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Downton Abbey (2019) Review
Could the ‘Downton Abbey’ movie recapture the heart of the television series or did it sell out to a more reductive, cinematic experience? Annice White reviews,
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Border (2018) Review
Ali Abbasi movie ‘Border’ (2018), also known as Gräns, is “one campfire story you’re not going to forget in a hurry” according to Sam Sewell-Peterson in this review.
Read MoreThe Souvenir (2019) Review
While “at times you struggle to understand what makes these characters worth your attention”, “you’ll find yourself more invested than you realised you could be”. Sophie Butcher of The Cine Blog reviews Joanna Hogg drama ‘The Souvenir’.
Read MoreThe Scariest Scene of the 2010s – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Despite the resurgence of horror in the 2010s, the scariest scene of the decade came from a ‘Star Wars’ movie? Kieran Judge explores how Darth Vader has never been more terrifying than in ‘Rogue One’.
Read MoreThe Wizard of Oz – 80 Years of Social Relevance
The impact of ‘The Wizard of Oz’, its context to politics at the time and the profound effect it had during the 2nd world war examined in the year of its 80th anniversary by Beth Sawdon.
Read MoreA Textual Critique of ‘Stand Your Ground’
2014 Michael McClendon movie ‘Stand Your Ground’ sides you with the assailant in a “based on true events” story of a real-life murder trial from the perspective of the perpetrator’s mother. Jacob Davis explores its problematic stance.
Read MoreIt Chapter Two (2019) Review
Jacob Davis thinks “Bill Skarsgård was so phenomenal that he made Tim Curry’s version of the character seem less like an Eldritchian horror and more like a weirdo at a circus.” His full review here.
Read MoreStanley Kubrick: The Exhibition – Review
“A peerless insight” into the career of Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition offers “inspiring experience to cinephiles young and old”.
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