Siddhant Adlakha
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Thrilled to have written the accompanying essay for
@criterion.bsky.social
âs release of "Resurrection," Bi Ganâs enrapturing treatise on cinema, modern Chinese history, and the collective human experience. Out on Blu-ray and DVD April 21st
www.criterion.com/films/35491-...
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One of my favourite critics, editors, and people in general. Truly, no one deserves it more. Variety Hires Guy Lodge as Chief Film Critic
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Variety Hires Guy Lodge as Chief Film Critic
Guy Lodge, a longtime contributor to Variety, has been hired as chief film critic.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/variety-hires-guy-lodge-chief-film-critic-1236704702/
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Had a review of âPalestine 36â fall through if any editors are interested, itâs good to go! Film is out this week
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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's "The Drama" is a nerve-wracking, discombobulating relationship stress-test. It also can't really be spoiled, for what it's worth. Out this week:
www.ign.com/articles/the...
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In The Drama, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya Are Getting Married... Maybe, Kinda, Sorta
The Drama Review: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya lead a tense, darkly funny relationship stress-test film.
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-drama-review-robert-pattinson-zendaya
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If any editors are looking expand their pool of film/TV critic freelancersâor want to talk coverage out of Cannes this yearâallow me to throw my hat in the ring:
www.siddhantadlakha.com/writing
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Siddhant Adlakha â Writing
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Now streaming on MUBI:
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âLove Languageâ nearly earns its rom com clichĂ©s
#SXSW2026
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âLove Languageâ nearly earns its rom com clichĂ©s
The South by Southwest film from Joey Power is a modern throwback led by Manny Jacinto and Chloë Grace Moretz.
https://joysauce.com/love-language-nearly-earns-its-rom-com-cliches/
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Patrick Willems
5 days ago
The season premiere is out now. The new era of the show. Maybe the best video weâve ever made?????
nebula.tv/videos/patri...
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Patrick (H) Willems â What The Death Of Music Videos Meant For Movies (Season Premiere)
We used to get some of our coolest directors from music videos. What happened?
https://nebula.tv/videos/patrickhwillems-what-the-death-of-music-videos-meant-for-movies-season-premiere/
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If any editors are looking expand their pool of film/TV critic freelancersâor want to talk coverage out of Cannes this yearâallow me to throw my hat in the ring:
www.siddhantadlakha.com/writing
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Siddhant Adlakha â Writing
https://www.siddhantadlakha.com/writing
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Now on Hulu/Disney+
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International Day of Transgender Visibility is a reminder of the work we all still have to do to ensure the most vulnerable among us have the right to safety and self-determination, which the Indian government has recently stripped away at record speed:
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
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Trans Amendment Bill 2026: President Droupadi Murmu gives assent to Transgender Persons(Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill
President Murmu approves the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, enhancing protections while facing opposition concerns over its implications for the community.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/transgender-amendment-bill-gets-president-murmus-assent/article70804606.ece/amp/
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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's "The Drama" is a nerve-wracking, discombobulating relationship stress-test. It also can't really be spoiled, for what it's worth. Out this week:
www.ign.com/articles/the...
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In The Drama, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya Are Getting Married... Maybe, Kinda, Sorta
The Drama Review: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya lead a tense, darkly funny relationship stress-test film.
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-drama-review-robert-pattinson-zendaya
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Mondoweiss
7 days ago
BREAKING: Israel's Knesset has passed a law to execute Palestinian detainees. Death by hanging. Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. 90 days to carry out. It applies through military courts with a 96% conviction rate. It does not apply to Israelis.
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Scout is a great critic and filmmaker (in addition to a dear friend) and his video essays with Tucker have taught me much about the beauty of cinema. A major investor dropped out of their next feature shooting in a few weeks and they could use your help:
gofund.me/c22065f6e
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Sam Adams
8 days ago
A criticâs job is not to tell you whether or not you should see a movie.
