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The Business of Film: Companion, Presence & You're Cordially Invited

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The Business of Film: Companion, Presence & You're Cordially Invited
James Cameron-Wilson says that UK box office is down for the fifth week in a row. #3 is Companion which James says is best enjoyed knowing little about it. It has laughs, thrills and plenty of surprises but is essentially a black comedy. Steven Soderbergh's horror Presence has slipped to #20 but James found it a one-trick pony with little flesh on its bones, short though it is. He suggests everyone avoids at all costs Amazon Prime's matrimonial romcom You're Cordially Invited. With Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, it is depressing, irritating and mean-spirited and beggars belief in its awfulness.
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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Flight Risk, Bank of Dave 2 - The Loan Ranger & the Oscar nominations

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The Business of Film: Flight Risk, Bank of Dave 2 - The Loan Ranger & the Oscar nominations
James Cameron-Wilson says that box office is down 21%, although A Complete Unknown remains #1. The Mel Gibson thriller Flight Risk is #4 with Michelle Dockery and Mark Wahlberg excellent in a well-produced, tight piece of hokum which actually drew a round of applause in the cinema. On Netflix, James found Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger with Rory Kinnear, about the iniquity of payday lenders, superior to the first film. It's more believable and he was perfectly engaged. He also discusses the Oscar nominations, including the snubs, the disappointments and the surprises.
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James Cameron-Wilson

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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: A Complete Unknown, Wolf Man & Back in Action

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The Business of Film: A Complete Unknown, Wolf Man & Back in Action
James Cameron-Wilson reports on box office -13% but still up on 2024, with Wicked becoming last year's most successful film with £59.6m. The musical biopic of Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, with Timothy Chalomet and Edward Norton is the new #1. Despite great performances, with little narrative momentum, it might be mainly for fans. The tedious and unbelievable Wolf Man limps in at #7. James found Netflix's spy thriller Back in Action, the return from retirement of Cameron Diaz, all very silly and over the top, despite some good stunts. The Oscar nominations were coming out during recording so James gives his first thoughts on who's in and who's out.
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Simon Rose

The Business of Film: Babygirl, A Real Pain & White Bird

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The Business of Film: Babygirl, A Real Pain & White Bird
James Cameron-Wilson says that yet again 6 films took £1m at the box office, with Mufasa replacing Nosferatu as #1. Racy drama Babygirl is #5, with Nicole Kidman amazing as a businesswoman whose perfect life is threatened by an affair. James found it almost too much, so real and voyeuristic did it feel. Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain at #6 has him and Kieran Culkin mismatched cousins tracing their European heritage. It's original, deftly realised, witty and well acted. Although perhaps aimed at younger viewers, Amazon's White Bird has Helen Mirren explaining her experiences under the Nazis to her grandson. Made by the great Marc Forster, it is poignant and touching and had James on the edge of tears at times.
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The Business of Film: Nosferatu, We Live In Time, The Six Triple Eight

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The Business of Film: Nosferatu, We Live In Time, The Six Triple Eight
James Cameron-Wilson celebrates a healthy box office, up 42% YoY. New #1 Nosferatu is Robert Eggers' take on the 1922 Murnau classic with Bill Skarsgard, Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult. The design and photography is brilliant but the ripe dialogue caused giggles in the audience. At #3 is We Live In Time from the director of the brilliant Brooklyn. A non-linear telling of a relationship, James found it an amazing and rewarding emotional investment. On Netflix, he admired the Six Triple Eight, a surprisingly true WW2 tale of African American servicewomen in Europe. Although it's not subtle, it is very emotive and well-acted.
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The Business of Film: Mufasa – The Lion King, Better Man & Carry-On

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The Business of Film: Mufasa – The Lion King, Better Man & Carry-On
James Cameron-Wilson celebrates box office soaring 113%, though he can't be dragged to #1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3. He finds the animation in the photo-realistic #2 Mufasa: The Lion King astonishing. A prequel and sequel modelled on Butch Cassidy it is wonderful, being both moving and very powerful. Better Man is a musical memoir of Robbie Williams with him narrating, though on screen he is represented as a chimpanzee. It's very original and inventive and is surprisingly engaging and moving. On Netflix James recommended Carry-On, a thriller with Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman which sucks you into the terrifying action.
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The Business of Fim: Kraven the Hunter, Lord of the Rings - The War of the Rohirrim & That Christmas

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The Business of Fim: Kraven the Hunter, Lord of the Rings - The War of the Rohirrim & That Christmas
With box office takings down once more, James Cameron-Wilson says that #5 Kraven the Hunter is the worst ever Marvel opening. It's a mixed bag but is often entertainingly ludicrous with Russell Crowe having fun as a Russian villain. He found the anime Lords of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim often utterly baffling but it got better as it went on, even if he never wants to see anything Lords of the Ring-related ever again. On Netflix, however, he warmed to the animated That Christmas, co-written by Richard Curtis. It's a sweet and sentimental tale aimed at the whole family that does what it says on the tin.
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The Business of Film: Black Tuesday, Beatles '64 & Pipes in the Peaks

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The Business of Film: Black Tuesday, Beatles '64 & Pipes in the Peaks
James Cameron-Wilson celebrates UK box office being up 38% YoY with 5 films taking £1m. With no new films to review, he turns to the 1954 Edward G. Robinson gangster film noir Black Tuesday. Banned in the UK for its violence, it has been restored on Blu-Ray. Packed with superb extras, it is a forgotten masterpiece. He found Beatles '64, a documentary about the Fab Four on Disney+, slick and engaging. And Simon recommended a glorious garage in Derbyshire where they have restored a Compton cinema organ called Pipes in the Peaks, having attended four concerts there this year.
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The Business of Film: Moana 2, Conclave, The Piano Lesson and A Time To Kill

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The Business of Film: Moana 2, Conclave, The Piano Lesson and A Time To Kill
James Cameron-Wilson reports that UK box office is up for an amazing 7th week in the row with Disney's Moana 2's £12m opening at #1 being four times that of the original. While the animation is sublime and the music great, it lacks a cohesive storyline. At #5 is Conclave with Ralph Fiennes excellent in a surprisingly thrilling and insightful adaptation of Robert Harris’s novel about the election of a new Pope. James was gripped throughout, finding it a cinematic masterpiece. Although Netflix's second screen version of The Piano Lesson, with Samuel L. Jackson, is a well-made and acted tale, it can't shake off its theatrical roots. He also revisited the John Grisham adaptation A Time To Kill online, finding it has well stood the test of time.
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The Business of Film: Wicked, Blitz & Joy

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The Business of Film: Wicked, Blitz & Joy
James Cameron-Wilson says that not only has the box office climbed for the 6th time in a row, but that #1 Wicked has had the biggest opening of the year, £13.7m. Although just the first part of the adaptation of the stage musical, James found it hugely entertaining with great comedy timing. Although down to #16 in the charts, James is rooting for Steve McQueen's Blitz in awards season, which he found an engrossing and visually amazing movie. He could not recommend Netflix's Joy more, a true-life tale of the first test-tube baby with the likes of James Norton and Bill Nighy. It is pitch perfect, being beautifully English and understated.
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