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| 4/5 | 100% | Mr. Bachmann and His Class (2021) |
An inspiring documentary which uses its sharp focus to convey the genuine heroics of a teacher who would otherwise by absent from such a spotlight. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Mar 5, 2021
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| 5/5 | 100% | Petite Maman (2021) |
Another masterpiece from Sciamma, Petite Maman brings her considerable skill to bear on this warm and wonderful tale of time, grief, family and love. A must-see. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Mar 4, 2021
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| 4/5 | No Score Yet | The World After Us (2021) |
An immensely likable film which imbues the struggles of two young artists with life and joy, while never shying away from larger pressures at play. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Mar 4, 2021
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| 3/5 | No Score Yet | Azor (2021) |
This slow-burning journey through valleys of invisble menace conveys well the links between the mundane and the murderous. An impressive debut from Andreas Fontana. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Mar 3, 2021
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| 5/5 | 94% | Nomadland (2021) |
A beautifully told tale of courage and compassion, with Frances McDormand giving a career-best performance. This is essential, and one of the best films of the year. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 12, 2020
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| 3/5 | 38% | Miss Marx (2020) |
Miss Marx builds a compelling story from some fine performances, but loses out on conveying the brilliance of its lead character. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 8, 2020
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| 3/5 | 72% | The World to Come (2020) |
Eminently watchable, with strong performances, it's great to see female directors telling women's stories so intelligently and beautifully. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 8, 2020
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| 3/5 | 76% | Pieces of a Woman (2020) |
A brutal and brilliant depiction of grief. It is uncomfortable, initimate and intense, told with an assured hand and an excellent cast. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 6, 2020
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| 4/5 | 95% | Mandibles (Mandibules) (2020) |
Absurd and brilliant. Dupieux's return to the big screen is at turns wonderfully comical and viscerally tragic. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 6, 2020
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| 3/5 | 100% | The Duke (2020) |
Gloriously entertaining, with Broadbent and Mirren on excellent form. A quintessentially British film which, while it doesn't reinvent the cinematic experience, is sure to be enjoyed by many. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 6, 2020
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| 3/5 | 80% | 22 July (2018) |
A fine film covering an inexplicably horrible tragedy from Greengrass which succeeds despite the choices regarding language, both cinematic and spoken. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jun 5, 2019
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| 2/5 | 62% | American Dharma (2019) |
A disappointing film from Morris, whose light examination of a very dangerous man can only be seen as a missed opportunity. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jun 5, 2019
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| 2/5 | 54% | The Dead Don't Die (2019) |
A disappointment from Jarmusc. The film falls apart under its own misuse of fine actors, though there are some smaller star turns, and it never lives up to its promise. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jun 4, 2019
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| 3/5 | 97% | The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019) |
A great fun film, with an exceptional and powerful performance from Dong-seok Ma. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jun 4, 2019
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| 3/5 | 84% | The Traitor (2020) |
While a compelling look at a dramatic piece of history, the director's decision to omit certain key moral champions skews the film, and lets it down. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jun 4, 2019
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| 5/5 | 98% | Parasite (Gisaengchung) (2019) |
A riveting and hilarious look at the serious subject of class inequality. Immensely fun and beautifully made. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jun 4, 2019
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| 2/5 | 67% | Terraferma (2013) |
Whilst Terraferma is honourable in its intentions, it falls down in terms of quality. - CineVue
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| Posted May 29, 2019
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| 4/5 | 74% | Chicken with Plums (2012) |
Chicken with Plums takes the audience into a magical and wonderful space. It provokes a lot of laughs, but was also the only time I saw audience members crying openly and unashamedly. - CineVue
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| Posted May 29, 2019
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| 4/5 | 79% | Shame (2011) |
The two leads are pitch-perfect as the scarred siblings, with McQueen's superb cast matching his fearlessness directorial style through their performances. - CineVue
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| Posted May 29, 2019
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| 2/5 | 68% | Wuthering Heights (2012) |
At a little over two hours, Wuthering Heights can often make arduous viewing. With little dialogue -- a lot of it often wooden -- and virtually no music it is up to the viewer to take what they can from the rich imagery in the film. - CineVue
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| Posted May 29, 2019
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| 3/5 | 70% | Dark Horse (2012) |
Though Dark Horse offers plenty of laughs, in no way is this a film in the wake of Hollywood man-child comedies... There's no easy resolution to Abe's situation and the audience is not really rooting for him to get the girl and the happy ending. - CineVue
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| Posted May 29, 2019
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| 3/5 | 85% | Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019) |
No-one shoots like Tarantino, and this is a film which preaches ably to the converted. However a lack of restraint blunts the impact. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2019
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| 4/5 | 88% | Deerskin (2020) |
Another triumph for Dupieux, with obesession, murder, some fine laughs and a troubled soul lost in time - Deerskin is one to watch. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2019
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| 4/5 | 89% | Rocketman (2019) |
A triumphant film from Dexter Fletcher, with a star performance from Taron Egerton. Warts and all - this is easily one of the films of the year. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2019
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| 4/5 | 88% | Sorry We Missed You (2020) |
