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July 10, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Anthony Bourdain would have hated Tony
July 8, 2026
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Juliette Howard
May-July Round Up – everything I didn’t have time to review, reviewed [bite-sized]
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
May 30, 2026
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Juliette Howard
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: Histoires de la Nuit (2026) – classic home invasion tale is a thrill ride with faults
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
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
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
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
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
May 23, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Cannes Film Festival: Amarga Navidad (2026) – Pedro Almodóvar looks inwards in honest take on autofiction
May 11, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Hokum (2026) – Damian McCarthy’s hotel horror will have you squirming in your seat
May 8, 2026
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Juliette Howard
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) – a product of its own critique
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
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
April 7, 2026
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Juliette Howard
The Drama (2026) – the most divisive film of the year?
March 20, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Scream 7 (2026) – it’s time for this franchise’s fresh start
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
February 24, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Wuthering Heights (2026) – adaptation turned fanfiction
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
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
February 1, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Rental Family (2025) – Hikari’s dramedy is pleasing if too saccharine
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
January 23, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Marty Supreme (2025) – Josh Safdie’s table tennis drama is chaos at its best
January 18, 2026
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Juliette Howard
Hamnet (2025) – just read the book
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
January 5, 2026
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Juliette Howard
The Housemaid (2025) – stylish, frothy thriller isn’t displeasing
December 30, 2025
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Juliette Howard
12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 3 to 1
December 30, 2025
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Juliette Howard
12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 6 to 4
December 30, 2025
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Juliette Howard
12 Films of Christmas 2025 – Numbers 9 to 7
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