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Review

Frankenstein review – Jacob Elordi is a revelation

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Guillermo del Toro handles Mary Shelley’s canonical text with the tenderness of a butterfly, exulting in the author’s wisdom and sense of high tragedy while bringing his own steampunk spin to the material.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Venice Film Festival

In the Hand of Dante – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Julian Schnabel’s turgid adaptation of Nick Tosches’ 2002 novel recreates the experience of travelling through Dante’s Inferno for the viewer.
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Venice Film Festival

Frankenstein – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Guillermo del Toro achieves his life-long dream, adapting Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein with resplendent results.
Review

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

by Leila Latif

Miles Morales returns as the web-slinging hero of Brooklyn in this smart sequel which defies expectations.

4
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5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

The Card Counter

by David Jenkins

Paul Schrader continues his God’s Lonely Man project with Oscar Isaac in-tow as a tormented professional poker player.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

At Eternity’s Gate

by Hannah Strong

Despite a fine turn from Willem Dafoe, Julian Schnabel’s Vincent van Gogh biopic is a messy affair.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Triple Frontier

by Hannah Strong

JC Chandor’s South American action-thriller boasts a stellar cast, but it’s all brawn and no brains.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Review

Life Itself

by Hannah Strong

Dan Fogelman’s starry New York soap opera is a staggering waste of talent and money.

2
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1
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1
In Retrospect
Review

Annihilation

by Adam Woodward

Alex Garland delivers a visually stunning, coolly affecting allegory for life, loss and human fallibility.

4
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4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Review

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

by Hannah Strong

Rian Johnson serves up the most spectacular, emotional and weirdest Star Wars film to date.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

Suburbicon

by Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark directorial flourish to the Coen brothers’ tale of murder and moral panic in smalltown USA.

3
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4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

The Promise

by Sophie Wyatt

Hotel Rwanda’s Terry George returns with a colourful historical portrait of the Armenian Genocide.

3
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4
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3
In Retrospect

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