Contributor Elena Lazic

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Review

Angel Has Fallen

by Elena Lazic

Gerard Butler is back as super-patriot Mike Banning in this grimly violent action threequel.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Intruder

by Elena Lazic

Mischievous and pleasurable genre antics with Dennis Quaid as a tooled-up, MAGA-hatted nutbag.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Dirty God

by Elena Lazic

A victim of an acid attack learns to cope with her trauma in Sacha Polak’s emotionally intelligent drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Les Misérables – first look review

by Elena Lazic

Ladj Ly’s gritty portrait of suburban Paris tips its hat to La Haine and Do the Right Thing.
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Review

Pet Sematary

by Elena Lazic

A case of miscasting fatally undermines this adaptation of Stephen King’s chilling 1983 novel.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Aftermath

by Elena Lazic

Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård experience forbidden love in postwar Germany.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Piercing

by Elena Lazic

Mia Wasikowska and Christopher Abbot play wicked games in this psychosexual horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Woman in polka dot shirt looks fearful as masked person looms behind her in blue-tinted room.
Review

Happy Death Day 2U

by Elena Lazic

This time-bending slasher sequel from writer/director Christopher Landon packs a surprising emotional punch.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

A Private War

by Elena Lazic

Rosamund Pike plays the late war correspondent Marie Colvin in this standard-issue biopic.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A person in a dark coat stands in a long, teal-coloured hallway.
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