REVIEW // ★★★☆☆
King’s propulsive period thriller doesn’t give enough power to its central historical figures.
Category Archive: film
Episode # 3 has James and Imo confront the fact that they -and Disney Studios- were growing up in the late/post Disney Renaissance: ‘MULAN’ (1998), ‘THE PRINCESS & THE FROG’ (2009) and ‘TANGLED’ (2010).
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Final reviews for 2020: ‘MONSOON’; ‘I AM GRETA’; ‘PIXIE’ and ‘FALLING’.
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Fitting films for the bleak end of 2020: ‘LES MISERABLES’; ‘MOFFIE’; ‘KAJILLIONAIRE’; and ‘THE PAINTED BIRD’.
REVIEW // ★★☆☆☆
A bold concept drives backwards over any meaningful complexity or characterisation in Nolan’s detached, confounding blockbuster.
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While Winterbottom’s spiky satire doesn’t set the world on fire; Sciamma’s slow-burning romance smoulders with passion; and Pixar’s fraternal fantasy is a familiar but enchanting quest.
REVIEW // ★★★★★
The director’s latest work stings repeatedly with severe critique and sheer comedy.
REVIEW // ★★★☆☆
Holland’s disjointed biopic of the crusading journalist who uncovered Stalin’s cruel famines leaves you cold.