CONFESS, FLETCH
The lead role fits Hamm very snuggly, while the script has a pleasing mix of suspense, humour and intrigue. But there is also something...
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FILM REVIEWS
Jan 2, 2023
STRANGE WORLD
The positives outweigh the negatives in Strange World, which always keeps you entertained with easily relatable characters, fun action...
Dec 27, 2022
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Despite a nearly two hour runtime there isn't a dull moment in the picture, which includes unbridled fantasy and an assortment of...
Dec 24, 2022
GLASS ONION
From the beginning the picture is just slightly off: there are too many celebrity cameos, the actual plot takes an awful long time to get...
Dec 21, 2022
CORSAGE
Corsage offers an intriguing, modern point of view on the life of Empress Sisi, amplified by the picture's curious use of periodical...
Dec 19, 2022
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO
You'd be hard-pressed to call Pinocchio a bad film, but it's a lot closer to a let-down than it is to a triumph, partly because Guillermo...
Dec 16, 2022
LE OTTO MONTAGNE
The true standout of the picture is the poetic mood that director of photography Ruben Impens manages to give the images. They transcend...
Dec 11, 2022
EO
The story itself - a bland morality tale about the ethical treatment of animals - definitely isn't Eo's strong suit, but the visuals...
Dec 8, 2022
"SR."
There's no doubt groundbreaking director Robert Downey Sr. deserves a decent documentary. But maybe next time, let a true film historian...
Dec 4, 2022
HOLY SPIDER
It isn't until the final act, when director Ali Abbasi confronts the hypocritical Iranian regime head-on, that Holy Spider becomes more...
Dec 3, 2022
SHE SAID
She Said feels like a by-the-numbers take on an explosive subject and only truly comes alive in a handful of one-off sequences with scene...
Dec 2, 2022
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, despite excellent performances by the leading duo, might have worked a lot better as a TV miniseries, a...
Nov 29, 2022
MY FATHER'S DRAGON
Children up to a certain age will no doubt lap up the quaint characters and colourful designs, but overal My Father's Dragon is too naïve...
Nov 22, 2022
THE WONDER
Despite a wonderful sense of mood, an excellent premise and faultless casting, The Wonder never truly grows on you. There is a lot of...
Nov 16, 2022
THE WOMAN KING
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood struggles to bring the epic nature of the tale to life, while the picture's overall message is a piece of...
Nov 12, 2022
CLOSE
The brittle beauty of the first half of Close is replaced by predictable metaphors in the second half, which ultimately makes the tale...
Nov 8, 2022
ENOLA HOLMES 2
The budget, the stunts and the stakes are all raised in Enola Holmes 2, but it's to the detriment of the charms the original possessed....
Nov 7, 2022
BOILING POINT
Some of the stories and sequences on display are riveting to watch but Boiling Point touches upon a few too many themes and subjects to...
Nov 6, 2022
BODIES BODIES BODIES
The picture manages to stand out by more closely adhering to a youthful, soapy drama than to the rules of the horror genre. On the...
Nov 3, 2022
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
This German adaptation settles for broad pacifist themes and mostly forgets to add the moments of quiet poetic power that made the 1930...
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