Contributor Mark Asch

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The Greatest Beer Run Ever – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Zac Efron goes on a mission to bring tinnies to the troops in this banter-y Vietnam War movie misfire from Peter Farrelly.
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Devotion – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell star as Navy pilots in JD Dillard's superficial rendering of America’s forgotten war.
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline – first-look review

by Mark Asch

A group of activists take radical action against climate change in Daniel Goldhaber's eco-thriller.
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The Fabelmans – first-look review

by Mark Asch

This bittersweet rummage through the Spielberg family album sees the maestro deliver a late-career masterwork.
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Tori and Lokita – first-look review

by Mark Asch

The Dardenne brothers return with a harrowing story of human trafficking in Belgium, centring on two young migrants.
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The Super 8 Years – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Annie Ernaux and her son David piece together a magical home movie essay on marriage, motherhood and the whole damn thing.
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Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Ethan Coen’s solo debut effort is a ribald and energising archive montage on the life of taboo-busting rocker, Jerry Lee Lewis.
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EO – first-look review

by Mark Asch

A donkey in a travelling circus grapples with cruel fate in Jerzy Skolimowski’s strangely captivating drama.
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Tchaikovsky’s Wife – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Kirill Serebrennikov focuses on the relationship between one of Russia’s greatest composers and his adoring, but unloved, partner.
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Review

Compartment No. 6

by Mark Asch

Two strangers meet on a fateful train journey from Moscow to the Arctic Circle in Juho Kuosmanen’s romantic drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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