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A passion for films helps Gareth Jones inspire honors students

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Gareth JonesWhat is your favorite movie?

That is a question Gareth Jones gets a lot. A seasoned movie buff, he has attended the Sundance Film Festival every year for more than two decades.  

Jones, originally from Utah, teaches film studies classes in the Honors College at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he is assistant director of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research. He hosts a radio show, “Sleep in Cinema,” on Substrate Radio, and has also led a film critique workshop for UAB’s ArtPlay. He was recently interviewed by Variety magazine, where he talked about Birmingham’s Sidewalk Film Festival and the pandemic’s effect on movie viewing.  

In his role at UAB, Jones interacts with lots of honors students and is a huge proponent of research for everyone in every discipline, especially in the humanities. He says the critical analysis of film helps students develop their analytical skills and learn to look at things from different perspectives and viewpoints. A believer in the communal experience of film, he chooses movies that are available free on YouTube or Vimeo, and the class watches them together.

Film Fest 101 and other courses

For the Films A Blaze Film Festival, students in the Honors College seminar Film Festival 101 watch short films, then analyze and write about them. They debate which films should be included, look at themes that develop and are prompted to discuss specific aspects from a particular angle. Last year, the festival was held in University Hall Auditorium; but the most recent iteration was completely online, which enabled them to have panel discussions and interviews with filmmakers in France and New York. Jones said some of the festival’s Q-and-A’s were “comparable, if not better than those at Sundance.” Students have to learn to work together or risk colossal failure. Group work is always a challenge, but creating a film festival allows you to bring your specific skills to the table and develop new ones, he says.

“Learning to present your work publicly is also an extremely valuable skill to develop,” Jones said. “It is small stakes to talk about a movie you love, but it helps them build confidence for other presentations.”

Students present on films they are passionate about as well. In the film festival class, each student is required to propose and present two short films, which are then judged and selected by their peers. Anyone can object and make a case for inclusion or exclusion of a film; “we have had some very powerful discussions in this way,” he said. 

In the seminar courses, most of the films are viewed chronologically, so students start to see how films from the silent era are still influential on many of their favorite movies, or how a film from another country can deal with universal experiences. His course Film and Prison focuses on how prisons and prisoners are represented in film and how media affects perceptions of prisons. Other courses include Queer Cinema, Film in the World, and Disabilities and Film, where they look specifically at films’ representation of disabilities and how it is positive, negative or somewhere in between. 

Students in the seminar courses are required to present research and/or creative activity at the Spring Undergraduate Research Expo. In the Queer Cinema course, a student presented a series of poems about the film “Moonlight” and had a detailed artistic statement that outlined their creative research. This semester, a Film and Prison course student proposed a series of paintings about the mental state of prisoners. Jones also gets data-driven studies of representation or qualitative studies of how LGBTQ+ students feel on campus.

Jones’ passion for film is instilled in his students, and “even ignited a passion in me for the art of cinematography,” said Chance Brook, a chemistry major and biology minor.

“I can honestly say that before his class I had no care for any techniques or special tricks I saw on screen, but now I can’t help but pay attention to all the unique traits of any film I watch,” Brook said.

Jones with honors students in a Film Festival 101 Honors College seminar.Collaboration and critical thinking skills

Jones collaborates on campus with the Media Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of History and with the Department of Communication Studies. He is also exploring opportunities to work with others; his ArtPlay class this spring is in correlation with an exhibition presented by UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. 

He sees a full spectrum of disciplines in his classes; but each semester, several students decide to declare a media studies minor — a great way to enhance your degree, he says.

“Most of my students are not going to be filmmakers,” Jones said. “They are developing their critical thinking skills through the analysis of film. The skills can be used for any situation and in any discipline.”  

Freshman Craig Hanks, a computer science major with a minor in mathematics, says the Film Fest 101 class has “definitely been my favorite class that I have taken so far.

“It was incredibly hands-on, interactive and was even mostly student-driven,” Hanks said. “Going into the class, I did not understand much about film in a technical sense, though by the second week, I was effortlessly writing technical analysis on multiple short films a week. I learned many aspects about film and cooperation with the other classmates.” 

Posters for Honors College film festivals at UAB.New movie recs (and his favorite flick)

Jones also recommends films every week on his radio show. Last month, they talked about films that give us hope, which included “The Shawshank Redemption,” David Byrne’s “True Stories,” and two films from Sundance he saw last year, “Herself” and “Minari.”  His picks from this year’s Sundance Festival, coming to screens soon, include “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Passing,” “A Night of Kings” and “Hive.”

