Contributor Ella Kemp

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Review

Sauvage

by Ella Kemp

Camille Vidal-Naquet’s impressive debut feature is infused with skin-prickling energy.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael – first look review

by Ella Kemp

This portrait of the work of film critic Pauline Kael is a perfect reminder of why movies matter.
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Review

Boy Erased

by Ella Kemp

Lucas Hedges plays a young man struggling with his sexual identity in this tender drama from director Joel Edgerton.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Six great films from the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018

by Ella Kemp

The ASFF’s biggest edition yet welcomed an impressive range of boundary-pushing works.
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Festivals

Teen Spirit – first look review

by Ella Kemp

Elle Fanning plays a young talent show hopeful in Max Minghella’s sweet-sounding directorial debut.
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Festivals

Angel – first look review

by Ella Kemp

The lives of a prostitute and a cyclist become intertwined over the course of a long, sensual night.
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Festivals

Boy Erased – first look review

by Ella Kemp

A mature central performance from Lucas Hedges anchors Joel Edgerton’s gay conversion therapy drama.
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Review

Christopher Robin

by Ella Kemp

Piglet, Pooh and Tigger too are brought back to life in this big-hearted Disney live-action animation.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Netflix’s Set It Up is not your average millennial rom-com

by Ella Kemp

Claire Scanlon’s Manhattan meet-cute is a bouncy comedy with plenty to say about modern relationships.
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Festivals

At War – first look review

by Ella Kemp

Cannes darling Stephane Brizé returns with a trudging, cacophonous insight into the guts of industrial activism.

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