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By Eve Tushnet (62) for Patheos (85) on 11 Dec 2018

Lanthimos walks right up to the edge of mocking his characters for having feelings, and us for having feelings about them…

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By Eleanor Ringel Cater (614) for Saporta Report (Atlanta) (228) on 11 Dec 2018

You have to be some kind of an actor to steal a movie from both Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone. Well, Olivia Colman is some kind of an actor…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 11 Dec 2018

Lanthimos has crafted a deliciously dark comedic gold mine -- anchored by three of the best performances of 2018…

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By Kyle Turner (65) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 11 Dec 2018

Rather than being concerned with historical authenticity (Sandy Powell’s costumes are gorgeously anachronistic), Lanthimos gestures towards…

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By Bill Arceneaux (31) for Big Easy Magazine (12) on 11 Dec 2018

Olivia Colman, if there is any justice in this world, ought to get an Academy Award for her tragically pathetic and miserably afraid turn…

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By Rahul Desai (66) for Film Companion Reviews (159) on 10 Dec 2018

A quick-witted, profane and cynical quasi-comedy in which history is merely a costume…

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By Nick Johnston (30) for Vanyaland (29) on 10 Dec 2018

It's The Madness of King George filtered through the alienating wealth of Roeg's Man Who Fell to Earth…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for Crooked Marquee (120) on 07 Dec 2018

Immensely entertaining…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 07 Dec 2018

I don't know what [Lanthimos] meant this one to be, but it's his funniest by far…

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By Julian Roman (454) for MovieWeb (460) on 07 Dec 2018

The Favourite is wickedly funny. The palace intrigue plunges into the absurd with devilish abandon…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 07 Dec 2018

I found myself wanting to live inside each and every frame of this marvelous achievement…

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By Rosalie Kicks (14) for Moviejawn (18) on 07 Dec 2018

Yorgos is back with his expected brand of eccentric and original film making. One of my favourite flicks of the year…

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By Robert Horton (590) for Seattle Weekly (293) on 07 Dec 2018

Serves as a corrective to all those fluffy period movies where pretty costumes and set design function as the cinematic equivalent of a bubble bath…

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By Kristian M. Lin (336) for Fort Worth Weekly (325) on 07 Dec 2018

Every holiday season seems to bring a costume epic that's packing serious heat underneath all the gowns and frippery. This year, it's The Favourite…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 07 Dec 2018

Armed with Lanthimos' trademark weirdness and three great lead performances, The Favourite is a truly unique spin on the typical royal court drama…

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By Jim Judy (1,199) for Screen It! (1,437) on 07 Dec 2018

While it clearly won't be for all audiences -- the Masterpiece Theater crowd might have to pick their jaws up off the floor -- the film is…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 07 Dec 2018

This is a universal, essentially timeless tale, exquisitely mounted and perfectly cast…

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By James Clay (166) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 06 Dec 2018

There is tenderness and understanding written into each one of these women, who are just trying to survive as the patriarchy at play is looking…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 06 Dec 2018

I started jotting down clever dialogue from The Favourite in my notepad but I had to stop when I realized I was essentially transcribing the…

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By Maren Longbella (37) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 06 Dec 2018

A diverting look at political intrigue and power plays…

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