So, what is his favorite film? He has many favorites; but his ultimate pick is “Brazil,” a 1985 dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Terry Gilliam.   

“I saw it when I was 14, perfect age for it to suddenly blow my mind,” Jones said. “It changed completely how I looked at movies. They were no longer just movies for entertainment; they were film as an art form, and I have been chasing that dragon ever since.”  

Japanese War Movie Aims to Reveal the Secrets of WWII Battleship Yamato

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“The Great War of Archimedes” is a new Japanese war movie about the World War II battleship Yamato from Toho Studios, home of Godzilla. It’s coming to the U.S. on June 15 with an all-new English language-dubbed soundtrack via Blu-ray, dvd and Digital.

We’ve got the first look at the new U.S. trailer for the movie.

“The Great War of Archimedes” is a fictionalized version of the story behind what was designed to be Japan’s greatest warship, a massive vessel that could engage multiple American ships during a single battle.

In the years before the war, the Japanese Imperial Navy commissioned the so-called “supership” over the objections of Admiral Yamamoto, who wanted the country to concentrate on turning out as many strategic, agile and battle-ready ships as possible.

The movie’s story has Yamamoto engaging a young Japanese mathematician to uncover what he believes is a conspiracy behind Japan’s surprising commitment to this single, massive ship design.

Director Takashi Yamazaki previously made “The Eternal Zero,” a controversial Japanese WWII movie about kamikaze pilots. Sympathetic to the young men who sacrificed their lives on suicide missions, some Japanese commentators were shocked to see a film that did not condemn their country’s war effort.

Fans of Japanese movies will recognize an all-star cast in “The Great War of Archimedes” that includes Masaki Suda (“Drowning Love”), Emoto Tasuku Emoto (“And Your Bird Can Sing”), Hamabe Minami (“The Promised Neverland”), Shofukutei Tsurube (“Family of Strangers”), and Kobayashi Katsuya (“The Crazy Family”).

Movies about the Japanese war machine are rare, and, even though this one appears to be more about behind-the-scenes procurement issues, anyone who follows the trials of the U.S. Navy knows how hairy those backroom dealings can be.

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Dr. Dre’s Son Curtis Young Lands First Movie Role, Scoring Film Too

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It’s pretty cool … Curtis says his character’s younger brother is being played by Snoop Dogg‘s son, Julian Broadus … and Swizz Beat‘s son, Nasir Dean, is playing one of the 4 best friends.

TV Movie Guide 14 – 20 June | Movie News | SBS Movies

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  • Closed Captions (CC) available for Milpirri – Winds of Change, Black Chicks Talking, Catfish, Brazil, The Blues Brothers, The Day They Dropped The Bomb, True Grit, American Animals, Bitcoin Bang Bang and Andre the Giant
  • Audio Description (AD) available for Sunny The Dark Horse, The Blues Brothers, American Animals and Ella

 

MONDAY 14 JUNE

Milpirri: Winds of Change
12:00pm, NITV

PG, CC
Australia, 2014
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Stewart Carter
What’s it about?
It’s early October in 2012, and Steve Jampijinpa is leaving Canberra for his home in outback Lajamanu. Once there, he’ll play a key part in something very important to him: Milipirri, a biennial community festival of dance, art and ceremony. But things are changing for Steve and his community. This documentary reveals what goes on behind the scenes of a controversial and ground-breaking Walpiri event.

Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me
1:00pm, NITV

M
UK, 2018
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Olivia Lichtenstein
What’s it about?
The untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary singer, Teddy Pendergrass, the man poised to be the biggest RB artist of all time until the tragic accident that changed his life forever at the age of only 31.

Streaming after broadcast at SBS On Demand:

Black Chicks Talking
9:00pm, NITV (repeats Tuesday 15 June, 1:00pm)

M, CC
Australia, 2002
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Leah Purcell, Brendan Fletcher
What’s it about?
Performer and writer Leah Purcell talks with five dynamic Indigenous women – Rosanna Angus, Kathryn Hay, Deborah Mailman, Cilla Malone and Tammy Williams – about what it means to be Aboriginal in Australia today. In a series of individual interviews and at one lively dinner party, the women share their experiences and opinions with extraordinary candour. The result is a passionate and challenging exploration of black identity and a celebration of five very different lives.

