Film + Reviews
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2 out of 5 stars.The multi-hyphenate leads a mostly standard issue streaming romantic comedy that struggles to fight its way out from the background
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4 out of 5 stars.Robert Zemeckis’s re-released fantasy is entirely ridiculous, hokey-sentimental and politically naive, but it’s superbly paced and expertly acted
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3 out of 5 stars.
Skywalkers: A Love Story review – ‘rooftopping’ couple chase thrills in Netflix documentary
3 out of 5 stars.A daredevil Russian couple who climb to the tops of skyscrapers make for both frustrating and thrilling protagonists in this hit-and-miss documentary -
4 out of 5 stars.Louise Brealey plays Helen, a chicken factory worker who gets a second chance at love, in Janis Pugh’s uplifting crowdpleaser
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3 out of 5 stars.Julianne Nicholson stars in playwright Annie Baker’s languidly charming and tasteful debut feature about a girl’s increasingly fraught holiday at home
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3 out of 5 stars.This highly watchable documentary spends time with the residents of an almshouse in central London – cheerfully dispelling misconceptions about ageing
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3 out of 5 stars.Ninety-four-year-old Squibb is great as a woman going after phone scammers – with the help of the late Shaft star Richard Roundtree – in a robust feelgood comedy
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4 out of 5 stars.
Crossing review – search for estranged trans niece becomes emotional Istanbul journey
4 out of 5 stars.A trio of excellent performances drives this intelligent film from Levan Akin, in which a Georgian woman and her young sidekick head to the big city -
2 out of 5 stars.
Uncanny Me review – exploration of cloning tech fraught with moral and ethical questions
2 out of 5 stars.Creating a 3D avatar to increase a model’s income brings up all sorts of issues, but this documentary seems uninterested in addressing them
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4 out of 5 stars.Jason Yu’s enjoyably tense debut feature explores whether a sleep-deprived mother’s growing fear of her husband is justified
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3 out of 5 stars.Visitors get stuck in when they enter the world of 32 Windsor Gardens, thanks to a merry immersive show boasting hands-on games and evocative design touches
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4 out of 5 stars.In the famously content Buddhist country, a government inspector interviews citizens to measure their wellbeing in a gently humorous film that doesn’t avoid dark themes
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3 out of 5 stars.The latest addition to Gru’s family punches above his weight in terms of gags and visual humour as the animated franchise rolls on
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5 out of 5 stars.
Eno review – exhilarating Brian Eno documentary that’s different at every screening
5 out of 5 stars.Gary Huswit’s suitably innovative profile of the mercurial British musician, activist and artist uses specially developed software to create endless iterations of the same film
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3 out of 5 stars.The perseverance of runners Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell is well conveyed with stage and auditorium becoming training ground and racetrack
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1 out of 5 stars.A couple edge toward a split in the writer-director’s shoddy Amazon Prime offering, carelessly made and dull to watch
Birdeater review – nightmarish buck’s party in the bush becomes faintly preposterous
2 out of 5 stars.