In this edition, we feature EDM producer Boys Noize and singer Moga Mogami from Dempagumi.inc, plus exclusive coverage of the FIA World Endurance Championship racing at Fuji Speedway.
THE CREATOR
Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) hasn't directed a picture since 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is consid- ered one of the greatest Star Wars films in recent years. It's no surprise that his next sci-fi action-adventure is the month's most anticipated. In an uncertain future, John David Washington plays an ex-special forces mercenary who must find a hostile Al that may kill civilization. The moral dilemma? A child-like Al. Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, and Allison Janney feature in this end-of- month release.
We mentioned frightening things in the start. Saw X, a direct sequel to the original film, returns to the franchise's origins after a 2021 experiment with Spiral. Tobin Bell returns as John Kramer, who flies to Mexico seeking a miraculous cancer treatment and gets deceived. The only thing to do is to become Jigsaw again and be avenged. The Saw films were a Halloween fixture for over a decade in the 2000s before slowing off, but this may revive the brand.
Here, following Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, we get Kenneth Branagh's third Agatha Christie adapta- tion. Here, Hercule Poirot, played by Branagh, is retired in the eponymous Italian city when he is summoned to a séance, dur- ing which, of course, a murder occurs. Poirot must once again determine not just who the murderer is, but also whether or if su- pernatural elements are at play. Fun for aficionados of the genre, this picture has an A-list ensemble that includes Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh, and more than a few more.