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ODYSSEY Review: Rare Thriller That Never Gives Away More Than It Can Afford

ODYSSEY Review: Rare Thriller That Never Gives Away More Than It Can Afford

Natasha Flynn (Polly Maberly) is a hustler. She runs an estate agency, selling and leasing properties all over London. Working from a flashy office with a cadre of hungry employees, on the verge of a profitable merger with a bigger agency, she shows all the outward signs of a professional on the rise. Underneath all of the parties and fancy clothes, however, she’s crumbling. A coke-fueled ambition monster who owes a lot of money to some very scary people, Natasha is about to discover the lengths to which she’ll go to maintain the illusion of success in Gerard Johnson’s gripping thriller, Odyssey. Johnson’s third feature thriller since 2009, Odyssey’s intense, propulsive energy reflects lessons learned in the years since he debuted with Tony. Maberly, a veteran of British…

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Guadalajara 2026 Review: THE AWAKENING (El Despertar), Echoes of History, Buried in Confusion

Guadalajara 2026 Review: THE AWAKENING (El Despertar), Echoes of History, Buried in Confusion

An elite military unit goes deep into the Colombian jungle to eliminate a strategic target. However, once they have completed the mission the unit finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives as the violence awakens supernatural forces in the surrounding forest.    The team has unknowingly trespassed on the territory of Mobuya, the protective spirit of a sacred site, once occupied by the land’s indigenous peoples. They were a people who met a tragic end at the hands of an expedition of Spanish conquistadors. This expedition met a similar fate at the hands of Mobuya and their story echoes alongside that of the military unit as it desperately seeks a way out from danger. History is repeating itself.   Rojas is the most…

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Sitges2026: Reveals The Projects For Fantastic 7 at Marche du Film

Sitges2026: Reveals The Projects For Fantastic 7 at Marche du Film

Marche du Film is a great time to be a genre fan because not only is the market full of productions looking for international sales but our friends at festivals and co-pros around the world gather en masse to drum up interest in future projects as well.    Our friends at Sitges announced the lineup for their Fantastic 7 program this year. Spanning the breadth of sub genres there will be a little bit of everything, from everywhere. The complete lineup of projects is in the gallery below with good synopses for each one.    1, 2, 3, 4… up to 7 titles, each selected by a major film festival, will make up the 8th edition of Fantastic 7.   The number 7 will once…

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