How many people will go along to this new film by Céline Song (Past Lives) after seeing the winsome social media promos by stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans and expect a standard romcom?
Continue readingMaterialists (2025)
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(Not Only Fred Dagg) But Also John Clarke (2025)
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You can’t really go wrong with a biography about a man who was not only a really decent bloke but also genuinely funny.
Continue readingOne Battle After Another (2025)
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Eddington (2025)
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This feels like Ari Aster trying to do a Coen brothers film. And not really succeeding.
Continue readingDracula: A Love Tale (2025)
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This started off like Dracula: Origins, and I thought, well that’s interesting, but it felt like Luc Besson couldn’t help himself by turning it into a spectacle that achieved less than hoped.
Continue readingA Private Life (Vie Privée) (2025)
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There is a lot to love about this stylish French psychological drama which delves into the charms and failings of psychoanalysis and the difficulties when we don’t heed our own advice.
Continue readingPut Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025)
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This often frustrating but increasingly compelling documentary packs a punch by the end. This was especially resonant after attending a huge rally outside the cinema to protest Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Continue readingThe Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) (2025)
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Zombucha! (2025)
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I’m not sure that I expected much from this horror comedy, other than a lot of lighthearted laughs.
Continue readingMirrors No. 3 (Miroirs No. 3) (2025)
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I’m not sure why I feel slightly disappointed with this solid and gentle drama from Christian Petzold.
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