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Wendy Ide

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Contributor, The Times of London.

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You, Me & Tuscany (2026) 66% EDIT “It’s as tacky as a Cornetto advert, and as predictable as a sugar crash.” – Observer (UK) Apr 13, 2026 Full Review undertone (2025) 74% EDIT “This chilling horror is further proof that all you need to create a terrifying film is an actor, a computer screen and some creatively unsettling sound design.” – Observer (UK) Apr 13, 2026 Full Review California Schemin' (2025) 96% EDIT “James McAvoy’s boisterous directorial debut is a likable if predictable real-life tall tale of a pair of scrappy underdogs in Scottish rap who, for a moment, seemed poised for greatness.” – Observer (UK) Apr 13, 2026 Full Review The Stranger (2025) 91% EDIT “Up until the conclusion of the trial, the film -- like Meursault himself -- is uneasily compelling. But unfortunately, the final act unravels, losing some of the elegant economy that makes the first section so intriguing.” – Observer (UK) Apr 13, 2026 Full Review Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) 83% EDIT “Utterly compelling. It’s a small treasure of a film that muses on awkward, angular family dynamics through loaded silences, strained politeness and copious tea-drinking.” – Observer (UK) Apr 13, 2026 Full Review The Drama (2026) 77% EDIT “Borgli’s sharp writing achieves a precarious balance of provocation and bad taste. And the craft of the picture is impressive. But the film’s wit, daring and overall success is largely owed to the formidable performances by Zendaya and Pattinson.” – Observer (UK) Apr 7, 2026 Full Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 44% EDIT “The problem is not that it’s messy, but that it’s stultifyingly dull.” – Observer (UK) Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Kim Novak's Vertigo (2025) 89% EDIT “It should be fascinating. Unfortunately, the self-absorbed Novak has very little insight to impart. ” – Observer (UK) Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Two Women (2025) 81% EDIT “There's something rather joyless and dated about this picture. It's a sex comedy viewed through a feminist lens that still manages to show its female characters as neurotic, brittle and unstable.” – Observer (UK) Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Night Stage (2025) 85% EDIT “What makes it distinctive is the way it depicts a collision of two worlds... Plus, there's the not-insignificant detail that the two leads are unfeasibly attractive, with enormous chemistry.” – Observer (UK) Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Fuze (2025) 80% EDIT “Notwithstanding a couple of silly moments, this is an enjoyable if pulpy watch.” – Observer (UK) Apr 7, 2026 Full Review The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) 96% EDIT “If you can get past some rather overegged child-actor performances, it’s an enjoyable enough option for Easter holiday family entertainment.” – Observer (UK) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review The Last Blossom (2025) EDIT “It’s a lovely picture, notable for its emotional sophistication, elegantly unshowy graphic style and especially its use of music. ” – Observer (UK) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Pompei: Below the Clouds (2025) 98% EDIT “Below the Clouds is a rewarding, wryly funny mosaic of a turbulent city, flanked by volcanoes and rich with stories.” – Observer (UK) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review DJ Ahmet (2025) 94% EDIT “It’s a rich depiction of a traditional Yörük community -- Turkic tribal people -- that feels authentically lived in rather than an ethnographic curio, as well as a fresh coming-of-age film.” – Observer (UK) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Splitsville (2025) 84% EDIT “The problem is this exhaustingly open-minded yet curiously dated rom-non-monogamy-com is lacking the chemistry and comedic bite needed to make it distinctive.” – Observer (UK) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Two Prosecutors (2025) 97% EDIT “The film is extraordinary: the measured pace exerts an ever-tightening chokehold of tension, and the period details are brilliantly evoked. ” – Observer (UK) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Time and Water (2026) 92% EDIT “It’s a pensive, reflective film which combines striking Super 16 archive material with a deft exploration of the way the narratives of our lives are intertwined with the lands we inhabit.” – Screen International Mar 24, 2026 Full Review La Grazia (2025) 87% EDIT “It’s a pensive, soulful work elevated by Servillo’s superb performance. But the director’s penchant for wistful shots of the leader in various scenic locations means there are long stretches of the film in which nothing of consequence is happening.” – Observer (UK) Mar 23, 2026 Full Review Heel (The Good Boy) (2025) 88% EDIT “This is a curious, unsettling picture, with parallels to A Clockwork Orange: in this meeting of monsters, Chris is every bit as repellent and inhuman as Tommy at his rampaging worst.” – Observer (UK) Mar 23, 2026 Full Review Dead Man's Wire (2025) 92% EDIT “While there’s an element of sympathy for this desperate, misguided man, Austin Kolodney’s caustic screenplay is laced with dark humour, much of it at the protagonist’s expense.” – Observer (UK) Mar 23, 2026 Full Review Project Hail Mary (2026) 94% EDIT “What’s not to like? Well, there’s the fact that Project Hail Mary so desperately wants to be loved. For all the heart-warming button-pushing, there’s something off-putting about a picture so aggressively feelgood. ” – Observer (UK) Mar 23, 2026 Full Review How to Make a Killing (2026) 43% EDIT “With How to Make a Killing, Powell, who has thus far coasted on impeccable bone structure and affable cheesiness -- he always seems to be on the brink of winking at the camera and pulling finger guns -- may have finally run out of momentum.” – Observer (UK) Mar 17, 2026 Full Review The Tasters (2025) EDIT “The picture’s main strength, aside from the meticulous costume and production design, is its thoughtful depiction of the dynamics of female friendship at a time of crisis.” – Observer (UK) Mar 17, 2026 Full Review Reminders of Him (2026) 57% EDIT “While not quite as brain-atrophying as Regretting You, Reminders of Him is still pretty dismal. ” – Observer (UK) Mar 17, 2026 Full Review
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