Author: Juliette Howard
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Hokum (2026) – Damian McCarthy’s hotel horror will have you squirming in your seat
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Adam Scott is strangely magnetic in the dark and twisted horror Hokum, Irish director Damian McCarthy’s latest instalment…
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) – a product of its own critique
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It has been twenty years since the team at Runway coined some of the most iconic phrases in…
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Michael (2026) – Hollywoodian biopic of the greatest entertainer of all time is excellently produced but lacks nuance
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It’s safe to say that with every new biopic, the entire genre is once again questioned. There is…
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California Schemin’ (2025) – James McAvoy’s directorial debut about two Scots who conned the music industry is an absolute treat
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Here is a larger than life film that would feel far-fetched were it not based on a true…
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The Drama (2026) – the most divisive film of the year?
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Here we are, only in April, sat before what is doubtlessly the most divisive film of 2026. Last…
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Scream 7 (2026) – it’s time for this franchise’s fresh start
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There is nothing quite like the Scream franchise. Pioneering in every way upon its initial release, its rotating…
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Send Help (2026) – Sam Raimi’s comeback about a survivalist getting back at her boss just can’t keep afloat
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Four years after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Sam Raimi returns with the survival bonanza Send…
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Wuthering Heights (2026) – adaptation turned fanfiction
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Considering the polemical nature of Wuthering Heights, which has been garnering sceptical interest since its first trailer was…
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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) – Rose Byrne is exquisite as a stressed mess in Mary Bronstein’s motherhood drama
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To say that If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is a revelation of Rose Byrne sounds somewhat…
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No Other Choice (2025) – Park Chan-wook’s black comedy is a feat in originality and creativity, if a little too dragged out
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The world of cinema certainly isn’t short of films about men overwhelmed with obstacles of late. There was…
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Rental Family (2025) – Hikari’s dramedy is pleasing if too saccharine
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Brendan Fraser returns to the big screen with a somewhat different take on family drama since his 2023…
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) – Nia DaCosta’s latest instalment feels pointless despite Ralph Fiennes’ standout performance
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After what may have been one of the strangest and grotesque closing scenes of 2025, it was a…
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Marty Supreme (2025) – Josh Safdie’s table tennis drama is chaos at its best
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There is a common conception that something that is overhyped will necessarily engender disappointment. Can a pre-conceived notion…
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Hamnet (2025) – just read the book
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It is difficult to judge a film solely based on itself when it has already been lauded as…
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The History of Sound (2025) – O’Connor-Mescal duo is a success despite a lukewarm storyline
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Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal form quite the harmony in Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound, a star-crossed…
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The Housemaid (2025) – stylish, frothy thriller isn’t displeasing
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An anonymous bookseller remarked during the craze around Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid that it was “a book for…
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12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 3 to 1
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Home Alone: Lost in New York – three incompetent hotel workers Plot twist. Yes, I am one of…
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12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 6 to 4
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6. While You Were Sleeping – dreams dreaming Well done to John Turteltaub’s While You Were Sleeping, which…
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12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 9 to 7
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9. Sentimental Value – family members feuding Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value distinctly fits into the “I know it’s…
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12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 12 to 10
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Due to travel and a shocking lack of fresh releases this Christmas aside from Hallmark-like romcoms about family…
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