Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

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Interviews

László Nemes: ‘I’m trying to push the boundaries of film language’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Hungarian writer/director of Son of Saul discusses his beguiling follow-up, Sunset.
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Review

High Life

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Claire Denis contemplates existence, evolution and survival in deep space with Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Richard E Grant: ‘Acting is like juggling with jelly and water’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The loquacious actor (and latter-day perfumer) discusses his stellar turn as a silver-tongued grifter in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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Review

Destroyer

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Nicole Kidman suffers through prosthetics and a patchy script in Karyn Kusama’s detective noir.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

An Impossible Love

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Catherine Corsini adapts Christine Angot to captivating effect in this Châteauroux-set romantic drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Hirokazu Koreeda: ‘I want to make visible the people the government ignores’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Japanese writer/director discusses the political implications of his Palme d’Or-winning drama Shoplifters.
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Festivals

How wild women stole the show at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

A crop of complex and fascinating female characters were at the heart of this year’s LFF.
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Review

Bad Times at the El Royale

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Seven strangers convene in a run-down Lake Tahoe hotel in Drew Goddard’s enjoyably pulpy ensemble mystery.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Bad Times at the El Royale – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

An A-list ensemble headlines writer/director Drew Goddard’s sensational follow-up to The Cabin in the Woods.
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Festivals

Look out for this masterclass in naturalistic screen acting

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Zama star Lola Dueñas gives an astonishing central performance in Journey to a Mother’s Room.

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