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By Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 12 Sep 2022

As terrific as Colman is, however, the film around her has a schematic and engineered quality not too dissimilar from Jones’ prized projectors…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 05 Sep 2022

Colman, her eyes darting between hope and devastation, is so lit-up and specific (and funny, a quality that doesn't seem to get mentioned enough)…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 04 Sep 2022

In the era when content is king, Sam Mendes still believes in moving pictures. Empire of Light is the proof…

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By Gregory Ellwood (229) for The Playlist (3,871) on 04 Sep 2022

Despite Deakins and Mendes’ shorthand in framing gorgeous images, there are moments, especially in the second act, where the film could simply…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 04 Sep 2022

Nothing in the film has a fraction of the dramatic impact of the emotional roller-coaster Colman’s performance embodies…

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By Tomris Laffly (460) for TheWrap (3,203) on 04 Sep 2022

Empire of Light feels more like a sweet experiment on nostalgia and memory than an articulate film with something to say…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 04 Sep 2022

It’s wonderful that Mendes spent the pandemic making a movie about the irreplaceable vitality of movie theaters — even going so far as…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 04 Sep 2022

While Colman peels back Hilary’s layers of grief and rage with all the ferocity and subtlety you’d expect from an actor of her caliber,…

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