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Review of Widows (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 10 Nov 2018

Those performances and McQueen's deft directorial handling of thrills mixed with larger themes makes sure this superior crime saga stands out…

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Review of Peterloo (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 04 Nov 2018

[There's] a sense of a collective voice speaking through individuals, each brought to colourful life by a dense script and stellar performances…

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Review of Mirai (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 04 Nov 2018

This is a beautiful film, dazzling and bold yet gentle-hearted in the ways it goes about presenting its world…

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Review of Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 04 Nov 2018

The script simply isn't sharp enough here to sell as proper reverence, instead coming off as a cheap wannabe with a dislodged funny bone and…

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Review of The Commuter (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 30 Oct 2018

The film fits a familiar mould but at least it attempts to visually stand out from the crowd…

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Review of Early Man (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 30 Oct 2018

This is another likeable, affectionate family [Aardman] animation that benefits from the human touch…

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Review of The Post (2017)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 30 Oct 2018

Makes sure its unashamedly idealised points about freedom of the press and political culpability stand loud, proud and are as timely now as…

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Review of Coco (2017)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 30 Oct 2018

The film brilliantly races along to the melody of several ear-worm musical numbers that will have you humming along as they touch your soul…

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Review of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 26 Oct 2018

And yet, for all its faults, there's enough going on in Bohemian Rhapsody that grabs the attention…

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Review of The Hate U Give (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 26 Oct 2018

A powerful and essential film for today, fuelled with passion and anger but also courage and the sincere hope to see things change for the…

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Review of Possum (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 26 Oct 2018

Propelled by a limitless feeling of dread, Holness' film blurs the lines between nightmare and reality to conjure what is a deeply unsettling…

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Review of Halloween (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 18 Oct 2018

In shrewdly wiping the slate clean from the bloody mess of the franchise's diminishing returns, it provides an efficient and effective pay-off…

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Review of Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 18 Oct 2018

For all but absolute newcomers to that sort of thing, it leaves many tricks and treats to be desired…

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Review of Mandy (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 11 Oct 2018

We have a one-of-a-kind actor on delightfully unhinged form... the film delights in letting Nicolas out of the Cage…

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Review of First Man (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 11 Oct 2018

Importantly, the domestic drama rings true, lending the intricacies and careful calculations of the training and the eventual mission itself…

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Review of Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 11 Oct 2018

A bold, playful film that feels bathed in the very essence of noir cinema and all the delicious unravelling of mysteries it has to offer…

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Review of Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 04 Oct 2018

You come away with the feeling it's time to retire this character for good…

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Review of Venom (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 04 Oct 2018

The shapeless, headache-inducing inevitable final showdown ironically feels like the appropriate culmination of an action approach that lacks…

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Review of Black '47 (2018)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 28 Sep 2018

A lean, mean historical actioner which doesn't hold back on brutal realities, mostly succeeding in mixing genres and grappling with weighty themes…

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Review of The Wife (2017)

By Ross Miller (135) for The National (Scotland) (129) on 28 Sep 2018

It transcends into utterly electrifying territory whenever the central couple lob venomous bombs of truth at one another…

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