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âForbidden Fruitsâ: The Summer I Turned Witchy
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âForbidden Fruitsâ resurrects the campy, it girl satire
It's the summer I turned witchy in this new feature starring Lola Tung and Lili Reinhart, and directed by Meredith Alloway.
https://joysauce.com/forbidden-fruits-resurrects-the-campy-it-girl-satire/
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On Radu Judeâs âKontinental â25,â a sober satire about urban development, bureaucratic cruelty and the crushing mystery of complicity.
www.truthdig.com/articles/hot...
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Kontinental â25 Review: A modern fable about one womanâs moral spiral
A sober satire about urban development, bureaucratic cruelty and the crushing mystery of complicity.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/hotel-romania/
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My pal BenDavid made a really fun action comedy and itâs now on Hulu, check it out [sponsored post]
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The Sound Of Breaking: Kiyoshi Kurosawaâs "Chime" observes the phantom vibrations of modernity.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa Just Released An Eerie Psychological Thriller Like No Other
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's short film 'Chime,' released theatrically in the U.S. for the first time, observes the phantom vibrations of modernity.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/chime-kiyoshi-kurosawa-horror-short
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Madhav
11 days ago
"This is the new India. Love it, or else." Wonderfully written.
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Josh
11 days ago
As a long time Hindi film observer and fan, this transformation of the industry to BJP sycophancy over the last decade has been very troubling to watch. We simply cannot watch these films devoid of the real political context in which they are created.
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The âDhurandharâ Duology Review: A Pair of Vicious Action Blockbusters Cement Bollywoodâs Bleak Transformation
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The âDhurandharâ Duology Review: A Pair of Vicious Action Blockbusters Cement Bollywoodâs Bleak Transformation
The first half of Aditya Dharâs 'Dhurandhar' spy saga is on Netflix, while the sequel sets the box office ablaze.
https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/dhurandhar-duology-review-1236701274/
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The âDhurandharâ Duology Review: A Pair of Vicious Action Blockbusters Cement Bollywoodâs Bleak Transformation
variety.com/2026/film/re...
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The âDhurandharâ Duology Review: A Pair of Vicious Action Blockbusters Cement Bollywoodâs Bleak Transformation
The first half of Aditya Dharâs 'Dhurandhar' spy saga is on Netflix, while the sequel sets the box office ablaze.
https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/dhurandhar-duology-review-1236701274/
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Despite its pizzazz, "I Love Boosters" doesn't work. A satire centered on a gizmo meant to grant heady Marxist ideas digestible visual form, but ends up sloppily reliant on feint verbal gestures at political theory. The Glup Shitto of Communism.
#SXSW2026
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Screening at SXSW: Boots Rileyâs âI Love Boostersâ
Down with the bourgeoisie? Absolutely. But must the revolution be so sloppy?
https://observer.com/2026/03/movie-reviews-boots-riley-i-love-boosters/
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"Bait" Season 1 Review - The Riz Ahmed-led farce, about an Asian James Bond, takes wild stylistic swings
www.ign.com/articles/bai...
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Bait Season 1 Review: What if Riz Ahmed Was Bond?
What if Riz Ahmed was Bond? The actorâs new streaming series Bait answers this question in hilarious and unexpected ways.
https://www.ign.com/articles/bait-season-1-review-riz-ahmed
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This lovely, vital little film is streaming on Kinema for one week only, from March 30th to April 5th
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13 days ago
Exclusively | Anish Gawande of the National Socialist Congress Party criticizes the Trans Amendment Bill: No consultation, criminalizes support groups The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, despite protests from opposition members andâŠ
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Exclusively | Anish Gawande of the National Socialist Congress Party criticizes the Trans Amendment Bill: No consultation, criminalizes support groups
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, despite protests from opposition members and backlash from transgender activists. Protests were organized across the country by activists, who said the proposed legislation narrows the scope of the 2019 law by changing the definition of a transgender person, while excluding many transgender men and women, non-binary and genderqueer individuals, and others who rely on self-identification.
https://globalindiabroadcastnews.com/uncategorized/exclusively-anish-gawande-of-the-national-socialist-congress-party-criticizes-the-trans-amendment-bill-no-consultation-criminalizes-support-groups?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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Mira
13 days ago
Many thanks to Kristoffer Borgli for making the best, and perhaps only, movie to watch 46 days before your wedding!!!!
