MOVIE
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Joachim Trier and the science of self-doubt
Walt Whitman famously professed in his poem ‘Song to Myself’ to “contain multitudes”, and in doing so encapsulated the mysteries…
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Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up review –…
The Looney Tunes have admittedly fallen on hard times in recent years. As far as animation was concerned, David Zaslav’s…
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die review – tortured…
Few Hollywood directors deserve a second chance more than Gore Verbinski. A man who had as much creative success as he did…
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Crime 101 review – strong cast, weak script
I should start by addressing the elephant in the room: Bart Layton is very clearly a fan of Michael Mann. Making…
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GOAT review – a visually spectacular sports…
In 2018, there was something quietly revolutionary about the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse. Not only did it employ a unique…
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Wuthering Heights review – pretty vacant
The supporting cast fair no better. Edward Linton (Shazad Latif) is also retooled, now a nice but dull man who lives…
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How gaming YouTuber Markiplier became an…
Markiplier is far from the only YouTuber to see success lately in theatrical cinema – Talk to Me filmmakers the Philippou Brothers…
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Death with Dignity: the documentaries…
“Now that sex is available to us in hardcore porno films, death remains the one last taboo in cinema,” wrote…
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Send Help review – a rip-roaring dose of pure Sam…
Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams) is a tragic fussbudget who brings stinky tuna sandwiches to the office, has a pair of lucky shoes…
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Twinless review – a twee showcase for actor Dylan…
When an actor takes on multiple roles in a movie, you’re forced to wonder if this casting choice has been made…
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