Contributor Jourdain Searles

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In Heaven Everything Is Fine

Desire Wore Blue Velvet

by Jourdain Searles

Jourdain Searles reflects on the power dynamics at play in David Lynch's seductive 1986 thriller.
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Review

Nightbitch review – Amy Adams is back

by Jourdain Searles

Amy Adams is on great form in Marielle Heller's adaptation of Rachel Yoder's novel about a new mother who is alarmed discover she is turning into a dog.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Nightbitch – first-look review

by Jourdain Searles

Amy Adams is on great form in Marielle Heller's adaptation of Rachel Yoder's novel about a new mother who is alarmed discover she is turning into a dog.
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Review

Stars at Noon

by Jourdain Searles

Claire Denis adapts Denis Johnson’s 1986 novel about love in a time of revolution, with fascinating results.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Emily the Criminal – first-look review

by Jourdain Searles

Aubrey Plaza delivers a stand-out performance as a struggling artist with a criminal record who becomes involved with a credit card scam.
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Festivals

Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul – first-look review

by Jourdain Searles

Adamma Ebo offers a glimpse into Southern Baptist culture – specifically the corporate greed of megachurches and celebratory pastors.
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Review

Ammonite

by Jourdain Searles

A reclusive fossil collector has her quiet life interrupted in Francis Lee’s atmospheric coastal drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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