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New York: come watch "Yes!"âNadav Lapid's furious critique of Israeli ethnonationalismâat Angelika Film Center on Wednesday 3/25 at 6:45pm, followed by my Q&A with Lapid. Tickets available.
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*pop*
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The new Indian bill on trans rights removes the right to self determination for the worldâs largest queer community and is nothing short of erasure. Sending love to all my trans siblings back home and hoping the continued outrage helps fuel change
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Architecture of Erasure: How the Trans Amendment Bill 2026 erases those it claims to protect
Amidst a global backsliding on trans rights, Indiaâs new amendment threatens to erase, forget, retrospectively deny and breach into the lives of trans-people, unmaking all that the NALSA judgment had ...
https://theleaflet.in/amp/story/leaflet-reports/architecture-of-erasure-how-the-trans-amendment-bill-2026-erases-those-it-claims-to-protect
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On the artless excess of âDhurandhar: The Revenge,â a vicious sequel whose overt propaganda takes the form of naked proclamationsârather than the jingoistic drama and musical splendor of its predecessor, Bollywoodâs biggest, ugliest hit.
www.ign.com/articles/dhu...
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Dhurandhar: The Revenge Review - IGN
Review: The sequel to Bollywoodâs biggest hit, the violent spy saga Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a naked piece of political propaganda that lacks the momentum of its predecessor.
https://www.ign.com/articles/dhurandhar-the-revenge-review
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Darren Mooney
16 days ago
The latest episode of The 250 is online, with the great
@siddhantadlakha.bsky.social
joining us to chat Aditya Dhar's "Dhurandhar", just in time for the sequel. We chat violence, propaganda and how to deal with a problematic movie that is "a banger." A good ep.
www.soundcloud.com/the250/443-d...
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443. Dhurandhar (#250)
Play 443. Dhurandhar (#250) by the250 on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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On the artless excess of âDhurandhar: The Revenge,â a vicious sequel whose overt propaganda takes the form of naked proclamationsârather than the jingoistic drama and musical splendor of its predecessor, Bollywoodâs biggest, ugliest hit.
www.ign.com/articles/dhu...
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Dhurandhar: The Revenge Review - IGN
Review: The sequel to Bollywoodâs biggest hit, the violent spy saga Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a naked piece of political propaganda that lacks the momentum of its predecessor.
https://www.ign.com/articles/dhurandhar-the-revenge-review
17 days ago
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âOver Your Dead Bodyâ Review - Jorma Taccone remakes a Noomi Rapace domestic comedy thriller, for better and worse.
#SXSW2026
www.ign.com/articles/ove...
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Over Your Dead Body Remakes The Trip... for Better and Worse
Over Your Dead Body review: Jorma Taccone remakes a Noomi Rapace domestic comedy thriller, for better and worse.
https://www.ign.com/articles/over-your-dead-body-review-jason-segel-samara-weaving
17 days ago
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Your Narrative Feature Award winner, by far the best film of
#SXSW2026
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19 days ago
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Closing out SXSW In style.
#TJPW
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âNormalâ Review: Bob Odenkirk brings the boom in Ben Wheatleyâs satisfactory small-town satire
#SXSW2026
www.ign.com/articles/nor...
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Review: Normal, Starring Bob Odenkirk, Is a Satisfactory Small-Town Satire
Normal review: Bob Odenkirk brings the boom in Ben Wheatleyâs satisfactory small-town satire.
https://www.ign.com/articles/normal-review-bob-odenkirk
19 days ago
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âThey Will Kill Youâ Review: A Fiery Revenge Farce Crashes and Burns - Kirill Sokolovâs Tarantino-inspired outing makes genre promises it canât keep.
