Contributor Hannah Strong

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Review

Challengers review – everything is sex, except sex, which is power

by Hannah Strong

Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist play a trio of tennis players whose lives are inextricably connected in a complicated love triangle.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Civil War review – sound without the fury

by Hannah Strong

Alex Garland's vision of a future America ravaged by conflict is impressively mounted but lacks political bite.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Community and creativity thrive at Finland’s Tampere Film Festival

by Hannah Strong

At Northern Europe's oldest short film festival, cinephiles from around the world come together to declare small is beautiful – be it in the sauna or on the ice.
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Review

Immaculate review – get thee to a different nunnery

by Hannah Strong

Sydney Sweeney plays a pious young nun who finds herself unexpectedly expecting in Michael Mohan's slightly underwhelming take on the nunspoiltation movie.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Road House review – our house is a very, very, very bland house

by Hannah Strong

Doug Liman directs Jake Gyllenhaal in this mirthless unnecessary reimagining of the 1989 Swayze classic.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke: ‘Let’s just embrace love and sex’

by Hannah Strong

The married duo behind Drive-Away Dolls bicker about Russ Meyer and reveal their plans for queer comedy genre movie domination.
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Interviews

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space: A Conversation with Adam Sandler, Paul Dano and Johan Renck

by Hannah Strong

In Johan Renck's cosmic epic, Adam Sandler and Paul Dano are a lonely astronaut and an ancient spider who form an unlikely friendship. That's the tip of the iceberg.
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Review

Spaceman review – a moving voyage to the far beyond

by Hannah Strong

Adam Sandler stars as a lonely cosmonaut who befriends a giant, benevolent spider at the edge of the universe in Johan Renck's spiritual odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Matt and Mara – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A teacher stuck in a rut finds her routine disrupted when an old friend from college reappears.
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Review

Perfect Days review – profound simplicity by two cinematic masters

by Hannah Strong

Wim Wenders' gentle character studies features a beautifully restrained performance from Kôji Yakusho, as a toilet cleaner who lives a simple life in Tokyo.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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