France
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French director Francois Ozon transforms a simple tale of a young woman, who becomes involved with a pair of twins, into an insane psycho-sexual nightmare that evokes Cronenberg, DePalma and… Read More
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Despite being subjected to occasional debacles like The Emoji Movie , there is little argument that we are experiencing a golden era for animated feature films. Read my review Read More
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Luc Besson unveils his hugely personal and expensive sci-fi extravaganza, centring on a pair of romantically involved space agents searching for an endangered creature. But is it any good? Read More
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Kristen Stewart reunites with French filmmaker Olivier Assayas for a very bizarre ghost story, in which the former Twilight star searches for a connection with the Other Side (at 30:00). Read More
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In The Big Day, French filmmaker Pascal Plisson scours the Earth for a quartet of passionate yet impoverished children, each of whom is embarking on potentially life-changing challenges. Read my… Read More
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Isabelle Huppert earns herself an Oscar nomination in Paul Verhoeven’s darkly comic thriller about a middle-aged rape victim dealing with myriad traumas in her own peculiar way. Read More
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An American teenager must use his online gaming skills to protect a beautiful Chinese princess in this outdated yet inoffensive fantasy adventure written and produced by Luc Besson, responsible for… Read More
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The premise of Jean Dujardin’s latest comedy sounds woefully misjudged. In a remake of the 2013 Argentinean film Corazón de León, the French Oscar winner (for 2011’s The Artist) plays… Read More
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April and her talking cat Darwin head off on an adventure littered with espionage and intrigue in this stunning steampunk sci-fi epic. Listen to my review Read More
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Emmanuelle Bercot won Best Actress at Cannes for her portrayal as a hospitalised woman reflecting on her relationship with Vincent Cassel’s playboy. Listen to my review (at 33:20) Read More
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Winner of the Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Christian Vincent’s dryly comic courtroom drama was selected as the opening film for the 44th… Read More
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Ed Skrein inherits the mantle of Frank, courier to the underworld, in Luc Besson’s ludicrous reboot. Listen to my review Read More
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Liam Neeson’s third outing as over-protective family man Bryan Mills sees him on the run for murder after his ex-wife (Famke Janssen) turns up dead in his apartment. Forest Whitaker… Read More
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Lea Seydoux and Tahar Rahim are the big name draws in this potentially interesting drama set amongst the blue collar workers of a nuclear power station. Rahim is the new… Read More
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A triptych of short cinematic experiments into the possibilities of 3D cinema from three acclaimed European directors proves that only Peter Greenaway has any idea how to use the medium.… Read More
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A second chance to see Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first new film in 20 years on the big screen must not be missed. Such a wonderfully surreal and eccentric piece of work… Read More
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Adele Exarchopoulos and Les Seydoux are both fantastic in this beautifully told story of young love, sexual exploration and the search for your own identity. Perhaps it didn’t need to… Read More
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