A fun and quirky out-in-the-wilderness movie with delightful all-round performances.
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A fun and quirky out-in-the-wilderness movie with delightful all-round performances.
There’s ample spectacle on display, but barely sufficient characterisation to make us feel anything for the ragtag group of protagonists.
One of the 2019’s most powerful films, this confident feature debut by Ladj Ly serves a potent wallop of social injustices and street-level rage.
It may have a wafer-thin storyline, but there’s no shortage of action in this mildly entertaining final instalment.
It’s back, big time – a satisfying continuation of possibly popular cinema’s greatest saga.
The geek-god is back with a rousing sci-fi action-adventure that is in for a strong shout as one of this summer’s most satisfying offerings.
A decent tribute to the wide-eyed wonderment of 1970s sci-fi cinema, but it is not without its issues in storytelling.
Shot in the most remote school in the world, this modest Bhutanese gem keeps its story simple and life-affirming.
Backed by an effective if nuanced performance by the great Isabelle Huppert, this drama says quite a fair bit about how contemplation and self-reflection might help us to accept the curveballs that life throws at us.
At times exasperating or perplexing, but Imamura’s sly and unorthodox attempt at blurring the lines between fiction and fact ultimately says something about the artifice of cinema when its subjects have nothing more to say.