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On Film
On Film

New Releases

By Charles Horak,
Sam Cassiano
Published April 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM MDT
Movie Posters: Warfare (2025) distributed by A24and The Amateur (2025) distributed by 20th Century Studios
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Felipa Solis, member of the Critics Choice Association, journalist, public relations specialist, community advocate, and executive director of El Paso Pro-Musica.
Felipa Solis, member of the Critics Choice Association, journalist, public relations specialist, community advocate, and executive director of El Paso Pro-Musica.

Two new films hit theaters last week, one an international espionage thriller, the other a stripped-down war film set in Irak, neither are the Minecraft movie.

The new films Warfare and The Amateur have different approaches to action. Warfare is intensely and unflinchingly realistic and The Amateur is a full-blown Hollywood revenge tale.

Join host Charles Horak with fellow critics choice member Felipa Solis to review the new films on their radar.

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Originally aired on April 19, 2025

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Charles Horak
Charles Horak didn't sleep much as a child, preferring instead to watch movies on late night TV. Not much has changed since then, except that he now shares his life-long passion for movies with others. Horak's association with On Film began in the summer of 2002 when he was interviewed by the show's originator, Cynthia Haines. In the summer of 2005, Horak took over for Haines as host of the show.
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Sam Cassiano
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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