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Review

In Camera review – a star is born in Nabhaan Rizwan

by Hannah Strong

Naqqash Khalid’s inven­tive fea­ture debut is a spiky take on nav­i­gat­ing the British film indus­try as a non-white actor.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Priscilla review – subtle and sensational

by Hannah Strong

A star is born in Sofia Cop­po­la’s bio­graph­i­cal dra­ma based on the rela­tion­ship between Priscil­la and Elvis Pres­ley, with Cailee Spae­ny deliv­er­ing a remark­able performance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

What Price Hollywood: The Story of A Star is Born

by Trevor Johnston

George Cukor’s sub­lime take on star­dom ranks among Judy Garland’s best work, but its pro­duc­tion was mired in turmoil.
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Review

The United States vs Billie Holiday

by David Jenkins

A star is born in Andra Day, the phe­nom­e­nal lead of Lee Daniels’ pon­der­ous and over­long musi­cal biopic.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Video

Watch: A Star Is Born – Judy Garland vs Lady Gaga

by Leigh Singer

A side-by-side look at two very dif­fer­ent takes on a clas­sic Hol­ly­wood cau­tion­ary tale.
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Review

Vox Lux

by Greg Wetherall

A star is born amid trag­ic cir­cum­stances in Brady Corbet’s styl­ish and cyn­i­cal sec­ond feature.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Incoming

A Star is Born is returning to cinemas with 12 minutes of new footage

by Charles Bramesco

Maybe it’s time to let the old edit die.
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Review

A Star is Born

by Adam Woodward

Bradley Coop­er scores his first major hit as a direc­tor with this ten­der romance about the price of fame and addiction.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

A Star is Born – first look review

by Adam Woodward

Bradley Coop­er and Lady Gaga hit all the right notes in this update of the clas­sic Hol­ly­wood musical.
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Review

A Fantastic Woman

by Hannah Strong

A star is born in Sebastián Lelio’s dra­ma about a trans woman com­ing to terms with the death of her partner.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect