Contributor Saffron Maeve

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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
A group of people, including women and children, standing or seated in a rustic indoor setting. The image has a dark, moody tone with muted colours and lighting.
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.
Closeup of a person's face covered with medical bandages in a dimly lit setting.
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
Two older men sitting at a table, one with grey hair and glasses, the other with long hair, speaking to each other.
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
Two men seated on a sofa, one older man with glasses and one younger man.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Two people, a woman and a young child, sitting at a table and eating.

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.
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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.
Intricate masks, bright red and gold, with fierce expressions.

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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