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At The Movies: The year in review
13 Dec 2023Simon Morris looks back on 2023, and notices two big changes. A lot of long-running series and franchises are coming to a close, and the biggest movies of the year are individual and rule-breaking.
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Review: The Old Oak
6 Dec 2023Dan Slevin reviewsThe Old Oak, 87-year-old director Ken Loach's latest film about a clash of cultures in an English village.
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Review: Nyad
29 Nov 2023Nyad tells the (mostly) true of long-distance swimmer Diane Nyad who failed to swim from Cuba to Florida, then decided to try again 30 years later at the age of 60. Starring Annette Bening and Jodie…
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Review: Napoleon
29 Nov 2023Sir Ridley Scott's Napoleon is a spectacular attempt to portray the enigmatic Corsican soldier who ended up ruling most of Europe. Starring Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) as Bonaparte and Vanessa Kirby (The…
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Review - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
22 Nov 2023The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the prequel to the popular series, sees the young Coriolanus Snow fall in love with a Tribute - one of the contestants in the lethal Games. Stars…
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Review: Saltburn
22 Nov 2023Saltburn finds a penniless student invited to the country house of the aristocratic Catton family. Starring Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin), Rosamund Pike (Gone girl) and Archie Madekwe…
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Review : The Marvels
15 Nov 2023The Marvels sees the MCU attempt to win over the teenage girl market, with mixed success. Starring Brie Larsen (Room) as Captain Marvel and Samuel L Jackson (Snakes on a plane) as Nick Fury.
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Review: Eric Ravilious: Drawn To War
15 Nov 2023Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War is the story of Eric Ravilious, a half-forgotten English war artist who 70 years later was rediscovered and hailed as one of English art's greats. Featuring Ravilious fans…
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Review: The Killer
8 Nov 2023The Killer is a typically chilling David Fincher tale of a professional assassin who seeks revenge after a hit goes wrong. Stars Michael Fassbender (Assassin's Creed) and Tilda Swinton (Michael…
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Review: Bad behaviour
8 Nov 2023Bad Behaviour, the debut feature by New Zealand writer-director Alice Englert, explores the mother-daughter relationship of a movie stunt woman and a former actress in search of enlightenment. Stars…
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Review: The Pigeon Tunnel
1 Nov 2023Spy novelist John Le Carré comes clean with Errol Morris in The Pigeon Tunnel, reviewed by Dan Slevin.
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Review: Ms. Information
1 Nov 2023In Ms. Information, Microbiologist and science communicator Dr Siouxsie Wiles suffers a pandemic backlash. Reviewed by Dan Slevin.
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Review: Killers of the Flower Moon
25 Oct 2023Killers of the Flower Moon is an unusual project for Martin Scorsese a true crime western set in Oklahoma. Stars Scorsese favourites Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, with a career-making role…
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Review: Dumb Money
25 Oct 2023The true story of a YouTube financial influencer who took on the Wall Street elite and won - for a while. Directed by Craig Gillespie (I Tonya), and starring Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Shailene…
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Review: The Tasting
The Tasting sees two lonely people meet at a wine tasting. So will alcohol bring them together or drive them apart? Directed by Ivan Calbérac, from his hit play.
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Review: The Creator
4 Oct 2023The Creator takes place in a world where AI robots have declared war on humans. But their secret weapon is the last thing Josh Taylor was expecting. Stars John David Washington (Tenet) and Gemma Chan…
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Review: El Conde
27 Sep 2023El Conde (The Count) satirises Chilean dictator General Pinochet. In this film he's now a 250-year-old vampire with family problems. Directed by Pablo Larraín (Spencer, Jackie).
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Review: Love At First Sight
27 Sep 2023Love at First Sight is what it says on the tin - American girl meets cute with English dude, and they struggle to reach the happy ending. Stars Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) and Ben Hardy (…
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Review: A Haunting in Venice
20 Sep 2023A Haunting in Venice sees Sir Kenneth Branagh once again don Hercule Poirot's famous moustache for a case with a touch of the supernatural. Along for the ride are Tina Fey, Michelle Yeoh Camille…
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Review: Till
20 Sep 2023Till tells the true story of the teenager whose brutal murder in 1955 helped galvanise the Civil Rights movement in the Deep South of the USA. Featuring the Bafta-nominated performance of Danielle…
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Review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
13 Sep 2023My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is yet another visit to the Portokalos family - this time on holiday in Greece. Starring, written and directed by Nia Vardalos, with John Corbett (And Just Like That) and…
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Review: The Innocent
13 Sep 2023The Innocent is an award-winning French comedy drama, starring, written and directed by Louis Garrel. Co-starring Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a lady on fire) and Roschdy Zem (Chocolat).
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Review: Theater Camp
13 Sep 2023Theater Camp is an independent, semi-improvised mockumentary about a run-down school for child actors. Starring, written and directed by Molly Gordon and Noah Galvin (Booksmart), co-starring Ayo…
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Review - Scrapper
6 Sep 2023Scrapper tells the story of 12-year-old Georgie who's quite happy fending for herself, until the unexpected appearance of someone claiming to be her father. Stars Harris Dickinson (Triangle of…
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