Contributor Hannah Strong

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Sofia Coppola invites us into her world with her first book

by Hannah Strong

Archive is a glamorous look at the filmmaker's creative process, including script notes, correspondence, and plenty of behind-the-scenes photos.
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Festivals

Hit Man – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Richard Linklater and Glen Powell team up for a highly entertaining black comedy about a mild-mannered college professor who becomes a fake hit man.
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Festivals

Sky Peals – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A young man who feels disconnected from the world around him receives shocking news about his absent father in Moin Hussain's moving feature debut.
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Festivals

Priscilla – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Sofia Coppola turns her keen eye to modern mythology, adapting Priscilla Presley's memoir into a gorgeous, acutely sad coming-of-age drama.
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Festivals

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

William Friedkin's final film sees Jason Clarke act as a reluctant naval lawyer in a highly irregular case, attempting to prove the innocence of a sailor accused of mutiny.
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Festivals

The Killer – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

David Fincher and Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker reteam for a thriller about an assassin whose bad day at the office has nasty ramifications.
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Festivals

The Beast – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

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

Aggro Dr1ft – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Harmony Korine ushers in a new experimental tack with his purposefully off-putting infra-red assassin film, which attempts to gamify cinema.
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Festivals

Maestro – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Bradley Cooper's much-feted drama about legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein proves an underwhelming exercise in by-the-book biographical drama.
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Festivals

Poor Things – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Yorgos Lanthimos reunites with his Emma Stone for a lavish and lewd romp through a steampunk vision of Europe.

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