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June 2025

The Box Man (2024) • Blu-ray [Third Window] — compelling philosophical ponderance of identity
A nameless man gives up his identity to live with a cardboard box over his head, meeting a range of people as he wanders through Tokyo.
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Remy Dean 🏴‍☠️
Airplane! (1980) • 45 Years Later — spoof comedy classic dispenses jokes in rapid-fire succession
After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
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Cian McGrath
Boyle infects the box office, ELIO fails to launch, BOND 26 finds its director, Sorkin writing a SOCIAL sequel, and More!
Plus: THE STAND, FANTASTIC FOUR, F1, LETHAL WEAPON...
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Dan Owen
Pale Rider (1985) • 40 Years Later — Clint Eastwood’s middling return to the genre that brought him stardom
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
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Cian McGrath
Heart of Stone (1950) • Limited Edition Blu-ray [Eureka! Masters of Cinema]—visually arresting fairy tale adventure and socialist parable
A poor charcoal burner seeks help from forest spirits to gain wealth and marry.
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Remy Dean 🏴‍☠️
The Invisible Swordsman (1970) • Limited Edition Blu-ray [Arrow Video] — a silly supernatural revenge story
A cowardly young fencer becomes invisible thanks to a magic potion.
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Remy Dean 🏴‍☠️
Lethal Weapon (1987) • 4K Ultra HD [Warner Bros.] — buddy cop classic feels less innovative decades later
Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
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Dan Owen
Dark City (1998) • Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD [Arrow Video] — a beautifully baffling genre-bending mystery
A man struggles with memories of a past he doesn’t recognise, which includes a wife he doesn’t remember having, and a nightmarish world where nobody can…
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Remy Dean 🏴‍☠️
Materialists (2025) — romantic dating drama stumbles but delights
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
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Lance Li
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON flies to No.1, SAW gets new owners, Russell Crowe joins an '80s remake, and More!
Plus: ELIO, BAD BOYS, BATMAN BEGINS, NASHVILLE & THE BLUE BROTHERS
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Dan Owen
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