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The Lighthouse (2019) review: Brilliantly unnerving
June 17, 2020 | David FarnorWillem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson are brilliantly unnerving in this clammy, claustrophobic horror.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
VOD film review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
June 12, 2019 | David FarnorMelissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant are wonderful in this funny, moving, deeply honest story of identity and isolation.Read More
VOD film review: Glass
May 27, 2019 | David FarnorShyamalan’s unlikely comic book trilogy reaches an uneven but entertaining climax.Read More
VOD film review: Await Further Instructions
December 9, 2018 | David FarnorThis low-key British thriller is a wiry, nightmarish fable of distrust, dysfunction and the dominance of media.Read More
VOD film review: The Gospel According to Andre
September 28, 2018 | David FarnorFashion icon Andre Leon Talley is hugely entertaining to watch in this light, accessible documentary.Read More
VOD film review: The Childhood of a Leader
May 12, 2018 | David FarnorGorgeous visuals and a sinister cast make this chilling crescendo of an untamed ego gripping to witness.Read More
VOD film review: I Am Not a Witch
October 18, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsA brazen, unique debut feature with real energy and ambition.
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Alien: Covenant: A scary sequel that makes its predecessor better
September 25, 2017 | David FarnorRidley Scott’s operatic horror is so terrifyingly good it actually makes Prometheus better.Read More
Prometheus: A fascinating prequel with the wrong main character
May 16, 2017 | David FarnorPrometheus is ambitious, pretty, fascinating and impressive. It’s also a disappointment.Read More