red Fox tells a powerful tale of blurred “justice” and despair, as a bunch of deluded folk of faith hunt a homeless man for sport out in the country.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Sid’ (2023)
A tale that was just waiting to be told, Shahzaib Yaqoob’s short brings us a dark re-imagining, showing the aftermath of Toy Story (1) and the knock-on effect it had on the movie’s antagonist, Sid (Tom Moore).
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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 ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ (2023)
Okay, let’s get down to it, boppers. As you settle into your IMAX cinema seat – all nice and cosy – the film starts to begin, and then, without warning your eardrums burst at the sound of wrapped fists hitting a bloodied board. This isn’t our first rodeo, we know there’s only one man that can throw a punch like that and his name… is John Wick (Keanu Reeves).
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Christopher.’ (2023)
We begin following the aftermath of multiple murders committed by the sociopathic salesman, Christopher. Then, through a mix of police interview footage and flashbacks, we’re able to journey into Christopher’s sinister acts of brutality.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Natura’ (2023)
From the opening shot, you’re immediately captured by an open woodland which truly readies you for being emersed in nature (or Natura in this case) for the next hour.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Melanie’s Grave’ (2023)
A robber on the run chooses to lay low, away from prying eyes and the law. Unfortunately for him, the chosen hideout may not be the best – as the house is occupied by Mel (Rachel Meredith), an individual with autism and quite severe OCD.
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Barbarian’ (2022)
Tess (Georgina Campbell) is visiting from out of town for the interview of a lifetime. Unfortunately, after a bit of a mix-up with Airbnb, it seems she may have a roommate… but not everything is as it seems.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Hellraiser’ (2022)
After a 4 year hiatus, a new Hellraiser dawns on the big (well, depending on the size of your television) screen and we brace ourselves, ready to be immersed in the sadomasochistic world of Clive Barker once again…
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ (2022)
Bungalow homes, cars that look like electric shavers and a round of Gibson’s for everyone. The ’50s immediately come alive in the opening for Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Nope’ (2022)
Similar to Jordan Peele’s last feature (Us), Nope opens with a subplot – the aftermath of a series of brutal attacks involving a chimp on a children’s television show. We aren’t given too much, just enough to make us feel a bit unnerved, and then we move on to the main story.
After suffering the loss of their Father due to a bizarre “accident”, siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer) take over the family business, the Hollywood Haywood Horses Ranch. Not only is the movie industry not all it’s cracked up to be without their Dad to take the (literal) reins but the Haywoods also seem to have a visitor in the form of a mysterious sinister cloud that doesn’t seem to move…
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Jacked In Recommends ‘One Hour Photo’ (2002)
One Hour Photo follows the story of SavMart photo technician, Sy, The Photo Guy (Robin Willaims). However, although this employee initially seems to have a pleasant demeanour, he has developed (pun definitely intended) a rather unhealthy infatuation with two of his customers, Nina (Connie Nielsen) and her son, Jakob.
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