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Review of Sundown (2022)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for IndieWire (3,631) on 06 Sep 2021

Roth’s expressions range from slightly dazed to slightly drunk, and so, as the days drift by, Sundown becomes a liberating blend of…

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Review of Sundown (2022)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for IndieWire (3,631) on 06 Sep 2021

Roth’s expressions range from slightly dazed to slightly drunk, and so, as the days drift by, Sundown becomes a liberating blend of…

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Review of Spencer (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 05 Sep 2021

Stewart is such inspired casting that she makes all this eccentric nonsense watchable…

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Review of Last Night in Soho (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for IndieWire (3,631) on 04 Sep 2021

Left behind is [Wright's] trademark hyperactive editing and insistent post-modernism; in its place is flowing movement and intense emotion…

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Review of Dune (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 03 Sep 2021

A film with this scope and richness is a splendid achievement, but it's easier to admire than to love…

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Review of The Power of the Dog (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 02 Sep 2021

It's a film which shimmers with intelligence, and if the plot isn't clear until the very last scene, well, it's worth the wait…

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Review of Parallel Mothers (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for IndieWire (3,631) on 01 Sep 2021

This is undoubtedly one of Almódovar’s breezier and more accessible domestic dramas…

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Review of Titane (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 16 Jul 2021

Ducournau's beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy is a nightmarish yet mischievously comic barrage of sex, violence, lurid lighting and pounding…

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Review of The French Dispatch (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 13 Jul 2021

His craftsmanship is so overwhelming that unless you're already allergic to his tics and trademarks, you should get a buzz from the film's…

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Review of Benedetta (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 10 Jul 2021

Far from being a steamy nun-sploitation thriller about women with bad habits – well, it's partly that, to be honest – Benedetta is a…

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Review of Annette (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 06 Jul 2021

It's kitsch at times and transcendent at others, but the delicate puppetry and the gonzo ambition will guarantee Annette a cult following…

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Review of Luca (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 16 Jun 2021

Casarosa has crafted a modest and gentle yarn about a few good-natured people in a small area, and their enviably simple way of life…

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Review of A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 18 May 2021

This is a film that is undoubtedly more effective in the dark, with a top-notch sound system and a huge screen, than it would be on a…

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Review of Minari (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 17 Feb 2021

Sensitively written and acted, beautifully shot, and with a charming, sparingly used score, Minari is so engaging that it's easy to forget…

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Review of Soul (2020)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 17 Dec 2020

The more you think about it, the more of a muddle Soul seems to be. But what a gorgeous muddle it is…

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Review of Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 15 Dec 2020

Jenkins has said that she would have liked the film to be 15 minutes longer. Some viewers might have liked it to be 15 minutes shorter…

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Review of The Midnight Sky (2020)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 09 Dec 2020

If The Midnight Sky has the sombre tone of a high-minded art-house project, it has the bland design, sentimental characterisation and…

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Review of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for BBC (137) on 22 Oct 2020

Having been made with a specific political purpose, Subsequent MovieFilm won’t age as well as the previous Borat did…

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Review of The Human Voice (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for IndieWire (3,631) on 28 Sep 2020

It’s a sharp if slightly caricatured portrait of despair and loneliness — and, indeed, madness and melancholy…

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Review of The Human Voice (2021)

By Nicholas Barber (220) for IndieWire (3,631) on 28 Sep 2020

It’s a sharp if slightly caricatured portrait of despair and loneliness — and, indeed, madness and melancholy…

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