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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review –…

It’s sad to have to admit but a certain two word review came to mind while watching Rob Reiner’s belated and…

12 months ago

The Fence – first-look review

A period piece inspired by her own childhood as the daughter of a French colonial official in Africa, Claire Denis’s first…

12 months ago

Below The Clouds – first-look review

If one goes into Below the Clouds looking for the dramatic eruptions of similarly themed films such as Fire of Love and Dante’s Peak,…

12 months ago

Dead Man’s Wire – first-look review

Anti-heroes make for compelling subjects, particularly in a world as unjust as the one we live in, and 1970s American cinema…

12 months ago

Frankenstein – first-look review | Little White Lies

Guillermo del Toro first voiced his dream of making a ​“faithful Miltonian tragedy” version of Mary Shelley’s ​‘Frankenstein’ back in…

1 year ago

La Grazia – first-look review

There was a time in the mid-00s when the prospect of a new film by Italy’s newest favourite son, Paolo Sorrentino, was…

1 year ago

The extreme vulnerability of Joaquin Phoenix

Looking at his last four projects, it seems that Phoenix perfected his precise working formula – hyper-ambitious, complex-to-realise films from…

1 year ago

The Regulars review – sweet and relatable

Chances are if you’re a fan of the cinema you’ll have been to The Prince Charles Cinema in London’s Leicester Square.…

1 year ago

Nobody 2 review – a quick cash grab

After the surprise success of 2021’s John Wick knock-off Nobody, it comes as no surprise that the Hollywood brain trust…

1 year ago

My Grandmother Trelotótó review – a world of…

Hoping to resurrect her late grandmother, Júlia, Catarina Ruivo combines family archives with rich visuals in a non-fiction film which successfully…

1 year ago