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VOD film review: Keyboard Fantasies
March 10, 2022 | David FarnorThis portrait of a pioneering unsung jazz musician is a winning tale of finding one’s place in the world.Read More
VOD film review: West Side Story (2021)
March 6, 2022 | David FarnorSteven Spielberg’s lavish update of the iconic musical is cinema at its ravishing, dazzling, swooning best.Read More
VOD film review: Flee
February 11, 2022 | Katherine McLaughlinThis exquisitely crafted animation based on a refugee’s tale is tense, unpredictable and profoundly moving.Read More
VOD film review: Cow
February 11, 2022 | Matthew TurnerAndrea Arnold follows the life of a British dairy cow in this mooving documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Sweetheart (2021)
October 25, 2021 | Katherine McLaughlinMarley Morrison’s wonderfully observed feature debut is a coming-of-age comedy packed with wit and sensitivity.Read More
Fast & Furious 9 review: An entertaining ride
August 25, 2021 | David FarnorThis overblown but entertaining sequel recalibrates the Fast & Furious franchise with endearing heart.Read More
VOD film review: Clueless (1995)
May 22, 2020 | Mark HarrisonPerfectly updating Jane Austen for 1990s Beverly Hills, Clueless is an evergreen adaptation.Read More
My Spy review: Amiable family comedy
May 16, 2020 | Matthew TurnerDave Bautista co-stars in this amiable family comedy about a CIA agent teaching a girl how to be a spy.Read More
Apple TV+ film review: The Elephant Queen
November 1, 2019 | David FarnorThis visually stunning tale of elephants on the move is a simple but engaging nature documentary.Read More
VOD film review: Happy As Lazzaro
August 1, 2019 | Rachel BowlesAlice Rohrwacher’s fantastical realist drama resonates with centuries of Italian working class history.Read More