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Covering both current releases and the all-time best movies, James Cameron-Wilson discusses the former with Simon Rose in a weekly update and, selecting the top ten movies by genre, he discusses these with Vicky Sayers. You really need this kind of insight when provided with the huge range of streaming choices! If you're planning to commit a couple of hours to watching a movie, spend a few minutes here to choose what's best to watch.
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The Business of Film: The Social Reckoning, The Uprising & Unabomber
James Cameron-Wilson missed #1 Other Mommy with Jessica Chastain. But he was smitten with #5 The Social Reckoning, written and directed by The West Wing's creator Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jeremy Strong this true story about a Facebook whistleblower is an intellectual workout with amazing dialogue. He was a fan, too, of #7 The Uprising, about The Peasants' Revolt. Directed by Paul Greengrass and with the likes of Andrew Garfield and Stephen Dillane, it is a medieval-set tale, based on real events, which feels very real and stirs indignation against unfairness in the audience. James also caught Unabomber, another of Netflix's true-crime thrillers, starring Russell Crowe and Shailene Woodley. The story is intriguing but the workmanlike approach means that it is not particularly gripping.
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8 Oct 2026
The Business of Film: Verity, Digger & Her Private Hell
James Cameron-Wilson found #1 Verity ridiculously enjoyable but for all the wrong reasons. Yet another Colleen Hoover adaptation, staring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, he found himself laughing at the ridiculous plot while others simply left the cinema. A thriller without a shred of credibility, be warned that all the twists are in the trailer. James approached #4, Alejandro Inarritu's Digger, with trepidation, having disliked his multi-award-winning Birdman. But he found it a brilliant film with important things to say. Imagine Dr. Strangelove but in the age of climate change and you get some idea of what you might expect. Although it stars Tom Cruise, his makeup is so good you forget it's him. Be aware, though, that it will polarise audiences. James wanted to see #35, Her Private Hell, as it's directed by Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn. But there is nothing remotely real about this ostensible thriller, which is spectacularly violent at times and constantly shifts tone. Whatever Refn wanted to achieve was lost on James.
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1 Oct 2026
The Business of Film: Heart of the Beast, Sense and Sensibility, The Misanthrope & The Runner
James Cameron-Wilson is amazed by the buoyancy of the box office, boosted by a mildly-revised Avengers: Endgame at #1 which cinemagoers may be mistaken in thinking a new film. He was bored by #3 Heart of the Beast starring Brad Pitt, finding it just another wilderness movie, despite some great photography. However, #4 Sense and Sensibility is a superlative adaptation. Featuring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles, it excels in every department, particularly cinematography, score and screenplay. He much admired #13, the NT Live showing of The Misanthrope. He was also surprised to enjoy The Runner on Amazon Prime, a thriller set in London with Gal Gadot and Damian Lewis, which he found pulse-quickening and relevant.
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