Tag Archives: film

March 12

Another Round (2020)

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a tale of male mid-life stupidity and alcoholism

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February 15

News of the World (2020)

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an old-fashioned western story with emotional impact

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February 03

Ammonite (2020)

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yet another tortured lesbian love tale

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January 20

Promising Young Woman (2020)

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a powerful portrait of a deadly serious subject

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August 17

Babyteeth (2020)

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A quirky sad addition to the ‘terminally ill love-struck teen’ genre

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August 11

The King of Staten Island (2020)

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a tepid tale of a man-child’s struggle for adulthood

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June 14

Sorry We Missed You (2019)

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A bleak message about the gig economy

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March 18

Downhill (2020)

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A poor American copy of the European film Force Majeure (2016)

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March 05

The Invisible Man (2020)

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a sci-fi gore mashup of little value

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February 25

Military Wives (2019)

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a story about an overlooked group of heroines

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February 19

Richard Jewell (2019)

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a politically loaded David and Goliath narrative

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February 08

Bombshell (2019)

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There is more to this film than Me Too themes.

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January 29

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2020)

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A tale about human kindness.

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January 17

1917 (2019)

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a masterpiece of spectacle but an historical lightweight

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January 09

Little Women (2019)

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An adaptation that presumes more than it offers.

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December 29

2019 Film Favourites

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Personal film favourites of 2019

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December 28

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

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original in conception but a misfire in execution

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December 23

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

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the nearest thing to cinematic art in years

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December 18

Marriage Story (2019)

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an insightful, witty, and sad portrait of modern marriage

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December 13

The Good Liar (2019)

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a well-acted thriller, multi-layered and implausible

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December 06

The Report (2019)

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an ugly episode of recent US history

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November 30

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

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a contrived story without a narrative core

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November 06

Joker (2019)

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a powerfully introspective portrait of mental illness

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October 28

Judy (2019)

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a dramatic tour-de-force portrait of a fallen star

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October 15

Late Night (2019)

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a comic drama about modern media

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October 03

The Keeper (2018)

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tale of a soccer hero with a dark past

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September 23

Ad Astra (2019)

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a feast of special effects and Freudian themes

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September 17

Parasite (2019)

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a black comedy about social inequality

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September 02

The White Crow (2018)

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One of the most famous political defections of all time.

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August 21

Palm Beach (2019)

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a slow-moving predictable portrayal of middle-class privilege.

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August 10

Sonja: The White Swan (2018)

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a mediocre bio-pic of a 1930s skating movie star

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July 06

Never Look Away (2018)

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an epic tale about art and truth

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June 25

Official Secrets (2019)

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a whistle-blower morality play

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June 16

Tolkien (2019)

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a story of seamless connection between life and art

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June 11

Rocketman (2019)

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a swirling kaleidoscope of emotion and music

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June 01

Top End Wedding (2019)

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tepid Aussie rom-com becomes poetic essay on belonging

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May 14

Long Shot (2018)

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some cheap laughs for gross-out fans

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May 05

The Chaperone (2018)

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a visually delightful but flawed period drama

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April 29

Sometimes Always Never (2018)

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portrait of a family desperately unable to communicate

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April 24

The Aftermath (2019)

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a portrait of unresolvable grief

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April 14

Woman at War (2018)

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a quirky tale of an eco-terrorist heroine

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March 20

The Guilty (2018)

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a tension tightrope from beginning to end

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February 25

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

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an essay on the Black-American experience

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February 18

On The Basis of Sex (2018)

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An worthwhile addition to the history of feminism and jurisprudence.

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February 13

Free Solo (2018)

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a riveting story, brilliantly filmed amongst stunning mountain scenery

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February 04

Green Book (2018)

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a study of 1960s racism still relevant today

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January 30

The Front Runner (2018)

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a turning point for media and political morality

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January 16

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

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a well-acted but uneventful tale of an artful forger

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January 09

The Favourite (2018)

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a portrait of royal frailty and fickleness

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December 30

Favourites 2018

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Twelve favourite films of 2018

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