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TUESDAY 15 JUNE

Sunny and the Dark Horse
11:30am, NITV

PG, AD
Australia, 1987
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: David MacDougall, Judith MacDougall
What’s it about?
The story of an Aboriginal stockman, Sunny Bancroft, and his family at Collum Collum and their growing enthusiasm for “picnic races” on bush tracks in New South Wales. The film follows Sunny and his wife Liz, in their search for a winning horse to triumph on the local picnic racing circuit – but things don’t always go their way.

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Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
8:35pm, NITV (repeats: Wednesday 16 June, 1:00pm)

M
UK, 2019
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Jon Brewer 
What’s it about?
In this feature length documentary, the absolute instigator of rock ‘n’ roll, Chuck Berry, is truly revealed, with unprecedented exclusive access. Featuring Steven Van Zandt, George Thorogood, Joe Bonamassa, Nile Rodgers, Johnnie Johnson, Marshall Chess, Gene Simmons, Johnny Rivers, Alice Cooper, Gary Clark Jr., Nils Lofgren, Joe Perry, Steve Jones and more.

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Catfish
3:00am, SBS

M, CC
USA, 2010
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost
What’s it about?
In late 2007, filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost sensed a story unfolding as they began to film the life of Ariel’s brother, Nev. They had no idea that their project would lead to the most exhilarating and unsettling months of their lives. At once a documentary that plays like a thriller and a shocking product of our times, Catfish is a riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue.

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WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE

Brazil
8:35pm, SBS VICELAND

M, CC
UK, USA, 1985
Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy
Language: English
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin
What’s it about?
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry (Pryce) escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel (Katherine Helmond). Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle (De Niro), he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies. Directed by Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys, The Fisher King).

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Slither
11:15pm, SBS VICELAND

MA15+
Canada, USA, 2006
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Language: English, French
Director: James Gunn
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Don Thompson, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry
What’s it about?
The sleepy town of Wheelsy could be any small town in America-somewhat quaint and gentle, and peopled with friendly folks who mind their own business. But just beneath the surface charm, something unnamed and evil has arrived and is growing. The debut feature of Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, this creature feature is a sci-fi nightmare realised with an obvious appreciation for classic pulp horror films.

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THURSDAY 17 JUNE

The Blues Brothers
8:30pm, NITV (repeats Friday 18 June, 12:00pm)

M, AD, CC
USA, 1980
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Action
Language: English
Director: John Landis
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Aretha Franklin
What’s it about?
Jake Blues (Belushi) is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood (Aykroyd) on a ‘mission from God’ to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their old band together and they’re on their way, while getting in a bit of trouble here and there.


 

FRIDAY 18 JUNE

Lord of the Flies
7:30pm, NITV (repeats Saturday 19 June, 10:00am)

PG
UK, 1963
Genre: Drama, Cult
Language: English
Director: Peter Brook
Starring: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards
What’s it about?
As war in Europe is about to erupt, a group of well-heeled British schoolboys are flown from London to a safe haven in the South Pacific but are forced to fend for themselves after their plane crashes on a remote island and the pilot is killed. Based on Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding’s classic novel.

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The Day They Dropped The Bomb
9:25pm, SBS VICELAND

M, CC
UK, 2015
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Language: English
Director: Leslie Woodhead
What’s it about?
On August 6 2020, it was 75 years since the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. It was a day that changed the course of history – a watershed moment that hastened the end of WWII and cast the shadow of potential nuclear destruction over the Western world. It was also a day which started a debate about the morality of using the bomb – which still continues.

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Message from Mungo
10:15pm, NITV

G
Australia, 2015
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Andrew Pike, Ann McGrath
What’s it about?
Lake Mungo is an ancient Pleistocene lake-bed in south-western New South Wales, and is one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. This documentary focuses on the interface over the last 40 years between the scientists on one hand, and, on the other, the Indigenous communities who identify with the land and with the human remains revealed at the site.

 

SATURDAY 19 JUNE

The Score
12:00pm, SBS VICELAND

M
USA, 2001
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Language: English
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett, Gary Farmer
What’s it about?
Career thief Nick Wells (De Niro) is about to mastermind a nearly impossible theft that will require his joining forces with a clever young accomplice (Norton). The unlikely alliance, arranged by Nick’s longtime friend and fence, Max (Brando), interrupts Nick’s plan to retire from crime and settle down with his fiancee, Diane (Bassett). Worse – it requires that Nick violate his most important rule: always work alone.

