Review
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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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Aaron Kwok Fu-shing is having a very bad day in Peace Breaker, a remake of the 2014 Korean thriller A Hard Day. As a crooked Chinese cop on the streets… Read More
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Steven Soderbergh returns with a redneck heist comedy in the spirit of the Coen Brothers, featuring an all-star cast headed by Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig and Adam Driver. Read More
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Michael Fassbender stars as acclaimed Nordic detective Harry Hole in a high-concept serial killer thriller from the director of Let the Right One In. What could possibly go wrong? Read More
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Touted as the world’s first oil-painted animation, Loving Vincent is set a year after the famous painter’s death, and follows a young man as he attempts to deliver Van Gogh’s… Read More
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A botched suicide pact triggers all manner of spooky shenanigans in The Promise, a formulaic yet effective horror film by Thai writer-director Sophon Sakdaphisit. Read my review Read More
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Emma Stone and Steve Carell are uncannily good as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, who squared off on the court for an exhibition match that would change the image… Read More
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