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Now Playing: ‘Castaway Cinema’ – three daring desert island movies

By: Gordon Briggs
Posted on: Sunday, February 15, 2026

I enjoyed Sam Raimi’s new film Send Help. The movie is the latest example of what I call ‘Castaway Cinema’, a small sub-genre of films that explore what happens when,… Read More

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Now Playing: ‘Send Help’ is a creepy and comedic castaway story

By: Gordon Briggs
Posted on: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

I call them “castaway movies.” They’re adventure stories where one or more characters must survive both the untamed wilderness and their own demons after they’ve been washed up on a… Read More

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