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Reviews

Festival premieres, streaming releases and the big studio swings, rated out of five.

A teenage girl stares ahead while a mysterious man holding a knife stands ominously behind her.
Review

Freaky

Hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt, Christopher Landon and Michael Kennedy’s love letter to the slasher genre is one of the best…

· Film Updates · 14.11.20
A man and a woman sit in a truck.
Review

Dreamland

Finn Cole and Travis Fimmel are phenomenal in this gorgeously shot yet narratively half-baked coming of age drama.

· Film Updates · 12.11.20
A woman stands in front of a forest, staring forlornly.
Review

The Giant

Odessa Young impresses in this beautiful yet overambitious mess of a film.

· Film Updates · 12.11.20
Two women stare at each other in a field of grass.
Review

Hillbilly Elegy

Overall, Hillbilly Elegy is a compelling offering in the Netflix catalogue that may not get much awards traction but still…

· Film Updates · 10.11.20
A man staring ahead, with green lights behind him.
LFF Review

Mogul Mowgli

An invigorating, electrifying character study of a man fighting an unexpected illness and cultural displacement, anchored by a powerful performance…

Film Updates · 02.11.20
Two men standing in a hospital waiting room.
Review

Jungleland

Jack O’Connell and Charlie Hunnam deliver career-best performances in this effective if derivative lowkey crime drama.

· Film Updates · 02.11.20

October
2020

The Craft: Legacy 27.10 Four young women sit in a circle, holding hands. The Witches 26.10 A group of well-dressed women stand in the lobby of a hotel. The Queen’s Gambit 22.10 A woman sitting at a table with a chessboard in front of her. Rose: A Love Story 19.10 A man and a woman stare at an unseen figure by a door. Supernova 19.10 Two men standing by mountains. American Utopia 19.10 A group of performers dance on a stage. Ammonite 19.10 Two women hugging on a beach. A Ghost Waits 18.10 A man staring at a woman standing in front of him. Rebecca 15.10 A man and a woman stand by an old fashioned car. Bloody Hell 13.10 Two masked men stand by a tree in a dark forest. Welcome to the Blumhouse: Nocturne & Evil Eye 12.10 A collage of stills from the movies Evil Eye and Nocturne. Wolfwalkers 12.10 A still from the movie Wolfwalker that features characters running alongside wolves. Soul 12.10 A man holding a briefcase walking on a street. Wildfire 12.10 A woman holding out a hand protectively in front of her sister. An Unquiet Grave 12.10 A man and a woman stare at the ground in a dark forest. French Exit 11.10 A woman and her son sit in a car with a cat perched between them. Run 11.10 A young woman looking at a small pill in her hand. Initiation 11.10 A young woman hiding from a masked intruder behind a wall.