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Review

Wendell & Wild

by Saffron Maeve

Stop motion legend Henry Selick teams up with comedy masterminds Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key for his much anticipated return to the big screen.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Festivals

Women Talking – first-look review

by Saffron Maeve

A group of women meet in secret to discuss escaping their abusive, isolated colony in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Miriam Towes’ novel.
Review

Earwig

by Saffron Maeve

A young girl with ice cubes for teeth comes of age in strange ways in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s disturbing and elliptical latest.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

The Humans

by Saffron Maeve

A wholesome family gathering becomes a claustrophobic chamber piece in the hands of first-time director Stephen Karam.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Festivals

The Humans – first-look review

by Saffron Maeve

Stephen Karam adapts his own Tony Award-winning family drama with the help of an impressive ensemble cast.
Festivals

The Forgiven – first-look review

by Saffron Maeve

Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes spend a fateful weekend in Morocco in John Michael McDonagh’s scabrous class satire.
Festivals

Earwig – first-look review

by Saffron Maeve

A middle-aged man tends to a young girl with ice dentures in Lucile Hadžihalilović’s elliptical English-language debut.
In Praise Of

In praise of Ghost World’s Bollywood-inspired opening credits

by Saffron Maeve

For a film that actively disengages from popular American culture, the Indian dance sequence is a perfect fit.
In Praise Of

Trust No One: The lingering paranoia of The Parallax View

by Saffron Maeve

Alan J Pakula’s prescient 1974 political thriller sees Warren Beatty infiltrate a shady organisation.

Revisiting The Kid’s pancake scene 100 years on

by Saffron Maeve

Charlie Chaplin’s debut feature as a director contains a brief moment of luxury in a film marked by scarcity.
In Praise Of

An auteur and his flying machine: Brewster McCloud at 50

by Saffron Maeve

Robert Altman’s long-overlooked satire reflects the director’s frustrations with the Hollywood studio system.

We need to talk about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom…

by Saffron Maeve

I loved Steven Spielberg’s film growing up, but its offensive Indian stereotypes make it hard to watch today.

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