Dune ★★★★
By Jack Wood and Tilly Mason Denis Villeneuve finally proves that Dune is not unfilmable. This version, which stays loyal…
Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” ★★★★
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Gritty and terrifying, ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is a fantastic stage debut for Saoirse Ronan ★★★★★
By Anna Berkowitz Macbeth is just about one of the most famous and iconic stage plays, yet director Yael Farber…
The End of Marvel, or the End of my Youth? ★★
By Aryan Aggarwal What do you get when you combine a stellar cast, an Academy Award-winning director, and unique and…
The French Dispatch (2021) ★★★
By Jack Beeching There is a tension here, as in all of Wes Anderson’s films. He is a director obsessed…
‘Horses on a racetrack’: Squid Game’s stark portrayal of exploitation under capitalism
(commentary on Squid Game by Sonja Belkin) (not spoiler free) “You bet on horses. It’s the same here, but we…
Altman Season at the BFI ★★★★★
By Inayah Inam Reviewing the BFI Showcase of Robert Altman’s filmography during the July – August period of 2021 When…
Mitski Circles Through Reality on “Working for the Knife” ★★★★★
By Sharon Zheng Mitski follows up the success of her 2018 tour de force, Be the Cowboy, with her comeback…
The Beaver at the BFI: LFF 2021
By Syed Zaid Ali Syed Mudzhar 7 films. 7 reviews. Syed gives the alternative mega review of this year’s London…
to hell with it – PinkPantheress ★★★★
Y2K as a genre is not descriptive enough, given that it can be used to describe both the fast-paced electronic…
