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Review of Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 23 Sep 2021

Much of the film’s appeal comes from its star, newcomer Max Harwood, who, despite a chiffon-wisp of a singing voice claims every frame with…

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Review of Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 23 Sep 2021

Much of the film’s appeal comes from its star, newcomer Max Harwood, who, despite a chiffon-wisp of a singing voice claims every frame with…

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Review of Only You (2019)

By Mark Kermode (1,002) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 18 Sep 2021

Vividly rendered, and filled with tangible yearning, it strikes a balance between romantic passion and mundane domesticity, as the skin-prickling…

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Review of Copshop (2021)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 12 Sep 2021

Alexis Louder holds her own as the heroine of (and sole woman in) Joe Carnahan’s lean, mean, 70s-inspired action thriller…

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Review of Respect (2021)

By Mark Kermode (1,002) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 12 Sep 2021

Despite top-notch period production design and a couple of convincing studio workout sequences (I was reminded of the brilliant Love & Mercy…

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Review of Herself (2020)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 11 Sep 2021

The film’s abrupt tonal shifts are jarring…

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Review of Annette (2021)

By Mark Kermode (1,002) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 05 Sep 2021

By comparison with 1999’s Pola X and 2012’s Holy Motors, Annette (which Carax tenderly dedicates to his daughter Nastya) is surprisingly…

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Review of Misha and the Wolves (2021)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 05 Sep 2021

A puzzle box of a structure reveals fresh angles to the story with each new contributor, but the woman at its core – the discredited author…

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Review of Here Today (2021)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 05 Sep 2021

It’s a film that sets out to tackle the impact of degenerative disease, but, barring a few moments of confusion and a forgotten name or two,…

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Review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 04 Sep 2021

Cretton negotiates potential cliches such as flashback sequences and that hoariest of old chestnuts, the training montage, with a gravity-defying…

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Review of The Nest (2020)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 29 Aug 2021

Law manages to be both utterly authentic and glossily untrustworthy…

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Review of The Nest (2020)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 29 Aug 2021

Law manages to be both utterly authentic and glossily untrustworthy…

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Review of Worth (2021)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 29 Aug 2021

Though this stolid drama, based on a true case, begins as a procedural, about systems, processes and deadlines, it is most absorbing when it…

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Review of Candyman (2021)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 29 Aug 2021

The overall tone is one of wry knowingness, which is DaCosta’s achilles heel…

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Review of Censor (2021)

By Mark Kermode (1,002) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 22 Aug 2021

This thrilling, dizzying debut from Welsh writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond is a nostalgic treat for anyone old enough to remember the infamous…

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Review of Pig (2021)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 22 Aug 2021

Though the film is teed up as a kind of John Wick-style revenge bender, Cage’s star persona is soon smartly subverted…

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Review of The Night House (2021)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 22 Aug 2021

The fuzzy plotting is balanced by Hall’s brilliantly controlled performance as the caustic, sceptical Beth, whose grief has pushed her to…

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Review of Reminiscence (2021)

By Simran Hans (401) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 22 Aug 2021

From his cheesy narration (“Nothing is more addictive than the past,” Nick solemnly opines) to the movie’s double-crossing femme fatale…

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Review of WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (2021)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 17 Aug 2021

The film is fascinating on cult capitalism and the power of personality as a marketing tool for an otherwise unremarkable business plan…

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Review of The Courier (2020)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 17 Aug 2021

With slack pacing and insufficient focus, the film lacks the crackle of tension and propulsive efficiency of something like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy…

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