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 readingSaló, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
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Pier Paolo Pasolini’s infamous film is one of those that looms large in film studies class. Like L’Age d’Or (1930) and Un Chien Andalou (1929), this was talked about as the most depraved film ever made. The one that couldn’t be shown in so many countries.
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 readingDJ Ahmet (2025)
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This is one of those lovely, quirky films about a country you probably don’t know much about that balances humour with some serious themes.
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.
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