#SXSW2026
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âThey Will Kill Youâ Review: A Fiery Revenge Farce Crashes and Burns
Kirill Sokolovâs Tarantino-inspired outing 'They Will Kill You' makes genre promises it canât keep.
https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/they-will-kill-you-review-1236692382/
19 days ago
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âBrianâ Review: A Hilarious High-School Comedy With Dark Jokes and Multiple Meltdowns
#SXSW2026
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âBrianâ Review: A Hilarious High-School Comedy With Dark Jokes and Multiple Meltdowns
Ben Wang takes on a challenging role in 'Brian,' Will Roppâs sweet and surprisingly funny debut
https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/brian-review-ben-wang-1236691821/
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âWishful Thinkingâ Review: Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke Lead a Kooky, Enthralling Romantic Fantasy
#SXSW2026
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âWishful Thinkingâ Review: Lewis Pullman and Maya Hawke Lead a Kooky, Enthralling Romantic Fantasy
Graham Parkesâ gonzo debut 'Wishful Thinking' is an emotionally volatile send-up of âThe Secret.â
https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/wishful-thinking-review-maya-hawke-1236691243/
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Zeteo
21 days ago
Leqaa Kordia has been released from ICE detention after a year under lockdown. The 33-year-old Palestinian woman and Columbia University student was arrested during Pro-Palestine protests on campus. Read her account of her time under lockdown:
zeteo.com/p/leqaa-kord...
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EXCLUSIVE: Iâm the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Year
Don't forget us on International Women's Day, writes Leqaa Kordia.
https://zeteo.com/p/leqaa-kordia-ice-detention-women-trump-administration
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âDreamQuilâ Review: A Satirical Sci-Fi Soap Opera That Doesnât Fully Connect
#SXSW2026
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âDreamQuilâ Review: A Satirical Sci-Fi Soap Opera That Doesnât Fully Connect
Alex Pragerâs first feature 'DreamQuil,' starring Elizabeth Banks, is filled with heady ideas and impeccable designs, but falls short of coalescing.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/dreamquil-review-elizabeth-banks-1236690568/
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Cinema.
#AEWRevolution
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Instant goddamn classic.
#AEWRevolution
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âThe Saviorsâ Review: A Passable But Timely Genre Mystery Rooted In Islamophobic Fears
#SXSW2026
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âThe Saviorsâ Review: A Passable But Timely Genre Mystery Rooted In Islamophobic Fears
Kevin Hamedaniâs satire 'The Saviors,' starring Adam Scott and Danielle Deadwyler, swerves in a dozen directions en route to repetitive conclusions.
https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/the-saviors-review-adam-scott-1236688847/
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âBig Girls Donât Cryâ Review: A Gentle, Rigorous Queer Coming-of-Age Story
#SXSW2026
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âBig Girls Donât Cryâ Review: A Gentle, Rigorous Queer Coming-of-Age Story
New Zealand director Paloma Schneideman takes us back to 2006 with 'Big Girls Don't Cry,' her enveloping work of time, place, and mood.
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/big-girls-dont-cry-review-1236688682/
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â#WhileBlackâ Review: A Scattered Documentary on Filming Police Brutality
#SXSW2026
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â#WhileBlackâ Review: A Scattered Documentary on Filming Police Brutality
Despite the ethical decision to avoid images of Black death, the documentary '#WhileBlack' has little to say about this vital footage
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/whileblack-review-documentary-1236688017/
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âPretty Lethalâ Review: A Ballet Action Romp With Limited Imagination
#SXSW2026
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âPretty Lethalâ Review: A Ballet Action Romp With Limited Imagination
From âBullet Trainâ producers 87North comes 'Pretty Lethal,' a dance troupe beat-em-up with Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor and Uma Thurman.
https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/pretty-lethal-review-vicky-jewson-1236688077/
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All my writing on this year's Oscar nominees
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Oscars 2026
All my writing on this year's Oscar nominees: THE ALABAMA SOLUTION (Documentary Feature) -The Best Documentaries of 2025 observer.com/list/the-best-documentaries-of-2025/ ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS (Document...
https://letterboxd.com/siddhantadlakha/list/oscars-2026/
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