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Aquaman
Josh Schulze reviews Aquaman, trying to account for its near-infinite pleasures Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 07, 2019

Berlinale 2019: Ghost Town Anthology
Berlinale horror! Simon Ramshaw reviews the Quebecois chiller, Ghost Town Anthology Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 21, 2019

Berlinale 2019: The Golden Glove
Simon Ramshaw braves Fatih Akin's grisly latest...not for the squeamish! Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 21, 2019

Berlinale 2019: System K
Simon Ramshaw tackles System K, the extraordinary Congolese documentary - an early contender for film of the festival Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 15, 2019

Berlinale 2019: The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
Simon Ramshaw reviews the oddball backwater Greek drama from Berlinale 2019 Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 15, 2019

Berlinale 2019: By the Grace of God
Simon Ramshaw reviews François Ozon's latest, By the Grace of God Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 13, 2019

Berlinale 2019: The Bra
Simon Ramshaw covers the Azerbaijan-set silent comedy about a missing brassiere Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 13, 2019

Berlinale 2019: The Kindness of Strangers
As part of our Berlinale festival coverage, Simon Ramshaw reviews Lone Scherfig's new film, The Kindness of Strangers Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 08, 2019

Glass
Simon Ramshaw offers his thoughts on M. Night Shyamalan's latest, situating it as the final part of a trilogy that includes Unbreakable and Split Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 01, 2019

Widows
Megan Porter reviews Widows, the new heist thriller from 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen Read this article (Discuss this) Published on November 28, 2018

Back to Berlin
Joe Horsey reviews Back to Berlin (2018), the new documentary by Catherine Lurie Read this article (Discuss this) Published on November 23, 2018

Mandy
Simon Ramshaw reviews Mandy (2018), the "heavy metal horror" directed by Panos Cosmatos Read this article (Discuss this) Published on November 04, 2018

Halloween
James C. Taylor reviews Halloween Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 31, 2018

Searching
Josh Schulze reviews Searching, the latest in a series of "desktop films" Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 30, 2018

You Were Never Really Here
Simon Ramshaw reviews Lynne Ramsay's latest Read this article (Discuss this) Published on September 25, 2018

Insidious: The Last Key
Josh Schulze reviews The Last Key, the fourth film in the Insidious horror franchise Read this article (Discuss this) Published on July 16, 2018

Okja
Josh Schulze reviews the latest film from Bong Joon-ho, and considers the possibilities offered by streaming and VOD Read this article (Discuss this) Published on July 18, 2017

Uncertain
A stylish small town documentary that is both timely and timeless; by Patrick Pilkington Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 15, 2017

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
A charming film with striking imagery but some weakness in plot Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 02, 2016

Goosebumps
Cat Lester reviews the pleasingly surprising and suitably scary big-screen adaptation of the 1990s book series Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 04, 2016

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