Greta (2018)
Greta feels like a dispatch straight from the early-‘90s – and I’m not complaining.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
There’s much to recommend The Miseducation of Cameron Post, but on the whole it feels too dramatically inert.
The 5th Wave (2016)
The first chapter in a book-to-film young adult franchise has to balance telling a complete story with setting the stage for future entries. The 5th Wave is the latest to attempt that challenge, but it never finds its footing – the story is plodding, anti-climactic, and never gives any sense of the world needed for emotional investment…
Double Feature: Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Camp X-Ray (2014)
Once-spidermonkey Kristen Stewart has swiftly escaped the confines of franchise cinema to prove herself one of the most promising young actresses of her generation. Her sullenness – relentlessly mocked by the tabloid press when she was at the centre of pre-teen Twilight attention – has become an asset in the subsequent years; as a performer,…
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)
Studio Ghibli’s Isao Takahata’s adaptation of the ancient folk tale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter” is rendered in gorgeous hand-drawn animation that recalls both a children’s picture book and Japanese woodcuttings. This aesthetic and the title suggest the film’s shift in focus – rather than telling the story of the bamboo cutter who finds…
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