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THE INTERNET'S MOST HONEST FILM REVIEWS. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
The Holdovers (2024)
Alexander Payne returns to film-making with his finest piece of work since Sideways (2004). And that's saying something.
Jan 27, 20245 min read
Poor Things (2024)
Yorgos Lanthimos proves he's lost none of his killer comedic touch.
Jan 16, 20243 min read
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2021)
Kauffman can be brilliant, but also baffling, and I'm Thinking Of Ending Things falls somewhere in the middle.
Jan 1, 20241 min read
Midnight in Paris (2011)
I appear to be in a minority when it comes to Woody Allen’s film making in that I’m a really big fan of a lot of his later work.
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Men (2022)
Alex Garland’s foray into toxic masculinity is a subject he’s dealt with in snippets before, although not this aggressively.
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Corsage (2022)
A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, with a brilliant central performance from Vicky Krieps.
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Fingernails (2023)
Christos Nikou’s English-language debut has been on the wrong end of some fairly negative reviews since its release.
Dec 28, 20232 min read
The Fifth Element (1997)
Whoever wrote The Fifth Element must have surely been sectioned immediately on the films release.
Dec 17, 20232 min read
Swiss Army Man (2016)
If you want to see the man who played Harry Potter engage in repeated acts of flatulence and use his erect penis as a sort of compass....
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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Along the Coast [Du Côté De La Côte] (1958)
Agnes Varda's laugh out loud documentary short combines wit and information to paint an innovative portrait of the Côte d'Azur.
Dec 17, 20231 min read
No Sudden Move (2021)
Since Steven Soderbergh retired back in 2013, he's managed to direct at least five full length films.
Dec 17, 20232 min read
Easy Rider (1969)
Filmed at the height of the hippie movement, Easy Rider is an important contextual document of the era just over fifty years on.
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Dream Scenario (2023)
I'm beginning to realise I'm a bit of a Nicholas Cage apologist.
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Animals (2018)
Sophie Hyde’s film based on Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel of the same name tackles the lives of Laura and Tyler who live together in Dublin.
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Rare Exports is a really interesting film, and a terrific alternative if you’re sick of your dragging festive favourites this year.
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
It’s crude, nasty, and doesn’t care who it offends.
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
A man running around with an axe dressed as Santa doesn’t seem particularly novel, but it does work to a certain extent.
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Christmas Evil (1980)
Another film about someone dressing up as Santa and going on a kill spree.
Dec 6, 20232 min read
King of New York (1990)
King of New York is conceivably the most hilarious I've seen Christopher Walken since True Romance (1993).
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Napoleon (2023)
For the moment we have to make do with Ridley Scott's shorter version of Napoleon.
Dec 3, 20232 min read
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