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Film of the Week: ‘Wonka’
[ad_1] Timothée Chalamet shines as the master chocolatier in the musical of his younger years. ADVERTISEMENT When it was first announced, I groaned. Do we really need a prequel to…
Film of the Week: ‘May December’
[ad_1] Director Todd Haynes is back with one of his most playful and disquieting films yet. ADVERTISEMENT Years after embarking on a scandalous age-gap affair, a couple (Julianne Moore and…
Film of the Week: ‘La Passion de Dodin Bouffant’ (The Taste of Things)
[ad_1] The way to an audience’s hearts is through their stomachs… ADVERTISEMENT If you thought that Babette’s Feast, Tampopo or Ratatouille were cinematic food porn to get you salivating, Trần…
Film of the Week: ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ – An unholy regurgitation
[ad_1] What a terrible day for an exorcism… ADVERTISEMENT Part of the joys of being a film critic is heading into a film and not knowing what to expect. You…
Film of the Week: 2023 Palme d’Or winner ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
[ad_1] This year’s Palme d’Or winner starts it rollout in European cinemas. Justine Triet’s film tells the compelling story of possible murder – but should ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ have…
Film of the Week: ‘Strange Way of Life’
[ad_1] Pedro Almodóvar’s new film, Extraña forma de vida (Strange Way of Life), is a 31-minute queer Western that not only dances in the shadow of Brokeback Mountain, but is…
Film of the Week: ‘Gran Turismo’
[ad_1] The true story of Jann Mardenborough, the British gamer who managed to transfer his skills into a real-life racing career, is given the big-screen treatment, courtesy of the once…
The best movies of 2023… So far
[ad_1] How many have you seen – and where do blockbuster behemoths ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ feature in our ranking? Before the fall festival season starts and the Oscar chatter gets…
Film of the Week: ‘Suspiria’ – How it’s OK for critics to be wrong
[ad_1] Due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, Luca Guadagnino will not be at the Venice Film Festival this year with his new film ‘Challengers’. Time then to look back at…