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Hanna Flint
Tomatometer-approved critic
Hanna is a film critic, journalist and interviewer based in London covering film and television for Yahoo Movies, Time Out, Guardian, Dazed, Glamour, Total Film and Syfy. She is the co-host of The TalkFilm Podcast and the host of the Official Film Chart.
Movies reviews only
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Fremont (2023) |
The tone feels like a cross between Napoleon Dynamite, Limbo and a Yorgos Lanthimos film where no line is superfluous to proceedings. - House Notes
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| Posted Sep 16, 2023
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Klokkenluider (2022) |
Klokkenluider gets off to a clunky start, but Maskell’s contained vision and keen eye for character results in an enjoyably curious effort, bolstered by spirited performances. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Sep 03, 2023
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Scrapper (2023) |
It’s a sassy debut that balances cynicism and idealism through two brilliant central performances, with Regan anchoring the weighty themes of grief, abandonment and social disillusionment with honesty, humour, and hope. - House Notes
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| Posted Aug 21, 2023
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L'immensità (2022) |
A visually, aesthetically and emotionally dynamic story that captures the immensity of living. - House Notes
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| Posted Aug 12, 2023
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The Wicker Man (1973) |
Edward Woodward’s uptight Sergeant Neil Howie is the perfect outsider to descend on spooky Summerisle. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 09, 2023
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Joy Ride (2023) |
Joy Ride shows what you can achieve when you have exquisite chemistry on screen and rowdy writers behind the scenes. - House Notes
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| Posted Aug 07, 2023
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Revoir Paris (2022) |
Winocour’s carefully curated survivors, orphaned children and estranged spouses offer a refreshingly diverse picture of the first and second-hand wounds trauma can leave. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 04, 2023
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Meg 2: The Trench (2023) |
This is a very silly concept that might be full of scientific inaccuracies, but it still manages
to deliver laugh-out-loud fun. - New Scientist
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| Posted Aug 04, 2023
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We Dare to Dream (2023) |
Getting under the skin of these people beyond their refugee status and Olympic dreams isn’t quite achieved in favour of a more broad-stroke approach that seems more fitting to a news programme than a cinema screen. - The New Arab
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| Posted Aug 02, 2023
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The Beanie Bubble (2023) |
There’s a Big Short-esque energy to proceedings but the non-linear approach to the storytelling makes it difficult to keep up with events. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 02, 2023
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Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2022) |
Squaring The Circle is a funny, access all areas time capsule to remind us that art doesn’t have to be hanging in the Louvre to be considered a masterpiece - House Notes
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| Posted Jul 23, 2023
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Barbie (2023) |
I have to give props to Gerwig and Baumbach for managing to paint this film with as much pathos as they do pink. - House Notes
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| Posted Jul 23, 2023
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Q (2023) |
Chehab’s gorgeous use of light, shade and warmth to present her subjects adds a cinematic quality befitting a high-end drama. Her lens feels less that of a filmmaker but a daughter reconciling her affection and frustration with those she loves most. - The New Arab
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| Posted Jun 26, 2023
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Hairspray (1988) |
Waters has a true knack for both celebrating and mocking a particular cultural milieu with equal flair and fancy. - House Notes
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| Posted Jun 26, 2023
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) |
This film ups the animation ante to extraordinary levels. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Jun 02, 2023
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Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV (2023) |
This is a wide-reaching, kinetic and vibrant documentary. - Time Out
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| Posted May 23, 2023
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Beau Is Afraid (2023) |
An exhilaratingly, mind-boggling examination of the act of not acting, acted beautifully. - House Notes
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| Posted May 14, 2023
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) |
As swansongs go, Gunn’s farewell to the MCU is finely tuned. - House Notes
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| Posted May 10, 2023
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Harka (2022) |
Lotfy Nathan’s debut is a grounded, sensitive portrait of a country still reeling from dysfunction. The script doesn’t penetrate as much as Adam Bessa’s searingly intense performance, which gives this social drama impressive emotional heft. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted May 05, 2023
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) |
I wasn’t ready to have my soul squelched by the sweet adventures of an anthropomorphic exoskeleton. Yet this gorgeous animation delivers more than a few profound statements about life, community and family. - House Notes
