Damsel (2024) Review
Millie Bobby Brown stars in Netflix film ‘Damsel’ (2024), an unimaginative take on the damsel in distress lacking in meaning or purpose. Review by Margaret Roarty.
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Nyad (2023) Review
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster are Academy Award-nominated for their performances in sports film ‘Nyad’. a film led by their talent but otherwise lacking quality. Review by Ariana Martinez.
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‘Dune: Part Two’, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and more, “feels monumental in the way all blockbusters should”, is among cinema’s greatest sci-fi films. Review by Margaret Roarty.
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‘The ABCs of Book Banning’, nominated for Documentary Short Subject at the Oscars in 2024, is a remarkable, powerful, unmissable film. Review by Joseph Wade.
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‘The Barber of Little Rock’ (2023), nominated in the Documentary Short category at the 96th Academy Awards, is a hopeful presentation of a great subject, Arlo Washington. Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreNai Nai and Wài Pó (2023) Short Film Review
2024 Oscars Documentary Short Subject nominee ‘Nai Nai & Wài Pó’, from director Sean Wang, is soft and easy cinema, a supreme aesthetic creation. Review by Joseph Wade.
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Yegane Moghaddam’s authorial short film ‘Our Uniform’, about a woman’s relationship to the Iranian school system, is a well-conceived Animated Short nominee at the Oscars. Review by Joseph Wade.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s only film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, ‘Rebecca’ (1940) is not exactly perfect but it’s certainly damn close. Review by Kieran Judge.
Read MoreThe Wizard of Oz (1939) Review
‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939) remains an impressive filmmaking achievement almost a century on from its release. Victor Fleming directs Judy Garland in timeless technicolour. Review by Clotilde Chinnici.
Read MoreOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) Review
‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ (1975), from director Miloš Forman and starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, won the Big Five Oscars. It is immortal. Review by Kieran Judge.
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