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The extreme vulnerability of Joaquin Phoenix
Looking at his last four projects, it seems that Phoenix perfected his precise working formula – hyper-ambitious, complex-to-realise films from…
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The Regulars review – sweet and relatable
Chances are if you’re a fan of the cinema you’ll have been to The Prince Charles Cinema in London’s Leicester Square.…
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In defence of the cinema date
When I tell my friend that I’m writing a piece on cinema dates, he gives me a sideways look. “They’re a good third date,”…
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Young Mothers review – jumps from dramatic peak…
The Dardenne brothers’ new film, Young Mothers, opens at a bus station, one of the unlovely and liminal spaces where their…
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Eva Victor: ‘I used the title as a way to reward…
Eva Victor’s first brush with celebrity came through viral comedy videos, most famously one on Straight Pride, which earned them…
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Eddington review – a deeply cynical film for…
This is the basic set-up of the film, and across an admirably light-footed 2 hours and 15 minutes it charts the incremental…
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Sorry, Baby review – a film about holding on to…
Something very bad happened to Agnes. It’s hinted at in the first segment of Sorry, Baby, when her best friend Lydie…
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Nobody 2 review – a quick cash grab
After the surprise success of 2021’s John Wick knock-off Nobody, it comes as no surprise that the Hollywood brain trust…
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My Grandmother Trelotótó review – a world of…
Hoping to resurrect her late grandmother, Júlia, Catarina Ruivo combines family archives with rich visuals in a non-fiction film which successfully…
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Together review – Franco and Brie try conscious…
When David Cronenberg wrote The Brood in the late 1970s, the body horror maestro was going through an acrimonious divorce…
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