‘JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass’ is a dense and detailed return to the conspiracy 30 years after Oliver Stone’s masterpiece [Cannes Review]
In the 30 years since JFK made global headlines for its excoriation of the military-industrial complex – and garnered eight Oscar nominations for its trouble... Read More
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‘The French Dispatch’ review: Wes Anderson dials up the quirk in anthological homage to journalism [Cannes Review]
“The New Yorker will be the magazine not published for the old lady in Dubuque,” editor Harold W. Ross wrote in the founding prospectus for... Read More
‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: A ferociously entertaining explosion of female fury
For years, thousands of individuals in the film industry bought into the idea that female-led action movies would “never make money,” as they were supposedly... Read More
‘Bergman Island’ review: A Mia Hansen-Løve letter on filmmaking with stellar performances from Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth and Mia Wasikowska [Cannes Review]
Mia Hansen-Løve’s directorial style seems to be less about style or genre and more about mood. Her 2018 travelogue romance film Maya had very little... Read More
‘Ted Lasso’ season 2 review: the ever-evolving hit comedy scores another goal and doesn’t miss a beat
Ted Lasso, a compassionate, mustache-wearing, charming coach, is back with the AFC Richmond team. Following the critically acclaimed success of the Apple TV series, the... Read More
‘Never Have I Ever’ season 2 review: Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age dramedy is still charming and even more life-affirming
When the first season of Never Have I Ever debuted on Netflix last year, people expected it to be a raunchy, hilarious teen rom-com with... Read More
Retrospective: 20 Years on, ‘Legally Blonde’ is a pink, empowered reminder to be yourself
A few weeks ago I was talking to my boyfriend and he was trying to remember the name of a hormone the brain releases that... Read More
‘The Worst Person in the World’ review: Joachim Trier’s flirtatious love story might be the best film at Cannes [Cannes Review]
The kind of movie which reminds you just how beguiling top-tier cinema can be, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World is a triumph.... Read More
‘Benedetta’ review: Praise be, Paul Verhoeven’s silly and sizzling hot nun summer is here [Cannes Review]
“We’re all entitled to a sin,” one nun confesses to her attentive Sister Benedetta (Virginie Efira). And sin she indeed does, so much so that... Read More
‘After Yang’ review: Kogonada’s lo-fi sci-fi is a meditative gem propelled by Colin Farrell’s most soulful performance [Cannes Review]
If Columbus was a bold attempt to resurrect slow cinema with a Gen Z-friendly storyline and progressive ideas, After Yang feels like Kogonada challenging himself... Read More
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