Review
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Prolific Japanese filmmaker Yuya Ishii wrestles the award-winning poetry of Tahi Saihate to the big screen in Tokyo Night Sky is Always the Densest Shade of Blue, an adolescent love… Read More
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A pair of young lovers find themselves caught at the crossroads of two intersecting realities in the disarming romantic fantasy My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday, adapted by Takahiro Miki ( Blue… Read More
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Japanese cinema’s enduring love affair with food continues as a mother’s skills in the kitchen keep her family together following her husband’s death. Read More
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A lyrical reimagining of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, Harry Cleven’s Angel explores the world of a young boy whom nobody can see, and how that impacts his ability to… Read More
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The demand for tulips spiralled out of control in 17th-century Amsterdam, with the rich paying exorbitant prices for flowers that retained only fleeting, superficial value. Against this brutal backdrop of… Read More
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Kenneth Branagh directs and dons the ridiculous moustache and outrageous Belgian accent, as Hercules Poirot investigates murder most foul amidst a star-studded carriage of locomotive passengers. Read More
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The life and achievements of Robin Cavendish, one of Britain’s longest-surviving “responauts”, is the subject of Breathe, the well-intentioned directorial debut from actor Andy Serkis. Read my review Read More
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A killer becomes a media sensation after publishing a book about his heinous crimes in this preposterous film by Yu Irie. Not to be confused with Won Shin-yeon’s recent Memoir… Read More
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Jean-Luc Godard, the French New Wave architect regarded by many as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, is the subject of a new film by Oscar-winning director Michel… Read More
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Often regarded as the modern-day Yasujiro Ozu for his poignant family dramas such as Still Walking (2008) and Like Father, Like Son (2013), Hirokazu Koreeda takes a rare stride into… Read More
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From The Elephant Man to The Theory of Everything , cinema regularly adopts the struggles of the disabled to illustrate how true beauty and humanity permeates from within. Many such… Read More
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Jessica Rothe plays a sorority girl caught in a time loop on what is not only her birthday, but also the day in which she is brutally murdered. Groundhog Day… Read More
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Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase explores the emotional power of sight and imagery in Radiance, a romance between a young writer and a middle-aged photographer whose sight is failing him. While… Read More
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Touted as the first South Korean film to tackle state-sponsored defection, V.I.P. juggles international diplomacy with a high-stakes police chase, as law enforcers on both sides of the border close… Read More
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2017 is fast becoming the year of Wonder Woman. DC’s feminist icon finally arrived on the big screen, wowing audiences in her stand-alone feature before stealing the limelight from fellow… Read More
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DC unites its biggest superheroes to battle an impossible evil, but with so many characters vying for screen time and a troubled production that required extensive reshoots, how would the… Read More
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Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara star in David Lowery’s poetic, philosophical exploration of mortality and time. Read More
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Ambitious, misguided and altogether lacking in a coherent vision, Real is the first feature film directed by South Korean Lee Sa-rang, credited on-screen as “Love Lee”. Judging by the results… Read More
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