Author: Juliette Howard
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Inside Out 2 (2024) – An intrepid sequel for the inner child
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It’s summer 2024, and Joy & co. are back for another whirlwind adventure inside of Riley’s head almost…
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Wicked Little Letters (2023) – A rather dark tale of a woman’s emancipation
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A splendid selection of British acting royalty stars in Thea Sharrock’s Wicked Little Letters, a rambunctious mystery-comedy based…
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The Holdovers (2023) – Alexander Payne’s 70s-inspired dramedy is a frosty masterpiece
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Paul Giamatti shines with boorish glee in Alexander Payne’s latest comedy-drama The Holdovers, a tale of forgotten souls…
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The Iron Claw (2023) – A tragic study of brotherhood, grief and toxic masculinity
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Brotherhood and loss come together in a tight bond in The Iron Claw, Sean Durkin’s drama about the…
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Priscilla (2024) – Stylish, but poorly executed biopic paints the other side in the Presley marriage
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From Sofia Coppola’s long line of work centred around encaged, restricted and isolated women, stunted by suburbia or…
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Wonka (2023) – Paul King’s enchanting prequel will give you ‘the hots for chocs’
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Following the success of Paddington and its sequel, Paul King returns with a cracker just as joyful and…
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Napoleon (2023) – Ridley Scott’s blockbuster loses itself in 1800s France
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Ridley Scott’s attempt at capturing 1800s France falls flat in this multimillion dollar blockbuster about the life and…
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) – Anatomy of a relationship
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In a chalet buried deep in the mountains of Grenoble, a woman stands next to her open fridge,…
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The Fabelmans (2023) – Steven Spielberg’s heartwarming ode to his childhood
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Many an ode has been written to the cinema, but none quite so heartfelt as Steven Spielberg’s latest…
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Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (2022) – Lesley Manville is radiant in the epitome of feel-good fun
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Sporting a ‘cor blimey’ accent and a (probably handmade) headscarf, Academy award nominee Lesley Manville positively shines in…
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Don’t Worry Darling (2022) – Gorgeous to watch, difficult to unravel
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Every now and then comes a film that attracts attention for the wrong reasons. It started promisingly, a…
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Persuasion (2022) – Unfashionably late to the party
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Since her death in 1817, one cannot say that Jane Austen has been short on reworkings of her…
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The Northman (2022) – The second “I am vengeance” of 2022 for the history books
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No doubt Robert Eggers is sick of having each of his new releases compared to his previous works,…
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Heartstopper (2022) – Alice Oseman’s graphic novel turned series is sunshine in a box
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No one can deny that we’re in dire need of feel-good. In the age of pandemics, war and…
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Happening (2021) – The powerful testimony of a girl alone
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In the middle of the night, a teenage girl hungrily scavenges through the contents of a communal fridge.…
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) – The show musn’t go on
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David Blue Garcia directs the latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre, an unremarkable addition that is once again confirmation the…
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Death on the Nile (2022) – A jerky but entertaining cruise
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An almost discarded release alongside his heavily Oscar-tipped Belfast, Kenneth Branagh returns as the moustachioed Hercule Poirot in…
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Boiling Point (2021) – Philip Barantini’s claustrophobic masterpiece
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Philip Barantini truly makes cinema an experience and Stephen Graham its victim in his 2021 tour de force…
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Nightmare Alley (2021) – Aesthetically stunning thriller’s fortunes run out
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Bradley Cooper stars in Guillermo del Toro’s latest Oscar-nominated picture, a rags-to-riches-to-rags-again thriller about ambitious Stanton Carlisle, who…
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Belfast (2021) – Kenneth Branagh’s moving homage to his hometown
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Kenneth Branagh’s love for his childhood home, which he left aged nine, is heart-warming and honest in his…
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