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California Schemin’ review – a predictable and…
This is an amazing example of a famous actor making his directorial debut but then completely stealing the film from under…
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The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic,…
A confession: I am really not a fan of the French filmmaker Franoçois Ozon. He seems like a lovely chap. Literate, passionate, with…
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Jim Jarmusch: Song & Dance Man
Jim Jarmusch’s first feature film, 1980’s Permanent Vacation, begins with what we recognise as sounds from the street: the rhythm…
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Father Mother Sister Brother review – an astute,…
Clothing is central here – the fashion house Saint Laurent produces. At the front door, the three discover that they’re…
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Kim Novak’s Vertigo review – the Hollywood grande…
At the time of her ascent as a Hollywood screen siren, actor Kim Novak had something that neither directors or audiences…
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The Drama review – a very modern shotgun wedding
European cinema breeds provocateurs, from Pasolini to Haneke to Noé, Österlund and Radu Jude. Although separated by generations, nationalities and…
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review – even worse…
Regrouting blackened bathroom tiles; filling out a commercial tax return; cleaning the mouldering leaves out of a clogged storm drain; grudgingly buying…
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Fuze review – popcorn fair that fizzles out…
For those not intimately familiar with the topographical and historical minutiae of the UK, the relatively blasé way in which…
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Ryan Gosling – Jacket Man
If you ever find yourself wandering the streets of east London on a Friday night, maybe a few virgin Sea Breezes into…
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Pompei: Below the Clouds review – a stimulating…
The inner lives of buildings and institutions provide an intriguing and enlivening way of looking at the modern landscape, particularly…
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