Do I have any right to be disappointed that the story of Lee Miller is book ended by her role and failures as a mother?
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Poor Things (2023)
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Such a relief! I thought this latest English language feature by Yorgos Lanthimos might have his incisive gaze diminished by Hollywood capitalism but it is on par with some of his early gems, albeit with a more inspiring, less bleak ending.
Continue readingDream Scenario (2023)
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Kristoffer Borgli (sick of myself 2022) takes a delightful premise and then drains it of joy and drama.
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Okay full disclosure, I have a bias towards Nicolas Cage films. He won me over with The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and now I get as much enjoyment out of his films that are badly scripted and acted as I do from the good ones.
Continue readingA Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
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Sequels come with expectations, perhaps of inevitable disappointment. The two predecessors to this film were solid, tense and imbued with the adorable coupledom of John Krasinski and Emily Blunt who further burrowed into our hearts during Covid with their goofy charm.
Continue readingLove Lies Bleeding (2024)
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Refreshingly unpredictable and the kind of film that would usually have been about blokes, not daughters and body building lovers.
Continue readingCivil War (2024)
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There aren’t many films I watch where I feel my heart is in my mouth right up until the final act. Alex Garland is not one of my favourite directors so perhaps my expectations were slightly lowered for this intimate meditation on media and the personal choices we make.
Continue readingMaXXXine (2024)
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It’s feeling like a bit of a golden age for horror films where they are more than just a vehicle for shock.
Continue readingKinds of Kindness (2024)
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Yes I could have seen this one on streaming on my TV screen but I chose to treat myself to a cinema viewing. I’m a very big Yorgos Lanthimos fan, particularly his early Greek-based works and a little less so of his more recent Hollywood outings. Kinds of Kindness is a mostly successful amalgamation of them both.
Continue readingStrange Darling (2023)
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This is one of those films that it’s better to go into not really knowing much about it, which makes it really difficult to write a review about it. So if you are planning to watch this, perhaps stop now and come back to my review after you have seen it.
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