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1917 (2019)

The focus is on the impressive camerawork… which would have been more powerful in service of a memorable story.

January 12, 2020 in Extended Cut, Film.

After the Wedding (2019)

This is mostly an excuse for Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore to flex their acting muscles.

October 27, 2019 in 200 words, Film.

Green Book Pairs a Genial Road Movie with a Misguided View of Racism

Green Book is a film of two halves, and one of those halves is only controversial as a Best Picture contender because of its banality.

January 28, 2019 in Extended Cut, Film.

Widows: The Genre Film That Isn’t

But Widows exhibits cosmetic similarities with the heist genre, it resolutely resists generic conventions.

November 27, 2018 in Extended Cut, Film.

Faces Places (2017)

Faces Places bubbles with irrepressible charm.

June 30, 2018 in 200 words, Film.

I, Tonya Comes in Second Place to Scorsese

I, Tonya might be a love letter to disgraced former ice skater Tonya Harding, but it’s also a love letter to Martin Scorsese.

January 26, 2018 in Extended Cut, Film.

The Florida Project and the Infantilisation of America

This is a fun film, a film that carries you along with it and puts a smile on your face as often as it tugs on your heartstrings.

December 20, 2017 in Extended Cut, Film.

Call Me By Your Name is a Sticky, Slick, Impossibly Sweet Masterpiece

Call Me By Your Name is less a love story than a cinema of sensation: the tenderness of touch, the sheen of sweat, the cool calm of water.

December 16, 2017 in Extended Cut, Film.

Breathe (2017)

It’s no huge surprise that Andy Serkis’ directorial debut would be such a transparent pitch for awards recognition.

December 9, 2017 in 200 words, Film.

Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

I understand why critics love this film, but Ciro Guerra’s diptych portrait of the imperilled Amazon never struck a nerve with me.

February 25, 2017 in 200 words, Film.

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