Contributor Lou Thomas

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Festivals

Against the Ice – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Peter Finth’s chilly Arctic drama features some stunning scenery but ultimately proves an underwhelming watch.
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Festivals

The Outfit – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Screenwriter Graham Moore turns his hand to directing with this sartorial spy thriller starring Mark Rylance.
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Review

Bull

by Lou Thomas

Neil Maskell is a man on a mission in writer/director Paul Andrew Williams’ furious and formulaic revenge thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Oasis Knebworth 1996

by Lou Thomas

The inside story of one of the great concerts in British rock ’n’ roll history is a welcome dose of ’90s nostalgia.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in close confrontation, one in police uniform with a beard, the other a young man with short dark hair.
Review

Shorta

by Lou Thomas

This slick crime-thriller sees civil unrest spill over on the streets of Copenhagen as the boys in blue lose control.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, standing on a wooden riverboat in a forest setting.
Review

Jungle Cruise

by Lou Thomas

Expectations be damned: Disney’s riverboat caper is one of the year’s most purely pleasurable motion pictures.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Nobody

by Lou Thomas

Bob Odenkirk turns action hero in this effective beat ’em up from John Wick writer Derek Kolstad.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Dinner in America

by Lou Thomas

Punk provocateur Adam Rehmeier surveys America’s putrefying suburbs in this unconventional coming-of-ager.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Bearded man holding 'Wanted' poster with masked figure.
Festivals

Ted K – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Sharlto Copley stars as the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski in this so-so chronicle of the notorious terrorist.
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Review

Savage

by Lou Thomas

This violent gangland drama from writer/director Sam Kelly exposes toxic masculinity in New Zealand.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Time to Hunt – first look review

by Lou Thomas

Yoon Sung-hyun offers a fatalistic glimpse of a near-future South Korea in this anxiety-inducing crime thriller.
A young woman sits at a desk, holding a document in her hands. She is wearing a patterned blouse and her surroundings include framed photographs, desk lamps, and other office equipment.
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My Salinger Year – first look review

by Lou Thomas

Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver star in this understated literary drama, based on Joanna Rakoff’s memoir.

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