Review: On the Basis of Sex
Biopics have come a long way in the last 20 years. What used to be extreme dramatizations of a person’s life have given ...
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Review: Capernaum
Capernaum made me think that we’re so privileged in the West: there are so many cultures in the world that haven’t had the safety ...
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Review: If Beale Street Could Talk
It’s an incredibly sad reality to accept that racism is still prevalent in 2019. While we’ve come a long way from the 20th ...
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Review: South Park – Season 22
I can’t think of many other shows on television that have remained relevant after 10 seasons. There is almost always a dip in ...
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Review: Widows
A fusion of stark brutality, underhand crimes and complex systems of political and personal power, Widows is far more just than an awards-season thriller, ...
Review: They Shall Not Grow Old
Coinciding with the centenary of the Great War, I think it’s safe to say They Shall Not Grow Old is a once in ...
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Review: Roma
Thinking about the opening shot of Roma brings tears to my eyes. The centerpiece film at the 2018 New York Film Festival is ...
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Review: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Season 13
After a decade of airing, it takes a very special combination of acting, writing and comedic timing to keep a sitcom going. For ...
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Review: All Creatures Here Below
All Creatures Here Below is not a horror, but maybe it should be. In my time as a film critic I’ve seen some ...
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LFF 2018 Review: Wild Rose
Every now and then there comes a film like Wild Rose that’s just what you need: something life-affirming, something with just the right balance of ...
Review: The Great Buster
Why is it so flipping funny to watch a grown man fall over? I don’t know, but Buster Keaton realized this from a ...
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Review: The Children Act
There are two types of people in this world: those who read Ian McEwan, and those who do not. The first camp of ...