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Review in Brief: The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
In Martin McDonagh’s latest dark fable, friends become separable on an island off Ireland small enough to not be able to avoid each other. Day after day Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) meet at the pub and chatter … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Black Comedy, Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Drama, Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
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Review in Brief: Aftersun (2022)
Charlotte Wells is a filmmaker unafraid to let a scene play out, to hold exactly as long as is required. AFTERSUN follows 31 year-old divorced dad Calum (Paul Mescal, sensational) and his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio, an instant star), both … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftersun, Charlotte Wells, Comedy, Drama, Frankie Corio, Paul Mescal
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Review in Brief: Do Revenge (2022)
DO REVENGE is MEAN GIRLS meets STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, but with plenty of choice 90s needle drops. After a humiliating sex tape is leaked to her prep school, former queen bee Drea Torres (Camila Mendes) makes a deal with … Continue reading
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, David Bradley, Ewan McGregor, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Pinocchio
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‘Aladdin’ at 30 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Aladdin, Animation, Disney, John Musker, Musical, Robin Williams, Ron Clements, Scott Weinger
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Review in Brief: The Quiet Girl (2022)
Colm Bairéad’s unassuming Irish Language drama THE QUIET GIRL completely broke me more than any other film this year. In the 1980s (though it could really be set in any era) timid girl Cáit (Catherine Clinch) is fostered on her … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch, Colm Bairéad, Drama, The Quiet Girl
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Review in Brief: Brian and Charles (2022)
This simply delightful Wallace and Gromit-riffing absurdist comedy from Jim Archer follows Brian (David Earl), a lonely inventor of useless things who makes himself a robot friend from a mannequin and a washing machine. The AI mind of the robot, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian and Charles, Chris Hayward, Comedy, David Earl, Jim Archer
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