Contributor Hannah Strong

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Festivals

The Brutalist – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Adrien Brody is phenomonal in Brady Corbet's sublime three-and-a-half hour drama, as a Jewish architect arrives in post-war America to a hostile new world.
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Festivals

Baby Invasion – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Harmony Korine's second feature since starting his creative agency EDGLRD is somehow more shallow and tedious than the last.
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Festivals

Babygirl – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Halina Reijn's smart, sexy and darkly funny psychodrama sees Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson go toe-to-toe as a CEO and an intern who become embroiled in a complex illicit affair.
Festivals

Maria – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Angelina Jolie has never been better as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, captured in the final week of her life by Pablo Larraín's elegant biographical drama.
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Review

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review – squelchy, stripy sequel fun

by Hannah Strong

Burton, Keaton and Ryder turn up the juice and see what shakes loose in a sequel 36 years in the making that manages to deliver plenty of laughs even if it's all a bit chaotic.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Review

Blink Twice review – righteous fury in paradise

by Hannah Strong

Zoë Kravitz makes her directorial debut with this gutsy thriller about a dream vacation that quickly takes a dark turn.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Between the Temples review – a wise, wistful dramedy

by Hannah Strong

Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane star in a beautifully told story of grief, faith, and finding each other in a time of crisis.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Cuckoo review – never quite takes flight

by Hannah Strong

A young woman begins to suspect something is desperately wrong at the ski resort her family have moved to in Tilman Singer's uneven sophomore film.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Trap review – classic Shyamalan, hold the twist

by Hannah Strong

M Night Shyamalan sets the stage for a killer game of cat and mouse as a psychopath attempts to outsmart the FBI while taking his daughter to see her favourite pop star.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Sky Peals review – the most moving film about the British highway ever made

by Hannah Strong

A 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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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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