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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAvatar: The Last Airbender was Netflix’s most-watched show last week after a much-anticipated release; however, one title racked up even more views.According to the official Netflix data, the streamer’s live-action adaptation of the popular cartoon series saw 21.2 million views from 19 to 25 February, racking up more than 153 million hours of viewing time.The Last Airbender was…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMea Culpa, the latest film from US comedy magnate Tyler Perry has received a lashing from viewers.The film, a legal thriller, follows a criminal defense attorney (Kelly Rowland) who agrees to represent an artist (Trevante Rhodes) accused of murdering his girlfriend.Perry wrote, directed and produced the film, which started streaming on Netflix earlier this week. Alongside Rowland and…

There are small pockets of low-rent fun to be had in Tyler Perry’s lurid erotic thriller Mea Culpa, some intentional, most less so. It’s a film that, yes, is about a woman called Mea who is also, yes, at fault, as women often are in the writer-director’s films. The mogul has gained a reputation for punishing his female characters, especially when they dare to stop believing in their husband, no matter how awful his behaviour might be, like in his atrocious 2018 thriller Acrimony, where he had the gall to waste, and…

Film: The Teacher’s lounge (Original title: Das Lehrerzimmer/German)Cast: Leonie Benesch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Rafael Stachowiak, Eva Lobou, Leonard Stettnisch, Michael KlammerDirector: Ilker ÇatakRating: 3.5/5Runtime: 98 min The title itself indicates that this film is set in a school but this one is as different from ‘TheHoldovers’ as chalk from cheese. Both films are brilliant, emotively enriching experiences. The Teacher’s lounge is a brilliantly crafted investigative thriller…

This week, you may have read about Stephen King expressing frustration about the delayed release of Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot – which he describes as “quite good” and “old-school horror filmmaking” – but if that’s the only development out of the King world that you’ve seen from the last few days, you’re only skimming the surface. There are also a few other developments of which fans should make note, and I’ve brought those stories together in this week’s edition of The King Beat.With this being the twenty-seventh…

Apple this week celebrated the global premier of its brand new sci-fi space thriller Constellation, and early reviews indicate it might be one of Apple’s most divisive shows ever. Constellation, starring Noomi Rapace, tells the story of Jo, an astronaut who returns to Earth after surviving a major disaster in space. However, upon her arrival back on the planet “key pieces of her life seem to be missing.”Constellation debuted on Apple TV Plus on February 21 with its first three episodes, and the remaining five are set to…

‘Forty-five thousand years ago …” So begins this ambitious, confident feature debut from Scottish director Andrew Cumming. It’s a horror movie set in the stone age where a poor old early human is yomping about the Highlands in winter; no Gore-Tex or warm pub, just a tough bit of elk meat to chew on and the odd run-in with a hairy Neanderthal. What a god-awfully grim time to be alive – even before things go bump in the night.The premise is simple: this movie is “Alien in the stone age”. It begins with six intrepid early…

Run, don't walk, to the cinema is all I can say. This electrifying picture is part tender coming-of-age film and part gang-warfare epic from the Brazilian slum, or favela, told from the viewpoint of the children who manage to be both its underclass and its criminal overlords. It's a movie with all the dials cranked up to 11, an overwhelming, intoxicating assault on the senses, and a thriller so tense that you might have the red seat plush in front of you - or even some unfortunate's hair - gripped in both fists.Amores…

If this UK-Canadian thriller has a wind-hardened snowcrust of malice, it’s somewhat less dense under the surface – though still an enjoyable punt from the digital-release ranks. Amiable but downtrodden waitress Ana (Nina Bergman) has her bacon saved by chance diner David (Allen Leech) when her abusive husband Vincent (Yan Tual) comes calling. Eerily calm in the face of having his dessert desecrated and a potential shanking, David drives off unharmed. But, redneck to the core, Vincent tailgates him; skidding into a snow…

Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh is set to star in the action thriller `The Mother`. Yeoh plays an immigrant mother and businesswoman attempting to start a new life for her family in America. However, when her two teenage kids become involved with a Boston crime gang, she is forced to revisit her past in order to save them, according to Variety. Melanie Laurent`s latest film, `The Mother`, stars the `Everything Everywhere All At Once` star. The film is based on a script by PG Cuschieri. Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce…