Contributor Amy Bowker

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Review

Inversion

by Amy Bowker

Sahar Dolatshahi shines in this understated Iranian drama about familial obligation.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Why didn’t Netflix let Bong Joon-ho shoot Okja on 35mm?

by Amy Bowker

The director has spoken out about the streaming giant’s involvement in his latest project.
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Review

Whiskey Galore!

by Amy Bowker

This remake of the quaint Ealing comedy caper from 1949 fails to justify its existence.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Greta Gerwig boards Mia Hansen-Løve’s English-language debut

by Amy Bowker

Bergman Island is inspired by the life of the legendary Swedish director.
Trailers

Robert Pattinson is unrecognisable in the Good Time trailer

by Amy Bowker

The Safdie Brothers are back with a hypnotic-looking New York crime drama.
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Incoming

Take a first look at Xavier Dolan’s first English-language film

by Amy Bowker

The celebrated Quebecois director is back with The Death and Life of John F Donovan.
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Review

Frantz

by Amy Bowker

A dour monochrome melodrama is the latest from genre-hopping French workhorse, François Ozon.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Thom Yorke is scoring the Suspiria remake

by Amy Bowker

The Radiohead frontman will provide music for Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming re-imagining of Dario Argento’s cult classic.
Trailers

The Hitman’s Bodyguard gets a rollicking trailer

by Amy Bowker

Watch Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson wreak havoc in this action-comedy caper.
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Incoming

Ridley Scott is already working on the sequel to Alien: Covenant

by Amy Bowker

Filming will begin within ‘the next 14 months’ according to the director.

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