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Coldplay Announce Deluxe Double BioVinyl Release in Celebration of a Seminal Milestone in Their Career
Supernatural Movie Shoot Spirals Out of Control in First Trailer for ‘THE EXORCISM’ Starring Russell Crowe
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods 2024 – Batch 16
Wild Nights Blend into Reality Doubts in Trailer for Zoë Kravitz’ Directorial Feature Debut ‘BLINK TWICE’
‘HUMANE’ Movie Review: A Potent Satire of a Planet on the Precipice
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‘HUMANE’ Movie Review: A Potent Satire of a Planet on the Precipice
‘SWEDE CAROLINE’ Movie Review: An amusing, albeit patchy fly-on-the-wall marrow drama
‘ARCADIAN’ Movie Review: An Engaging Survival Shocker Elevated by Stellar Performances and Jaw-Dropping Creature Designs
‘LAROY, TEXAS’ Movie Review: a cunningly crafted, darkly comical, neo-noir crime caper
“BLACKOUT” Film Review: Deeper Than Average Horror Fare for Those Seeking Something Meatier To Chew On
- Movie/TV Interviews
Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire & Caitlin Cronenberg Talk the Chilling Dystopian Satire ‘HUMANE’
Cast & Crew Talk Levelling Up for Second Season of Apple TV+ Magical Mystery Comedy “THE BIG DOOR PRIZE”
Maxwell Jenkins & Jaeden Martell Talk Surviving the Dystopian Creature Feature ‘ARCADIAN’ with Nicolas Cage
Larry Fessenden Discusses His More Contemplative, Artful Approach to the Werewolf Sub-Genre with ‘BLACKOUT’
Emma Westenberg Talks Directing Moving Father-Daughter Drama ‘BLEEDING LOVE’ With Clara & Ewan McGregor
- Music Reviews
- Music Interviews
Tapping into Unexplored Potential: John Power on Crafting the Definitive Cast Album 30 Years into their Career
Frontman Darren Forbes Talks Shambolics ‘Coming For You’ With Debut Album ‘Dreams, Schemes & Young Teams’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Princess Goes Talk New LP ‘Come of Age’, Touring the UK and British Gastronomy
INTERVIEW: Shed Seven’s Rick Witter Teases Incoming Sixth Studio Album ‘A Matter of Time’
Rosborough Talks Rediscovering his More Ferocious Musical Fervour and Forthcoming Album “Every Memory”
- Features
A Short Mission: Christopher Nolan’s Doodlebug
A Short Mission: Michael Callahan’s ‘WE’RE HAVING SEX’
A Short Mission: Grandma’s Not A Toaster
5 Films To Watch Before/After Guy Ritchie’s ‘THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE’
ARROW Presents Frank Henenlotter’s Riotous Cult Classic ‘BASKET CASE’ in 4K For First Time Ever
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WIN Tense and Violent Western ‘THE LAST MANHUNT’ Starring Jason Momoa
WIN Action-Packed Thriller ‘HIGH HEAT’ Starring Don Johnson and Olga Kurylenko
WIN LUCIFER: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON ON DVD – OUT ON DVD AND BLU-RAY NOW
WIN THE CONJURING 2 ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
WIN FRIEND REQUEST ON DVD – OUT NOW ON BLU-RAY AND DVD
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Paramount+ Reveals First Look Photos for Mind-Bending Thriller Series “INSOMNIA” Starring Vicky McClure
Audiences to be reacquainted with the career criminal, con artist, and serial killer, Ripley, this April on Netflix
Film Adaptation of Claire Keegan’s “Small Things Like These” Starring Cillian Murphy to Open 74th Berlinale
NEON Debuts Charmingly Disturbing Trailer for Big-Screen Adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s first novel, ‘EILEEN’
Daphne Baiwir talks Stephen King Documentary ‘KING ON SCREEN’
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Interview: Author Eric LaRocca Reflects on “THE TREES GREW BECAUSE I BLED THERE: COLLECTED STORIES”
INTERVIEW: Author Heather Parry on Chillingly Poignant Debut Gothic Novel “Orpheus Builds a Girl”
INTERVIEW: Cast & Creator on Apple’s Gritty, Prison-Set Thriller “Black Bird”
INTERVIEW: Candice Fox, Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun Talk Croc-Infested Crime Thriller “TROPPO”
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“EVERYTHING THE DARKNESS EATS” Book Review: A Poignantly Provocative Supernatural Shocker
“SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX” Book Review: A refreshingly inventive twist on familiar thriller trappings
“I Have Some Questions for You” Book Review: An Ingeniously Elaborate, Poignant Whodunnit Thriller
“The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories” Review: A satisfyingly cohesive collection of haunting and heartfelt tales
“HISTORY KEEPS ME AWAKE AT NIGHT” Book Review: a fascinating think piece on coincidence, contingency, devotion and purpose
SHORT FILM
Doodlebug indicates the early stirrings of what would evolve into the wonderful visionary mind of Christopher Nolan. From Memento to the Batman films to Oppenheimer,...
SHORT FILM
This short will have you feeling both uncomfortable and raw. That isn’t a friendly warning for you to turn away and not watch it...
Features
Generally, the term black comedy is bounced around so much that a lot of filmmakers miss the mark. Often they become offensive, bland or...
MUSIC
Today marks a major milestone in the illustrious career of one of the world’s most beloved rock bands – the 25th anniversary of Coldplay‘s...
Box Office
Shocking parables of cultural malaise have always been a part of the zeitgeist, but this is especially true now that everyone who isn’t living...
Features
To get things straight, we’re not talking about HRH‘s partiality for a certain British actor she would like to see take on the lead...
Features
Following screenings at this year’s Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals and, most recently, the BFI London Film Festival, the latest outing from veteran writer-director...
Short Film
The Boy With A Thorn In His Side is a powerful and intricate short film. Packed into just over four minutes of time, this...
Features
The Goonies managed to personify everything you wanted to be able to do as a child, but it wasn’t possible and even if it...
Short Film
When you think of comic book geeks, what comes to mind? Perhaps a spotty, short guy in a superman t-shirt who looks like he’s...
Features
Total Recall is still – to this day – one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. Why? Because it is based on a...
Features
If I had a choice, I would round up all musicals, especially mainstream musicals, and pop them in the guilty pleasures pot. I’d leave...
Features
The economy of Kosai Sekine‘s short is pretty impressive, with every shot contributing towards the overall theme, including the title animation. It wastes absolutely...
Features
It been over 35 years since A New Hope stunned audiences worldwide and cinema has changed a lot since then. Incidentally, so have the...
Short Film
Welcome to the very first of (hopefully) many short film showcases here on Cinema Chords, and we’re kick things of in humungous proportions, as...
Features
There are so many films we all dream will get the sequel treatment but then there are so many we just can’t for a...
Cult Cinema
Road movies are certainly the most simplistic of movies. Generally appealing to a certain type of film lover, movies with long stretches of road...
Features
You don’t get ranked fifth on the American Films Institute’s ten greatest epic films for nothing, but is Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece simply an ‘epic’...
Features
Their name is Lumiére, and they have just invented what will become one of the most revolutionary technological inventions of the 20th century –...