Contributor Poppy Doran

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Review

The Innocents

by Poppy Doran

French director Anne Fontaine explores female persecution in this punishing but urgent period drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

NG83 When We Were B Boys

by Poppy Doran

Ageing Nottingham-based breakdancers attempt to relive their glory days in this scrappy doc.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Tiger Raid

by Poppy Doran

Simon Dixon’s mercenary drama is liberal with the bullets but fails to hit gory glory.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Light Years

by Poppy Doran

Edith May Campbell cracks open a fractured family in this overly ambitious debut feature.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Taika Waititi: ‘I often fantasise about stopping making films’

by Poppy Doran

The Kiwi writer/director talks poking fun at his homeland and why he won’t be making movies forever.
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Review

Don’t Breathe

by Poppy Doran

Fede Alvarez serves up a genuinely chilling home invasion thriller from the very top drawer.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Los Sures

by Poppy Doran

This evocative 1984 doc about life in Williamsburg, New York, shows the extent of 21st century gentrification.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

by Poppy Doran

The director of Horns returns with an equally jarring genre mash-up movie based on a bestselling fantasy novel.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Brotherhood

by Poppy Doran

Noel Clarke gets in another spot of gangland bother in this solid second sequel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Denzel Washington returns to the director’s chair for Fences

by Poppy Doran

The iconic leading man is set to bring an acclaimed stageplay to the screen.
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Incoming

Guillermo del Toro dives into The Shape of Water

by Poppy Doran

The Crimson Peak director has teamed up with Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon for a Cold War-set fantasy romance.

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