Reviews

Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One Review

Godzilla has been many things over his near 70-year history. Takashi...

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Eileen
Eileen Review

There is a sense of entrapment at the heart of Eileen, William Oldroyd’s...

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Candy Cane Lane
Candy Cane Lane Review

There are certain things intrinsic to a good Christmas movie: jingling bells,...

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American Symphony
American Symphony Review

“What we love about music is not that it sounds good,” says musician Jon...

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Genie
Genie Review

The messaging in festive movies is historically muddled. The reason for the...

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The Three Musketeers: Milady
The Three Musketeers: Milady Review

Back in April, Martin Bourboulon’s The Three Musketeers:...

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Leo
Leo Review

In his work with Netflix in recent years, Adam Sandler has been a loving dad...

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Rustin
Rustin Review

As far as American civil rights icons go, Bayard Rustin does not quite enjoy...

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The Eternal Daughter
The Eternal Daughter Review

For some, going on an isolated holiday with their elderly mother is a literal...

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Maestro
Maestro Review

Leonard Bernstein (pronounced “stine”, not “steen”) has been going...

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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (2023) Review

Eli Roth might have taken a side trip into family-friendlier fare via The...

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Wish
Wish Review

So this is Disney’s “centenary film”: the culmination of a year-long...

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Napoleon
Napoleon (2023) Review

The marketing for Napoleon did a bang-up job of making Ridley Scott’s take on...

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May December
May December Review

In Todd Haynes’ bitingly camp new film, two acting titans play manipulative...

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Saltburn
Saltburn Review

With her feature debut Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell took a scathing...

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Sly
Sly Review

“For some men, in 500 words, to completely discredit all that effort,” says...

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Fingernails
Fingernails Review

Love is painful and illogical in Christos Nikou’s bittersweet...

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Review

Susan Sontag once wrote, “Good novels rarely make good films, but excellent...

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The Marvels
The Marvels Review

After a run of recent disappointments, the stuttering Marvel Cinematic Universe...

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Anatomy Of A Fall
Anatomy Of A Fall Review

This year, with her accomplished courtroom drama Anatomy Of A Fall, Justine...

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Dream Scenario
Dream Scenario Review

“A film is not the telling of a dream,” the French auteur Jean Cocteau once...

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Nyad
Nyad Review

Diana Nyad is a myth that practically writes itself. As numerous people in this...

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The Royal Hotel
The Royal Hotel Review

“You’re going to have to be okay with a little male attention,” the...

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How To Have Sex
How To Have Sex Review

Strobe lights. Sweat-drenched skin. Head-pounding hangovers, treated with hair...

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Bottoms
Bottoms Review

The first rule of Fight Club is that you do not talk about Fight Club. The...

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Retribution
Retribution Review

Stop us if you’ve heard this one. There’s a bomb in a moving...

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Five Nights At Freddy's
Five Nights At Freddy’s Review

It’s interesting, after seeing an unofficial and very bloody film inspired by...

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Sumotherhood
Sumotherhood Review

Adam Deacon has had quite the journey. Having slowly risen through the ranks of...

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Doctor Jekyll
Doctor Jekyll Review

The first release from the latest incarnation of Hammer Films, Doctor...

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