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Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records
8:20pm, NITV (repeats Thursday 10 December, 1:00pm)

M
Jamaica, UK, 2018
Genre: Documentary, Music
Language: English
Director: Nicolas Jack Davies
Featuring: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots Hibbert, Pauline Black, Don Letts, Dandy Livingstone
What’s it about?
The legendary London record label Trojan Records played a leading role in the musical conquest of Great Britain by Jamaican music styles like Ska, Reggae, and Rocksteady. This stylish documentary about Trojan is a timely and wide-ranging celebration of British Jamaican working-class youth culture.

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True Grit
9:30pm, SBS

M, CC
USA, 2010
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Western
Language: English
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper
What’s it about?
14-year-old Mattie Ross (Steinfeld) is determined to avenge her father’s blood by capturing Tom Chaney (Brolin) – the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold – enlisting the help of one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn (Bridges) and Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Damon). This Coen brothers take on the classic 1969 John Wayne western was nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture.

NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand


Loving
10:00pm, NITV

PG
USA, 2016
Genre: Romance, Drama
Language: English
Director: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, Bill Camp
What’s it about?
The story of Richard (Edgerton) and Mildred Loving (Negga, in an Oscar-nominated performance), an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud).

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American Animals
11:30pm, SBS

MA15+, AD, CC
USA, UK, 2018
Genre: Drama, Crime, Documentary
Language: English
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd
What’s it about?
In 2003, four Kentucky college students attempted to steal millions of dollars in rare books from the school library. The young men all hailed from comfortable upbringings, and were primarily motivated by wanting to feel special. They committed the heist during daylight, in the library’s regular operating hours, using their exams as an alibi. Directed by Bart Layton (of 2012 documentary The Imposter).

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Bitcoin Big Bang – The Unbelievable Story of Mark Karpeles
1:40am, SBS

M, CC
France, 2018
Genre: Documentary
Language: French, English
Director: Xavier Sayanoff, Vincent Gono
What’s it about?
On August 1, 2015, Mark Karpeles exits his home in Tokyo under police escort. Hours later, Mark is indicted and imprisoned for forgery of computer data and embezzlement in connection with the disappearance of 850,000 Bitcoins, the equivalent of a half million dollars.

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SUNDAY 20 JUNE

Andre the Giant
7:30pm, SBS

M, CC
USA, 2018
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Jason Hehir
What’s it about?
A documentary examining the life and career of one of the most beloved legends in WWE history. This ambitious, wide-ranging feature explores Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated WWE career, and his forays into the entertainment world. Includes interviews with Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner, family members, and more.

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Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll
8:40pm, NITV

PG
USA, 1987
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Taylor Hackford
Featuring: Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, Ingrid Berry, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Bo Diddley
What’s it about?
For Chuck Berry’s 60th, Keith Richards assembled a pickup band of Robert Cray, Joey Spampinato, Eric Clapton, himself, and long-time Berry pianist Johnnie Johnson. Joined on stage by Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, and Julian Lennon, Berry performs his classic rock songs. His abilities as a composer, lyricist, singer, musician, and entertainer are on display and, in behind-the-scenes interviews, are discussed by Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, and others.

NOTE: No catch-up at SBS On Demand

Lance (part one)
9:05pm, SBS

M
USA, 2020
Genre: Documentary
Language: English, French, Italian
Director: Marina Zenovich
What’s it about?
Part one of a two-part personal examination of the rise and fall of Lance Armstrong. A fascinating chronicle of one of the most inspirational – and then infamous – athletes of all time.

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Ella
10:45pm, NITV

G, AD
Australia, 2016
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Director: Douglas Watkin
What’s it about?
Ella Havelka made history in 2013 by becoming the first Indigenous dancer at the 50-year-old Australian Ballet. A descendant of the Wiradjuri people, Ella charts her inspiring journey from growing up in modest circumstances as the only child of a single mother in rural Australia to gaining entry to National Ballet School, then spending formative years with the acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre before accepting the invitation of The Australian Ballet’s artistic director David McAllister to join one of the world’s foremost ballet companies.

