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Review of Out of Blue (2019)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 22 Mar 2019

A clichéd, predictable, tonally inconsistent mess Part murder-mystery, part esoteric cosmological rumination, part metaphysical neo-noir,…

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Review of Border (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 20 Mar 2019

Supremely weird, but thought-provoking, even if a little morally ambiguous Based on the short story by John Ajvide Lindqvist, written for the…

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Review of Foxtrot (2017)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 15 Mar 2019

A fascinating political allegory Part satirical allegory, part surrealist indictment, Foxtrot finds writer/director Samuel Maoz working with…

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Review of What They Had (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 14 Mar 2019

Overstays its welcome, but the acting is terrific The debut film of writer/director Elizabeth Chomko, partly based on her own experiences with…

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Review of Capernaum (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 08 Mar 2019

I wouldn't call it entertaining per se, but it's certainly provocative Taking as its subject the horrific plight of guttersnipe children in…

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Review of If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 04 Mar 2019

Beautifully shot, but emotionally languid Based on James Baldwin's 1974 novel of the same name, If Beale Street Could Talk is aesthetically…

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Review of Climax (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 02 Mar 2019

A disgusting, morally reprehensible piece of insane genius Climax, the latest film from Argentinian-French provocateur Gaspar Noé, is a disturbing,…

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Review of A Private War (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 27 Feb 2019

Not a patch on Under the Wire but still pretty solid Telling the story of the last decade or so of Sunday Times' foreign affairs correspondent…

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Review of Boy Erased (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 23 Feb 2019

Clearly comes from a place of respect, but it's emotionally unengaging Boy Erased is one of those films it seems almost churlish to criticise…

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Review of All Is True (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 21 Feb 2019

A strangely formless and insubstantial love-letter to Shakespeare Directed, produced by, and starring Kenneth Branagh, All Is True is a pleasant…

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Review of Burning (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 16 Feb 2019

A slow-burning mystery about economics, class, and sexual jealousy. And cats. A thriller about a missing person…

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Review of Burning (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 16 Feb 2019

A slow-burning mystery about economics, class, and sexual jealousy. And cats. A thriller about a missing person…

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Review of Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 12 Feb 2019

Unexpectedly emotional, with a towering central performance Directed by Marielle Heller, with a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener (who was originally…

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Review of The Mule (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 09 Feb 2019

Laconic, measured and easy to digest, although it could have done with more substance 63 years since he first appeared on-screen, The Mule…

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Review of Vice (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 05 Feb 2019

Pretty enjoyable, very funny, but doesn't tell us anything new Ostensibly a biopic of former Vice President Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), Adam…

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Review of Vice (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 05 Feb 2019

Pretty enjoyable, very funny, but doesn't tell us anything new Ostensibly a biopic of former Vice President Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), Adam…

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Review of Destroyer (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 01 Feb 2019

A superb central performance elevates a quotidian plot Written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, and directed by Karyn Kusama, Destroyer is an…

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Review of Beautiful Boy (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 29 Jan 2019

Earnest and heartfelt, but narratively awkward, and emotionally unengaging Based on the memoirs Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His…

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Review of The Front Runner (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 27 Jan 2019

Reasonably well-made but barely scratches the thematic surface Based on Matt Bali's 2014 book, All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went…

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Review of The Favourite (2018)

By Bertaut1 (117) on 19 Jan 2019

Fans of Yorgos Lanthimos will love it…

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