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  • Godzilla Minus One (2023)
    Review preview for Godzilla Minus One

    When Godzilla Minus One shines it is devastating.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.
  • Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
    Review preview for Godzilla Minus Zero

    The first Japanese production to be shot specifically for IMAX, there's plenty big on that big big screen.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Japan, 1949. Pilot Kōichi, his wife Noriko and adoptive daughter Akiko are attempting to recover from Godzilla’s recent attacks. But just as everything seems settled, a new danger emerges.
  • Kakegurui (2019)
    Review preview for Kakegurui

    Production designer Eri Sakushima and costume designer Atsuko Shiraishi have done a magnificent job of bringing the manga's striking imagery to life.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    At an elite school where everything is based around gambling, a dispute between factions creates an opportunity for an ambitious student to try and outsmart all the others.
  • Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette (2021)
    Review preview for Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette

    Hamabe is impressive in a role which is more challenging this time around because most viewers will already know what Yumeko is capable of.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Lives are on the line at Hyakkaoh Academy, the school dedicated to teaching its students how to gamble.
  • Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
    Review preview for Shin Kamen Rider

    With brightly coloured costumes, high speed motorbikes and a fondness for mid-air combat, the film has a very distinctive style and never lets self-consciousness get in its way.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Hongo Takeshi awakens to discover he has been transformed into a grasshopper-hybrid cyborg. Becoming the Masked Rider, he must fight the mysterious evil organisation Shocker to protect all of mankind.

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