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Cuckoo — picturesque nightmare photobombed by incoherence
Cuckoo — picturesque nightmare photobombed by incoherence
A 17-year-old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem.
Jonathan 'Jono' Simpson
Aug 25
Mary Poppins — Disney’s finest musical is utterly magical
Mary Poppins — Disney’s finest musical is utterly magical
In Edwardian London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Conall McManus
Aug 25
Blink Twice — Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut is an uneven tale about men’s abuse of power
Blink Twice — Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut is an uneven tale about men’s abuse of power
When a billionaire meets a waitress at his gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a vacation on his private island…
Amelia Nancy Harvey
Aug 24
Journey to Italy — love’s slow death in haunting, iconic drama
Journey to Italy — love’s slow death in haunting, iconic drama
An unhappily married couple attempts to find direction and insight while vacationing in Naples.
Conall McManus
Aug 23
How Tarantino Writes a Scene
How Tarantino Writes a Scene
On the importance of minutiae in establishing tension.
Conall McManus
Aug 22
Inglourious Basterds — technically brilliant but emotionally vacuous
Inglourious Basterds — technically brilliant but emotionally vacuous
A plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish-American soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s plans for vengeance…
Cian McGrath
Aug 21
The Longest Yard (1974) — American virtues in a simplistic film made in complicated times
The Longest Yard (1974) — American virtues in a simplistic film made in complicated times
A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards.
Conall McManus
Aug 20
No Trees in the Street — fine acting but a confused message (and too many Cockney clichés)
No Trees in the Street — fine acting but a confused message (and too many Cockney clichés)
In London’s East End during the late 1930s, a young man turns to crime while his sister longs to escape the slums.
Barnaby Page
Aug 19
Alien: Romulus — effective build-up to a greatest hits package
Alien: Romulus — effective build-up to a greatest hits package
While scavenging a derelict space station, young space colonisers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe…
Dan Owen
Aug 18
Wolves, Pigs, and Men —brotherly bonds break in brutal thriller
Wolves, Pigs, and Men —brotherly bonds break in brutal thriller
A lonely gangster tries recruiting men to plunder a respected and powerful gang.
Remy Dean
Aug 18
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