"It may be Todd Field, rather than Todd Phillips, but praise God, insufferable classical musicians finally have their Joker. The jazz sadbois had their turn in Whiplash, but now it's time for a toxic, self-professed ‘U-Haul lesbian’ to prove that she’s truly 'not like the other girls' — she’s worse."
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"Hailing from a country with one of the hardest drinking cultures in Europe, and a director known for laying down the militant aestheticism of Dogme 95, this bro-centric booze-up was never going to be The Hangover."
Read More“For a film that ostensibly skewers the pretentious elite, and their obsession with cultural artefacts, Glass Onion manages to shove in a lot of celebrity cameos. Certain audiences can laugh at Miles’s pretentiousness as he flexes his Philip Glass-composed alarm tone; they can also pat themselves on the back for understanding the joke. Let them eat cake, and have it, indeed.”
Read More"Boiling down the chaos of modern life to just two choices: “permanent spinsterhood or vodka", perhaps the enduring appeal of Bridget Jones stems from its veiled nostalgia for the days when women couldn't vote."
Read More“Guillermo del Toro’s quirky stop-motion musical raises the classic question of any story about fascism: is this guy brave or stupid?”
Read More“With base notes of bloody class warfare, a dash of ‘reject modernity’ folk horror, and a dusting of Netflix food porn docuseries, this is a Gen-Z ‘popcorn movie’ in the most literal sense.”
Read More“Mapping the stroppy, combative nature of football fandom onto the rigid beats of the screwball comedy, the film is a reminder of the joy of petty hatred.”
Read More“Sidestepping the traditional beef between Irish and English, The Wonder portrays the beleaguered nurse as an angel of modernity, with Pugh masterful as ever portraying her signature aura of ‘righteous and gaslit’.”
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