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Film Reviews
Reviews of all the latest film releases, from indie festival flicks to big screen blockbusters.
Matthias & Maxime review – Dolan is all flash and little substance in this meandering feature
A return to basics for Xavier Dolan.
Waves review – impressive performances, but the women are left wanting
Waves stars BAFTA Rising Star nominee Kelvin Harrison Jr and Sterling K Brown in a tense and atmospheric exploration of family and loss.
Just Mercy review – the comfort food of legal dramas
Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx prove a great pair.
Bombshell review – a film afraid of its story’s explosive potential
A powerhouse trio of performances can’t save this neutered script.
The Runaways review – a children’s film with both grit and heart
Dickens meet kitchen sink realism, The Runaways is a children’s film with real struggle at its core.
1917 review – a deeply personal and cinematic wartime nightmare
A dramatic, emotive and richly detailed recreation of the horrors of war.
Uncut Gems review – a vicious, visceral rush of drug-fuelled adrenaline
Are you ready to lose your damn mind?
A Hidden Life review – Malick explores moments of beauty amid horror
A Hidden Life is Malick at his most forceful.