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Monkey Man
It’s a satisfying moment where the cultural significance and influence of a film or series is realised in real time. It doesn’t happen to...
The Book of Clarence
The Book of Clarence isn’t quite what you may expect with this subject matter and with LaKeith Stansfield in the title role. Of course,...
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
The ‘sequel to the reboot’ has become it’s own bonafide subgenre in recent times and is an unfortunate example of studio apprehension and...
Drive-Away Dolls
Sometimes, you just need a sub-90-minute, screwball comedy/crime caper to blow the cobwebs off. Drive-Away Dolls is the latest example,...
Monster
A film that explores the way a story can change when looked at from different perspectives, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster is an absolutely...
American Fiction
It wouldn’t surprise me at all if we get a surprise at the Oscars this weekend and American Fiction walked away with Best Picture. It may...
The Persian Version
Despite it’s being advertised as a culture-clash comedy, The Persian Version is, first and foremost, a truly moving and nuanced...
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two is sci-fi/fantasy filmmaking on such a ridiculously epic scale, it might be better to make a comparison with some kind of...
Bob Marley: One Love
You can tell just by the title of new biopic Bob Marley: One Love what kind of film you’re going to get. By and large, the music biopic...
The Zone of Interest
How do you go about making a film, ostensibly a leisure activity and source of entertainment, with nigh-on zero redeemable characters? In...
Argylle
Matthew Vaughn dives back into the espionage field but, somewhat surprisingly, comes off of the Kingsman franchise in favour of Argylle....
All of Us Strangers
It’s not often you can describe something as achingly romantic but simultaneous nightmarish. Same goes for incredibly grounded but also...
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