Official Competition (2021) EIFF Review
Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez star as three filmmakers in ‘Official Competition’, an hilarious satire on the film industry. Review by Mark Carnochan.
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Nope (2022) Review
Jordan Peele follows ‘Get Out’ and ‘Us’ with 2022 sci-fi ‘Nope’, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun, a film that may prove he’s the next Spielberg. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Infamous director Peter Strickland follows his divisive ‘In Fabric’ with 2022’s ‘Flux Gourmet’ starring Asa Butterfield and Gwendoline Christie, a repetitive and messy satire. Review by Mark Carnochan.
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Paul Mescal stars as a dad managing anger issues in father-daughter relationship drama ‘Aftersun’ (2022), from screenwriter-director Charlotte Wells. Mark Carnochan reviews from EIFF.
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In ‘False Memories’, filmmaker Jack Caffrey brings together an imagined story born from photographs he found and had developed. It’s a pseudo-documentary on life and meaning. Jacob Davis reviews.
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Although dated in parts, Powell and Pressburger’s ‘Black Narcissus’ remains iconic and influential even 75 years after it was released. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Brad Pitt leads an ensemble of star names in ‘Bullet Train’, from ‘Deadpool 2’ director David Leitch, that features plenty of shiny neon-soaked fight scenes but little by way of character. Kieran Judge reviews.
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The Predator has returned for Dan Trachtenberg’s 2022 film ‘Prey’, “a lean, mean and completely thrilling hunter vs hunted historical action movie”. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans star in Netflix summer action film the “utterly lifeless” ‘The Gray Man’, from ‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors the Russo Brothers. Review by Joseph Wade.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in Olivia Newman’s sloppily-directed feature adaptation of Delia Owens’ ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ (2022). Review by Kieran Judge.
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