Contributor Hannah Strong

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Interviews

Jeff Nichols: ‘It’s a very intoxicating thing, riding on a bike’

by Hannah Strong

After getting his motorcycle license and pondering the story for two decades, the director of The Bikeriders explains what drew him to Danny Lyon's iconic photobook documenting the lives of a 1960s motorcycle gang.
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Review

Inside Out 2 review – earnest but unambitious

by Hannah Strong

New emotions arise in Kelsey Mann's charming sequel to Pixar's 2015 hit about the internal machinations of an American tweenager.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Riddle of Fire review – whimsical and imaginative child’s play

by Hannah Strong

Three precocious kids set out on a quest for blueberry pie in Weston Razooli's throwback adventure film.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Beast review – a mind-boggling, sprawling romantic epic

by Hannah Strong

Across three timelines, a pair of lovers find each other again and again in Bertrand Bonello's ambitious, genre-defying latest.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

September Says – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Two sisters share an unshakable bond in Ariane Labed's uniquely strange feature debut.
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Festivals

The Balconettes – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Noémie Merlant's sophomore feature, co-written by Celine Sciamma, is a riotous black comedy set on the hottest day of the year in Marseilles.
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Festivals

Beating Hearts – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

An archetypal good girl meets a boy from the wrong side of the tracks in Gilles Lellouche's sweeping melodrama.
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Festivals

The Substance – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A fading star signs up for a strange medical procedure in Coralie Fargeat's vacuous attempt at a Hollywood body horror.
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Festivals

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A large Italian-American family gather for the holidays in Tyler Taormina's freewheeling festive feature.
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Festivals

The Surfer – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Nicolas Cage stars as a man who comes a cropper of a local surfer gang in Lorcan Finnigan's unsuccessful psychological thriller.

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