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  • Anthony Bourdain would have hated Tony
    July 10, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Anthony Bourdain would have hated Tony

  • May-July Round Up – everything I didn’t have time to review, reviewed [bite-sized]
    July 8, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    May-July Round Up – everything I didn’t have time to review, reviewed [bite-sized]

  • Cannes Film Festival: Ulysse (2026) – Un Certain Regard’s closing film is a beautiful ode to the love of a mother for her child
    May 30, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Ulysse (2026) – Un Certain Regard’s closing film is a beautiful ode to the love of a mother for her child

  • Cannes Film Festival: Victorian Psycho (2026) – Zachary Wigon is a fresh voice in horror
    May 30, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Victorian Psycho (2026) – Zachary Wigon is a fresh voice in horror

  • Cannes Film Festival: Histoires de la Nuit (2026) – classic home invasion tale is a thrill ride with faults
    May 30, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Histoires de la Nuit (2026) – classic home invasion tale is a thrill ride with faults

  • Cannes Film Festival: Butterfly Jam (2026) – coming of age drama about the Circassian diaspora is too surface level to ring true
    May 28, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Butterfly Jam (2026) – coming of age drama about the Circassian diaspora is too surface level to ring true

  • Cannes Film Festival: Atonement (2026) – emotional war drama based on real events abides by the rules despite its strengths
    May 28, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Atonement (2026) – emotional war drama based on real events abides by the rules despite its strengths

  • Cannes Film Festival: Gentle Monster (2026) – Léa Seydoux is a standout in Marie Kreutzer’s tense if dissonant drama
    May 28, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Gentle Monster (2026) – Léa Seydoux is a standout in Marie Kreutzer’s tense if dissonant drama

  • Cannes Film Festival: La Vie d’une Femme (2026) – Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s second feature is a soft, joyous experience
    May 26, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: La Vie d’une Femme (2026) – Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s second feature is a soft, joyous experience

  • Cannes Film Festival: Fatherland (2026) – vignette of Thomas and Erika Mann’s Germany road trip falls short
    May 23, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Fatherland (2026) – vignette of Thomas and Erika Mann’s Germany road trip falls short

  • Cannes Film Festival: Amarga Navidad (2026) – Pedro Almodóvar looks inwards in honest take on autofiction
    May 23, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Cannes Film Festival: Amarga Navidad (2026) – Pedro Almodóvar looks inwards in honest take on autofiction

  • Hokum (2026) – Damian McCarthy’s hotel horror will have you squirming in your seat
    May 11, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Hokum (2026) – Damian McCarthy’s hotel horror will have you squirming in your seat

  • The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) – a product of its own critique
    May 8, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) – a product of its own critique

  • Michael (2026) – Hollywoodian biopic of the greatest entertainer of all time is excellently produced but lacks nuance
    May 5, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Michael (2026) – Hollywoodian biopic of the greatest entertainer of all time is excellently produced but lacks nuance

  • California Schemin’ (2025) – James McAvoy’s directorial debut about two Scots who conned the music industry is an absolute treat
    April 18, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    California Schemin’ (2025) – James McAvoy’s directorial debut about two Scots who conned the music industry is an absolute treat

  • The Drama (2026) – the most divisive film of the year?
    April 7, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    The Drama (2026) – the most divisive film of the year?

  • Scream 7 (2026) – it’s time for this franchise’s fresh start
    March 20, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Scream 7 (2026) – it’s time for this franchise’s fresh start

  • Send Help (2026) – Sam Raimi’s comeback about a survivalist getting back at her boss just can’t keep afloat
    March 4, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Send Help (2026) – Sam Raimi’s comeback about a survivalist getting back at her boss just can’t keep afloat

  • Wuthering Heights (2026) – adaptation turned fanfiction
    February 24, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Wuthering Heights (2026) – adaptation turned fanfiction

  • If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) – Rose Byrne is exquisite as a stressed mess in Mary Bronstein’s motherhood drama
    February 22, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) – Rose Byrne is exquisite as a stressed mess in Mary Bronstein’s motherhood drama

  • No Other Choice (2025) – Park Chan-wook’s black comedy is a feat in originality and creativity, if a little too dragged out
    February 13, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    No Other Choice (2025) – Park Chan-wook’s black comedy is a feat in originality and creativity, if a little too dragged out

  • Rental Family (2025) – Hikari’s dramedy is pleasing if too saccharine
    February 1, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Rental Family (2025) – Hikari’s dramedy is pleasing if too saccharine

  • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) – Nia DaCosta’s latest instalment feels pointless despite Ralph Fiennes’ standout performance
    January 27, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) – Nia DaCosta’s latest instalment feels pointless despite Ralph Fiennes’ standout performance

  • Marty Supreme (2025) – Josh Safdie’s table tennis drama is chaos at its best
    January 23, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Marty Supreme (2025) – Josh Safdie’s table tennis drama is chaos at its best

  • Hamnet (2025) – just read the book
    January 18, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

    Hamnet (2025) – just read the book

  • The History of Sound (2025) – O’Connor-Mescal duo is a success despite a lukewarm storyline
    January 14, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

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

  • The Housemaid (2025) – stylish, frothy thriller isn’t displeasing
    January 5, 2026

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    Juliette Howard

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

  • 12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 3 to 1
    December 30, 2025

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    Juliette Howard

    12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 3 to 1

  • 12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 6 to 4
    December 30, 2025

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    Juliette Howard

    12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 6 to 4

  • 12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 9 to 7
    December 30, 2025

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    Juliette Howard

    12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 9 to 7


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