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Review

The Killer review – throwback to the golden age of pulp fiction

by Hannah Strong

Michael Fass­ben­der plays a con­tract killer suf­fer­ing some pro­fes­sion­al set­backs in David Fincher’s lean, mean new thriller.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Mank

by Hannah Strong

The man behind the man behind Cit­i­zen Kane is the sub­ject of David Fincher’s sparkling paean to clas­sic Hollywood.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Gone Girl

by David Jenkins

David Fincher’s trash pro­ce­dur­al for the Twit­ter age taunts, tick­les and, ulti­mate­ly, terrifies.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Adam Woodward

David Finch­er can only slather high-grade atten­tion-grab­bing gloss onto Stieg Larsson’s crude pseu­do-fem­i­nist turd.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Social Network

by Jonathan Williams

The Social Net­work may not have the impact on the world that Face­book has, but when the sto­ry is told this well, it doesn’t have to.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect