MOVIE
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Ella McCay review – comfort food reheated, with a…
It’s been 15 years since filmmaker and TV legend James L Brooks last attempted to make a romantic comedy. The memory of 2010’s How…
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Eleanor the Great review – has all the…
When 94-year-old Eleanor’s (June Squibb) best friend of 70 years and roommate Bessie (Rita Zohar) passes away, she decides it’s time…
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Christmas, Again review – a perfectly-rounded Yuletide bauble
This indie gem from 2014 comes to UK cinemas for the first time, and it’s an example of elite Holiday…
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Lurker review – an excellent showcase for…
In his controversial but undeniably significant smash hit ‘Stan’, Eminem relayed the story of an obsessive fan who would do…
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It Was Just An Accident review – straightforward…
You’d be right to want to exact cold, hard revenge on a person who tortured you and planted nightmare imagery of…
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Jafar Panahi: ‘We shouldn’t look at cinema too…
Jafar Panahi has had to navigate the most challenging set of circumstances in order to make films. Censored and persecuted…
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Dreamers review – presents the hell of seeking…
If there’s one thing that 2025 has done really well it’s to place out in the open the fact that…
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Cover-Up review – a film worthy of Seymour Hersh
When investigative journalist Seymour “Sy” Hersh is asked what made him a suitable candidate to run his father’s store in Chicago,…
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Zodiac Killer Project review – all filler, all…
Zodiac Killer Project review – all filler, all killer David Jenkins Film essayist Charlie Shackleton takes dead-aim at the true…
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Female friendship and rebellion: Nana at 20
Starring actress Aoi Miyazaki and pop star Mika Nakashima, Kentaro Otani’s 2005 film adaption of Ai Yazawa’s manga ‘Nana’ endures because…
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