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It sounds unpromising: a symbolic study of India’s class divide, from a US director who doesn’t speak Hindi.
But Chris Smith’s Sundance prizewinner is grounded by his documentary training. It’s an un-touristy Goa-set drama about a poor teenager, whose daydreams about a local swimming pool bring him into contact with its owner.
Smith casts non-pro Venkatesh Chavan alongside Bollywood star Nana Patekar to achieve credible chemistry, enhanced by his choice of quiet observation rather than Slumdog -style pizzazz and the delicate emotional kick and finespun simplicity of a short story.
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola introduces a new folk horror shared world in Bowling With Corpses that will "Take inspiration from old stories and make them our own"
Death Stranding 2 actors are finishing filming and getting gifts from Hideo Kojima, but "the game still remains in development," so don't expect it out any time soon
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