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Review of Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 20 Dec 2017

[Vince] Vaughn has significant physical presence but we never lose sight of Bradley's vulnerability, and even though we know he'll be the victor…

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Review of Agnelli (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 20 Dec 2017

Full of the seductive glamour that Agnelli's admirers would expect, this is a densely structured and thorough documentary which manages to…

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Review of American Satan (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 20 Dec 2017

There's no mystery to the allure of the dark side. Amerian Satan sets out openly to show you a good time…

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Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 15 Dec 2017

Ultimately the film over-romanticises its subject and, in so doing, fails to illuminate the real complexities of this pivotal moment in social…

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Review of The Post (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 13 Dec 2017

Stories that explore moral choices in this more complex way are still rare in Hollywood and certainly in Spielberg's oeuvre…

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Review of Caniba (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 12 Dec 2017

The use of extreme close-up, often out of focus, invites us to focus on Sagawa's flesh and virtually press up against him, but unless you are…

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Review of LA 92 (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 12 Dec 2017

LA 92 feels like a journey back in time, albeit all too much like today…

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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 06 Dec 2017

Del Toro might be criticised for relying heavily on archetypes in his characterisation, but such is the nature of fairy tales, and finely detailed…

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Review of The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 06 Dec 2017

No party is as joyous as a Muppet celebration, so don't wait until there's only one more sleep till Christmas - enjoy The Muppet Christmas…

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Review of Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 06 Dec 2017

The film is stunningly beautiful…

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Review of Mudbound (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 01 Dec 2017

It's a disappointing end to an important if somewhat underambitious film, but it still succeeds in providing emotional resolution that reminds…

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Review of Dolores (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 30 Nov 2017

Seem[s] fairly formulaic with its linear narrative and mixture of talking heads with archive footage, but it is significant both in raising…

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Review of Dolores (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 30 Nov 2017

Seem[s] fairly formulaic with its linear narrative and mixture of talking heads with archive footage, but it is significant both in raising…

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Review of Inoperable (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 30 Nov 2017

Much of it seems to be chaos for chaos' sake, with the punk aesthetic of the final credits suggesting that this was expected to be a lot more…

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Review of The Song of Sway Lake (2019)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 29 Nov 2017

Melodies like this find magic in the familiar. Song Of Sway Lake is a film built around American archetypes…

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Review of A Blade in the Dark (1983)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 21 Nov 2017

There are real scares along the way ... and Bava shows an early mastery of tension…

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Review of The Work (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 21 Nov 2017

Filming almost entirely within one room over just four days, directors Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous have captured something remarkable…

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Review of Vampariah (2016)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 21 Nov 2017

It bites off much more than it can chew but deserves credit for doing something different and for the verve with which it goes about that…

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Review of Better Watch Out (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 21 Nov 2017

Every detail in this film has been beautifully realised, giving it a timeless quality that's likely to make it a seasonal favourite to rival…

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Review of Fall of Grace (2017)

By Jennie Kermode (588) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 16 Nov 2017

One can only hope that it was a learning experience…

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