Another swipe at the miserable state of England, and those who press down on others to maintain the status quo. This is searing, raw and important filmmaking. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2019
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| 5/5 | 98% | Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) (2020) |
A masterpiece, pure and simple. Céline Sciamma returns to Cannes with a stunning film everyone should experience. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2019
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| 5/5 | 90% | The Lighthouse (2019) |
A stunning piece of work, with two exceptional performances at its heart. The Lighthouse is a superlative piece of filmmaking on every level - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2019
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| 3/5 | 90% | Bull (2020) |
A remarkable debut from Silverstein, with some fine performances shining a new light on familiar ground. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 17, 2019
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| 2/5 | 57% | The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
Unfortunately, despite intelligent performances by Ahmed, Schreiber and Sutherland, the film's story never engages us fully. An undeniably well-crafted, slick affair, Nair's latest is infinitely more honourable than it is successful. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 25, 2019
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| 3/5 | 93% | First Position (2012) |
Whilst the filmmaking is pedestrian, the dancers -- to paraphrase Joan's teacher -- "fly"... Kargman may not earn first position, but these dancers most certainly do. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 12, 2019
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| 3/5 | No Score Yet | Verity's Summer (2013) |
The relationship between parents and teenage daughter is wonderfully depicted, as is Verity's journey from innocent childhood towards the bleak reality of adult life. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 8, 2019
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| 3/5 | 67% | Spring Breakers (2013) |
This is Korine's trick: he pulls the audience into the decadence of Spring Break before exposing its soulless underside. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 1, 2019
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| 2/5 | No Score Yet | Bob Wilson's Life & Death of Marina Abramovic (2012) |
Bog-standard documentary work. There is nothing new here in terms of technique and it adds nothing to the genre. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 1, 2019
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| 4/5 | 96% | A Hijacking (2013) |
The characters, settings and storyline are always immensely believable, providing a fascinating glimpse into the terrifying world of modern day piracy. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 1, 2019
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| 3/5 | 92% | Bad 25 (2012) |
A tribute to the master craftsman and musical talent that was Jackson and not a penetrative investigation of the man who made the music. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 1, 2019
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| 4/5 | 94% | Stories We Tell (2013) |
A finely-crafted and incredibly moving work. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 1, 2019
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| 1/5 | 47% | Bait (2012) |
What could have been a fun, over-the-top gore-fest becomes a serious movie about love, forgiving and sacrifice. Alas, the script -- what there is of it -- and the actors just can't pull it off. - CineVue
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| Posted Feb 1, 2019
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| 2/5 | 46% | To Rome with Love (2012) |
Lacks backbone. It also lacks a scrupulous editor and a decent script. - CineVue
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| Posted Jan 7, 2019
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| 87% | What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? (2019) |
This work is more visceral and politically-charged, perhaps even angrier, than his previous films, whilst retaining elements of beauty. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 5, 2018
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| 5/5 | 84% | Dogman (2019) |
A powerful and endearing portrait of the human struggle for acceptance and courage. Garrone's fascinating streak continues. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2018
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| 5/5 | 99% | Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (2018) |
A worthy winner of the 2018 Palme d'Or, this is a compassionate and complicated love letter to family and the secrets and lies which accompany them. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 21, 2018
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| 96% | BlacKkKlansman (2018) |
Lee says that his hope is to "shake people from their slumber" and he achieves this with his entertaining, ultimately shocking film. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 18, 2018
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| 3/5 | 93% | Wildlife (2018) |
A sobering examination of a family falling apart under external pressure. Dano's eye for cinematic exploration does overwhelm some narrative inconsistencies but it's a solid debut, and well worth seeking out. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 9, 2018
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| 98% | Montparnasse Bienvenue (Jeune femme) (2017) |
[Laetitia] Dosch is in every scene of this film and she fills each one. Her nutty, stream of consciousness rambling and her reasoning that is so beautifully rational make her a compelling character. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Jan 10, 2018
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| 2/5 | 28% | Suburbicon (2017) |
This screenplay has been around for a while and it's a shame it didn't remain on the slush pile, for the Coens and Clooney are better than this. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 4, 2017
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| 4/5 | 90% | Lean on Pete (2018) |
Andrew Haigh is not one to shy from painful emotion in his films and Lean on Pete is no exception. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 1, 2017
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| 3/5 | 88% | Our Souls at Night (2017) |
Robert Redford and Jane Fonda make such a magnificent couple, still exuding beauty and intelligence; particularly Fonda as Addie, who positively shines. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Sep 1, 2017
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| 4/5 | 92% | The Shape of Water (2017) |
A charming, beautifully filmed movie that appeals on many levels and is a song to cinema and to love. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted Aug 31, 2017
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| 5/5 | 96% | The Florida Project (2017) |
Steeped in glorious colour under the warm glow of a Florida sun, Sean Baker's The Florida Project is as indelible and warm as it looks. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 29, 2017
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| 5/5 | 89% | You Were Never Really Here (2018) |
An exhilarating, tense and beautiful film. - HeyUGuys
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| Posted May 28, 2017
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