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Despite its eclectic performances, The Vanishing is a snail-paced buildup to real action and suspense that doesn’t have enough substance to give the narrative some weight.
Patrick takes a currently successful formula and twists it into an unbearably cutesy mess, created for shallow monetary gain from an indifferent public.
Adult Life Skills is a poignant examination of a young woman whose growth has been stunted by grief, carried by Jodie Whittaker’s charming performance.
Much like the eponymous letters, The Aspern Papers is not worth divulging the contents of and would be better off remaining a secret.
It’s undeniably flawed, but considering its mindbogglingly low £2,000 budget, The Bastard Sword is an impressive achievement.
The Merry Wives of Windsor can be enjoyed by all whether you are versed or have no knowledge of the works of Shakespeare.
Carried by the weight of Willem Dafoe’s performance, At Eternity’s Gate is not a bad film, but it is not an outstanding one either.
Mary Queen of Scots has no shortage of talent in front of the camera to make it one of this year’s most overlooked but satisfactory films.
Paris, Texas readily evokes a bit of the ruggedness of the Old West, reflecting the degradation of this vast country as much as the austere beauty.
“It Takes You Away” takes us to another foreign land, where the story is at times weak, but the script is always punchy and progressive, with unexpected twists, moths, and frogs throughout.
Mary Poppins Returns is the uninspired cash-in Disney have become synonymous with, posessing none of the endearing strangeness of the 1964 original.
Tasked with saving the day once again, the Doctor and her gang aim to put an end to literal witch hunts in 17th century England, while coming up against an army of possessed “witch” corpses.
While the Doctor and her gang save the day once again, “Kerblam!” plays with the subconscious fear of technology in the workplace, and its ability to take on tasks previously carried out by humans.
The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces us to a plethora of new characters, attempts to do too much with them, and then, unfortunately, overly relies on the nostalgic factor of the original films.
“Demons of the Punjab” takes us on a trip down a secret memory lane, as Yaz uncovers her grandmother’s hidden past, and the Doctor comes up against some assassin alien invaders.