Reviews

Mass
Mass Review

From first-time writer-director Fran Kranz (yes, he of The Cabin In The Woods...

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Memory Box
Memory Box Review

No-one can accuse Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige of lacking ambition....

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A Journal For Jordan
A Journal For Jordan Review

If Denzel Washington’s last directorial outing Fences was an Academy...

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Belfast
Belfast Review

Belfast, Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical take on growing up in...

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Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (2022) Review

For Guillermo del Toro fans who have followed the monster-obsessed auteur...

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Cow
Cow Review

A loosely formed documentary about a milk cow is not the obvious follow-up to...

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Memoria
Memoria Review

Memoria begins with a bang. A literal one. A short, sharp explosion that wakes...

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Scream 2022
Scream (2022) Review

“How well do you remember the original?” That’s a question posed by the new...

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The 355
The 355 Review

Producer and star Jessica Chastain and director Simon Kinberg team up here to...

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Munich: The Edge Of War
Munich: The Edge Of War Review

A UK-German co-production which avoids that bland Euro-pudding quality,...

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The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain
The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain Review

When it comes to portraying troubled geniuses on screen, Benedict Cumberbatch...

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Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza Review

“You’re a very powerful feeling,” one character tells another towards the end...

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The Humans
The Humans Review

It’s snowing, one character observes in The Humans, gazing through a murky...

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Titane
Titane Review

Object sexuality, the romantic attraction to inanimate objects, is hardly the...

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The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections Review

The legacy of 1999’s The Matrix endures and evolves. It has been exalted,...

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The Story Of Film: A New Generation
The Story Of Film: A New Generation Review

Mark Cousins is a bridge between filmmaking and film criticism. Whereas most...

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Karate Kid: Part III, The
The Karate Kid: Part III Review

"This is the 80s - you gotta do something! You can't be so passive!" says...

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Spider-Man No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home Review

Let's go back for a moment to a scene in Spider-Man: Far From Home. No, not...

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The King's Man
The King’s Man Review

A prequel is generally the lazy option for the third part in a franchise,...

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Swan Song
Swan Song Review

Contemplating big questions of mortality, identity and loyalty, Irish director...

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The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter Review

The air is salty and the sun is warm, but the fruit bowl is rotting. Something...

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The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar Review

George Clooney’s eighth film as a director is the polar opposite of his...

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Hope-Hero
Hope Review

Norwegian filmmaker Maria Sødahl’s Hope is a tiny treasure, an honestly...

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Being The Ricardos
Being The Ricardos Review

In TV terms, there has probably never been anybody more famous than Lucille...

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Wrath Of Man Main
Wrath Of Man Review

Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin may have been a billion-dollar earner on its release in...

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Clifford The Big Red Dog
Clifford The Big Red Dog Review

If you’re looking for a heartfelt adventure story about a lonely girl and the...

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Lamb (2021)
Lamb (2021) Review

“What the fuck is this?” someone utters halfway through Lamb. They’re not...

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Don't Look Up
Don’t Look Up Review

If there were Oscars given for casting (sort it, Academy), Francine Maisler...

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Matrix, The
The Matrix Review

Get this: what if all we know as reality was, in fact, virtual reality?...

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