Bombshell (2020) Review
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie star in ‘Bombshell’, the dramatisation of the Fox News takedown that came before #MeToo as we know it. Read our review, as written by Sophie Butcher.
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<p>Reviews of films released in the calendar year 2020, as provided by the stellar team at The Film Magazine.</p>
The Grudge (2020) Review
Despite some positive aspects, the new version of ‘The Grudge’, from director Nicolas Pesce, fails offer enough to warrant the franchise resurrection. Jacob Davis reviews.
Read MoreUncut Gems (2019) Review
Safdie Brothers film ‘Uncut Gems’ (2019), starring Adam Sandler, brings the myth of Sisyphus to life in a movie that provides “joy in the struggle”, according to Jacob Davis in his review.
Read MoreA Hidden Life (2019) Review
A war drama and true life story that combines the early narrative accomplishments of screenwriter-director Terrence Malick’s earlier career with the visual motifs of his later work. Starring August Diehl. Joseph Wade’s review.
Read MoreEma (2019) Review
“One of the most alive, bustling, energetic and effervescent movies of 2019”, ‘Ema’ from ‘Jackie’ director Pablo Larraín, starring Gael Garcia Bernal is “a film of the year”. Joseph Wade’s review.
Read MoreParasite (2019) Snapshot Review
Bong Joon-ho’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winning thriller ‘Parasite’ is the latest film to prove that genre filmmaking is back. Jacob Davis reviews.
Read MoreThe Lighthouse (2019) Snapshot Review
Films like Robert Eggers’ ‘The Lighthouse’ (2019) “are why cinema exists”, the Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe starring movie being “engrossing and mysterious”, according to Jacob Davis in his review.
Read MorePortrait of A Lady on Fire (2019) Review
New Céline Sciamma film ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ offers “some of the most extraordinary filmmaking this century” according to Joseph Wade in his review of the Queer Palm winning film.
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