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  • The History of Sound (2025) – O’Connor-Mescal duo is a success despite a lukewarm storyline

    The History of Sound (2025) – O’Connor-Mescal duo is a success despite a lukewarm storyline

    Juliette Howard

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    January 14, 2026

    Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal form quite the harmony in Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound, a star-crossed…

  • The Housemaid (2025) – stylish, frothy thriller isn’t displeasing

    The Housemaid (2025) – stylish, frothy thriller isn’t displeasing

    Juliette Howard

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    January 5, 2026

    An anonymous bookseller remarked during the craze around Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid that it was “a book for…

  • 12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 3 to 1

    12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 3 to 1

    Juliette Howard

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    December 30, 2025

    Home Alone: Lost in New York – three incompetent hotel workers Plot twist. Yes, I am one of…

  • 12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 6 to 4

    12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 6 to 4

    Juliette Howard

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    December 30, 2025

    6. While You Were Sleeping – dreams dreaming Well done to John Turteltaub’s While You Were Sleeping, which…

  • 12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 9 to 7

    12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 9 to 7

    Juliette Howard

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    December 30, 2025

    9. Sentimental Value – family members feuding Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value distinctly fits into the “I know it’s…

  • 12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 12 to 10

    12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 12 to 10

    Juliette Howard

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    December 30, 2025

    Due to travel and a shocking lack of fresh releases this Christmas aside from Hallmark-like romcoms about family…

  • The Running Man (2025) – Glen Powell bolts between dark dystopia and fun action flick in Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King bestseller

    The Running Man (2025) – Glen Powell bolts between dark dystopia and fun action flick in Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King bestseller

    Juliette Howard

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    December 19, 2025

    Glen Powell leads the charge of Edgar Wright’s action-packed The Running Man, an action-packed fest filled with nail-biting…

  • Sirāt (2025) – in the desert no one will hear you scream

    Sirāt (2025) – in the desert no one will hear you scream

    Juliette Howard

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    November 30, 2025

    Move over Fury Road, an even crazier desert film has hailed the big screen in the form of…

  • Pillion (2025) – Harry Lighton brings the new genre “dom-com” to light

    Pillion (2025) – Harry Lighton brings the new genre “dom-com” to light

    Juliette Howard

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    November 21, 2025

    Here is a film that does not shy away from the most personal and intimate aspects of relationships…

  • I Swear (2025) – Kirk Jones’ biographical drama about a man with Tourette’s syndrome is a delightful celebration of difference

    I Swear (2025) – Kirk Jones’ biographical drama about a man with Tourette’s syndrome is a delightful celebration of difference

    Juliette Howard

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    November 17, 2025

    Rare are the films that have depicted Tourette’s, and even rarer are those who have depicted it with…

  • One Battle After Another (2025) – Paul Thomas Anderson’s saga is a slog – but a strangely enjoyable one

    One Battle After Another (2025) – Paul Thomas Anderson’s saga is a slog – but a strangely enjoyable one

    Juliette Howard

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    November 14, 2025

    Leonardo DiCaprio stuns as a revolutionary turned paranoid stoner in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, an…

  • An honest review of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – as someone who specialised in it at university

    An honest review of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein – as someone who specialised in it at university

    Juliette Howard

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    November 7, 2025

    In an interview with El Mundo America to promote his new film Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro stated that…

  • LFF: High Wire (2025) – Director Calif Chong talks the joys of the circus, familial expectations and writing a comedy for the British Chinese community

    LFF: High Wire (2025) – Director Calif Chong talks the joys of the circus, familial expectations and writing a comedy for the British Chinese community

    Juliette Howard

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    November 5, 2025

    Go-wing is at a loss with her life – expected by her father to become a successful lawyer,…

  • LFF: Die My Love (2025) – Jennifer Lawrence goes nuts in Lynne Ramsay’s dark relationship drama

    LFF: Die My Love (2025) – Jennifer Lawrence goes nuts in Lynne Ramsay’s dark relationship drama

    Juliette Howard

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    November 2, 2025

    Jennifer Lawrence is madness incarnate in Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, a dark fairytale of motherhood, marriage and…

  • LFF: Roofman (2025) – Channing Tatum is the perfect polite criminal in Derek Cianfrance’s dramedy based on real events

    LFF: Roofman (2025) – Channing Tatum is the perfect polite criminal in Derek Cianfrance’s dramedy based on real events

    Juliette Howard

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    October 29, 2025

    Channing Tatum reconnects with his inner child – and criminal – in this kooky dramedy based on one…


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