Wildfire (2020) BFI LFF Review

Wildfire (2020) BFI LFF Review

Nika McGuigan and Nora-Jane Noone shine in Cathy Brady’s feature debut ‘Wildfire’, an Irish drama that ponders a lot of topics at the expense of its narrative. Jack Cameron reviews.

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Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Review

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) Review

Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), from screenwriter-director Agnès Varda, the only female film director of the French New Wave, is filmed with love rather than contempt according to Eve O’Dea in this review.

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Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Shark Film?

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Shark Film?

They did it. We had one. A good shark movie. So why has it been so difficult for anyone else to come close to matching ‘Jaws’ in the 45 years since its release? Martha Lane breaks it down.

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Jojo Rabbit (2019) Review

Jojo Rabbit (2019) Review

A satire from ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ director Taika Waititi that, even when examining Nazis, proves “love will always win over hate in the end” according to Bradley Weir in his review of ‘Jojo Rabbit’ (2019).

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The Aeronauts (2019) Review

The Aeronauts (2019) Review

Tom Harper film ‘The Aeronauts’ (2019) starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones “transforms reality into something poetic and magical that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible”, according to Holly Weaver in her review.

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Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) Review

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) Review

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), from director Ruben Fleischer and starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone, is too self-congratulatory. Sophie Butcher reviews…

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Fabric Love: Costume in Gay Cinema

Fabric Love: Costume in Gay Cinema

The role of clothing in male-male romances is very distinct. Annice White takes you through the how and why with comparisons between ‘Call Me By Your Name’, ‘God’s Own Country’ and ‘Brokeback Mountain’.

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Holy Water and Unholy Ghosts – The Resurrection of Hammer

Holy Water and Unholy Ghosts – The Resurrection of Hammer

Hammer, perhaps the most iconic horror movie company in the world, mirrored some of its classic films to come back from the dead. But what happened next? Kieran Judge examines…

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Hidden Figures (2017) Review

Hidden Figures (2017) Review

‘Hidden Figures’ (2017), one of the Oscars’ Best Picture nominees, telling the tale of some of the black women who took the US to the moon, has been reviewed by Elle Cole.

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