Contributor Glenn Heath Jr

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Review

Ida

by Glenn Heath Jr

A bracing and powerful drama about cultural roots and the nature of identity from director Pawel Pawlikowski.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman with elaborate feathered headdress, wearing beaded costume and jewellery, looking directly at camera.
Review

La Belle et la Bête (1946)

by Glenn Heath Jr

Jean Cocteau’s ravishing and erotic masterwork is restored as part of BFI’s huge survey of Gothic cinema.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

It’s Such a Beautiful Day

by Glenn Heath Jr

The first feature film from Austin-based animation powerhouse, Don Hertzfeldt, is a rapturous joy to behold.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Smiling woman with blonde curled hair in car with elderly man.
Review

Hitchcock

by Glenn Heath Jr

The Master of Suspense gets his very own glib and psychologically-stilted Wiki-biopic.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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