Tokyo Ghoul
12:20am, SBS VICELAND

MA15+
Japan, 2017
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Language: Japanese
Director: Kentaro Hagiwara
Starring: Masataka Kubota, Fumika Shimizu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Yo Oizumi, Yu Aoi, Hiyori Sakurada, Kunio Murai 
What’s it about?
In modern-day Tokyo, society lives in fear of Ghouls: creatures who look exactly like humans, yet hunger insatiably for their flesh. None of this matters to bookish Ken Kaneki, until a violent encounter turns him into the first-ever Ghoul-human half breed. Trapped between two worlds, Ken must survive the violent conflicts of warring Ghoul factions, while attempting to learn more about his powers. Tokyo Ghoul is the live-action adaptation of the Japanese dark fantasy manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Sui Ishida.

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Judge rebukes GOP for downplaying US Capitol riot as he hands out first sentence in insurrection

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Radhe Movie Review: For Bhai fans only

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Radhe Story: As Mumbai’s youth are falling prey to rampant drug abuse, suspended cop Radhe (Salman Khan) is recalled for a clean-up mission. But Radhe is up against a dangerous new outlaw Rana (Randeep Hooda), who will stop at nothing to rule the city.

Radhe Review: Set entirely in Mumbai, ‘Radhe Your Most Wanted Bhai’ is a Salman Khan actioner that doesn’t try to be anything else, ever. Radhe is an encounter specialist with 97 encounters and 23 transfers to his credit, in the last 10 years. Now, as the city is in the grip of a dreaded drug mafia, it’s time for Radhe to make a comeback and kick some butt. But between beating up the bad guys and saving lives, Radhe also finds time to flirt with his boss’ sister Diya (Disha Patani).

For such a typical big-ticket Bollywood potboiler, most of what Radhe features, is on expected lines. For such films, the battle is always about striking a balance between falling for the clichés and offering some novelty, whilst keeping the entertainment quotient high.

Director Prabhudheva, of course, gives into many such temptations that potentially derail the narrative, but thanks to the relentless action and a formidable villain, the film remains watchable, in parts.

While it begins with a scene where the bad guy is bashing up another crook, a series of confrontation scenes between Salman and Randeep that follow are action-packed. The action choreography (by Myeonghaeng and Anbariv) is raw, brutal and with quite a lot of bloodshed.

However, there are way too many distractions along the way. Leading among them is the film’s heroine Disha Patani. She is the perfect eye-candy and adds plenty of glamour to the scenes, but her track is literally counter-productive to the story. The naivety of her character gives her little scope to perform and also dilutes the gravity of the subject at hand. All urgency comes to a grinding halt when it is song and dance time. The songs come at the most inopportune time in the film. Among them, the title track (by Sajid-Wajid) and Dil De Diya featuring Jacqueline Fernandez (by Himesh Reshammiya) stand out. The background score (by Sanchit and Ankit Balhara) is loud but adds to the impact where needed.

Prabhudheva relies heavily on Salman’s star-power, style and swag to drive the narrative and it works when our leading man is packing a punch. But beyond the action, we are left with filmy dialogues, his lackluster chemistry with Disha Patani and humourless exchanges with Jackie Shroff, who plays Salman’s superior as a senior cop. Randeep Hooda is slick and savage in his act and makes every minute on screen, count. There are many other villains in this pack of baddies, who just end up being loud and over-the-top. There is an attempt to infuse comedy—through dialogues and situations—in this hardcore action film, but it doesn’t work. Scale-wise ‘Radhe…’is made keeping in mind the big-screen experience but given the current COVID crisis, Bhai fans in India would have to make do with watching this EID release on a small screen.

This is definitely not the most wanted Bhai film, but the die-hard Salman fans might just find a reason to cheer him on, yet again.

A New Star Trek Movie Is Officially Coming To Theaters, Sorry Tarantino

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The Star Trek franchise is a versatile one that has entertained audiences for decades. And while the story continues to grow on the small screen thanks to Star Trek: Discovery and Picard, the property has been noticeably missing from theaters. But it looks like that’s going to change, as paramount just revealed a slew of shake-ups, as well as the first official release date for a new Star Trek movie. Set phasers to stun, because the franchise is back in theaters with a mysterious project on June 9th, 2023. Sorry, Quentin Tarantino.

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ lets LeBron James jump into Michael Jordan’s shoes

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(CNN)Debates over LeBron James’ greatness compared to Michael Jordan on a basketball court will continue in perpetuity, but “Space Jam: A New Legacy” won’t fuel much chatter about who’s the better actor. Putting James in Jordan’s shoes, as it were, isn’t a bad idea in theory, but despite the odd moment of inspired Looney Tune-acy, this reboot shoots a very loud and thudding airball.

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