satire

Civil War (2024) Review

Posted on by Sam Sewell-Peterson
Civil War (2024) Review

‘Civil War’ (2023), from writer-director Alex Garland, is a taught and searing nightmare for the times that will frustrate as many people as it will please. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.

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El Conde (2023) Review

Posted on by Martha Lane
El Conde (2023) Review

Pablo Larraín, the director behind ‘No’ (2012), ‘Jackie’ (2016) and ‘Spencer’ (2021), directs a historical satire imagining Chilean Dictator Augusto Pinochet as a vampire. Review by Martha Lane.

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Young Frankenstein (1974) Review

Posted on by Christopher Connor
Young Frankenstein (1974) Review

Following hot on the heels of his smash hit ‘Blazing Saddles’, Mel Brooks sends up the horror genre with a spoof for the ages, ‘Young Frankenstein’ (1974). Retrospective film review by Christopher Connor.

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