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FILM REVIEWS


RICEBOY SLEEPS
An uneven but often quietly touching first hour makes you sit up and notice the relatable story of this Canadian-Korean film, which makes...
Sep 24, 2023


ANATOMY OF A FALL (ANATOMIE D'UNE CHUTE)
This year’s Palme d’Or winner is carried by an excellent Sandra Hüller performance but the credibility the film oozes in the domestic...
Sep 12, 2023


GOODBYE, DRAGON INN
In its final ten minutes the many subdued nuances in Goodbye, Dragon Inn add late poignancy to a tale that nevertheless too often holds...
Aug 27, 2023


NO DOGS OR ITALIANS ALLOWED
The highly personal narrative is the main reason you keep watching No Dogs or Italians Allowed even though the stop-motion animation is...
Aug 13, 2023


BORN TO FLY
As far as exciting arial battles go Born to Fly doesn’t hold a candle to Top Gun, but the movie makes up for that with a familiar yet...
Jul 15, 2023


INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
The fifth Indy film gives Harrison Ford’s iconic archeologist a decent send-off, with a fun dose of old-school adventure, even if it...
Jun 30, 2023


SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
This sequel to the Oscar-winning Into the Spider-Verse is both too much of a good thing and not enough of a great idea. The visuals...
Jun 5, 2023


CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH
The movie definitely has things going for it, but it hardly ever takes the good ideas in the script and runs with them, which results in...
May 12, 2023


ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Watching the Venice Film Festival winner is a bit of a schizophrenic experience as two different films, both with their merits, seem to...
Apr 27, 2023


LES TROIS MOUSQUETAIRES: D'ARTAGNAN
Does Alexandre Dumas’ oft-filmed tale still have the power to delight audiences? It does. It’s just a pity that Les Trois Mousquetaires:...
Apr 7, 2023


VIOLENT NIGHT
It might be just another version of the tried-and-tested Die Hard formula, but Violent Night is mostly bloody fun, with David Harbour as...
Apr 5, 2023
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