Contributor Lillian Crawford

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Club LWLies

Cinematic Investigations: At the Picturehouse with Wittgenstein

by Lillian Crawford

A film critic traces the connections between philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s escapist eccentricities and her own formative experiences as a cinephile.
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Review

Creature

by Lillian Crawford

Asif Kapadia’s collaboration with choreographer Akram Khan expertly manifests Michael Powell’s dream of a feature-length ballet film.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Women Talking

by Lillian Crawford

A group of women in a remote Mennonite colony meet in secret in Sarah Polley's moving adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Wonder

by Lillian Crawford

Sebastián Lelio’s 19th-century drama dwells in the gothic-bucolic as a nurse watches over a girl who has survived months without food.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

In praise of Isabel Sandoval

by Lillian Crawford

Though her work remains undistributed in the UK, her superb film and TV episodes show an immense and unique talent on the rise.
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Review

Bergman Island

by Lillian Crawford

Mia Hansen-Løve’s lilting rumination on art, relationships and cinephilia is one of her most accomplished and moving films to date.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

by Lillian Crawford

A teenage girl gets caught up in a mysterious online game in Jane Schoenbrun's fascinating tech-horror debut.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Laura Wandel: ‘It was important that the children made this film their own’

by Lillian Crawford

The Belgian director of harrowing Cannes stand-out Playground on the intricacies of making a film from the perspective of kids.
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Review

Great Freedom

by Lillian Crawford

Sebastian Meise’s profoundly sensual second feature is anchored by a standout performance from Franz Rogowski.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Matrix Resurrections

by Lillian Crawford

This long-awaited sequel is a revolutionary and radical capstone to the Wachowskis’ awe-striking cyberpunk trilogy.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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