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| Posted May 01, 2023
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) |
I haven’t felt so personally moved by a film grappling with the subject of ecoterrorism since Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. - House Notes
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| Posted May 01, 2023
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Evil Dead Rise (2023) |
It's not for the faint-hearted but for long-time fans and horror nuts, just sit back and let the blood wash over you. - Time Out
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| Posted May 01, 2023
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Other People's Children (2022) |
Virginie Efira brings compassion and believability to a woman facing complex choices - Time Out
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| Posted May 01, 2023
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
It might be fighting for fighting’s sake, but they sure make it look majestic. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Mar 27, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
Both Aldridge and Groff bring a deep humanity to proceedings as they exhibit all the fluctuating emotions of fear, anger, humour and love that come with playing contrasting personalities in a couple faced with the most unfair of life-threatening choices. - House Notes
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| Posted Feb 13, 2023
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Plane (2023) |
Plane does not reinvent the wheel but does land an action-movie punch. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Feb 13, 2023
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Blue Jean (2022) |
Blue Jean is a non-judgmental tale of self-acceptance, intergenerational solidarity and sapphic power. - Time Out
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| Posted Feb 13, 2023
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Farha (2021) |
Farha is not your typical coming-of-age story - The New Arab
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Hit the Road (2021) |
Pahar Pahani’s irreverent road movie is sharp and heartbreaking - The New Arab
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Athena (2022) |
Athena is a gut punch of a film that will have you gasping for air and choking back sobs in equal measure. - The New Arab
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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A Man Called Otto (2022) |
Marc Forster and screenwriter David Magee previously worked together on Finding Neverland, so they know just how to frame tragic circumstances with a lighter touch, while not skimping on the emotional gut punch - House Notes
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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The Old Way (2023) |
It’s a paint-by-numbers Western but Brett Donowho, directing a woeful script by Carl W. Lucas, could barely keep the colours within the lines. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Till (2022) |
Danielle Deadwyler’s performance puts you in the shoes of Mamie, before, during and after the lynching of her son by white supremacists and it’s a very moving place to be. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Jan 09, 2023
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The Enforcer (2022) |
A less-than-mediocre addition to the hitman canon. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Jan 09, 2023
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Emancipation (2022) |
Emancipation is a worthy endeavour but the delivery is an exhausting effort. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Dec 12, 2022
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) |
Guillermo del Toro sprinkles his signature dark whimsy on a fairytale classic with stunning puppetry and catchy original songs. Filled with heart, humor, and historical grounding, it’s a phenomenal feat of animated cinema. - IGN Movies
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| Posted Nov 21, 2022
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) |
Colin Farrell plumbs emotional and comedic depths in Martin McDonagh’s witty and wistful period drama. - IGN Movies
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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The Eternal Daughter (2022) |
Tilda Swinton serves up an emotionally invigorating double turn in Joanna Hogg’s moving biographical relationship drama, laced with heart and wit through an atmospheric, Gothic lens. - IGN Movies
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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My Policeman (2022) |
It’s Styles over substance. - Time Out
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation (2022) |
A gritty, at times frustratingly elusive police procedural but with a strong social and political thrust to keep your interest. - The New Arab
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Black Adam (2022) |
Culturally deficient, narratively inconsistent and a frustratingly superficial instalment in DC’s cinematic universe. - The New Arab
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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The Swimmers (2022) |
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear swimming caps – and The Swimmers is an empowering reminder that it is a human right to live safely, no matter where you come from. - Time Out
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| Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Decision to Leave (2022) |
The fluid editing maintains the frenetic pace even as a second layer of the story unfolds. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) |
Deftly handled direction from Sophie Hyde and a thoroughly impressive dual performance from Emma Thompson
and Daryl McCormack enlivens an electric script, tackling taboo sexual subjects with wit, flair and welcome realism. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Emergency (2022) |
An ultimately wearisome comedy of errors. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Bergman Island (2021) |
“You look at something long enough, it becomes interesting,” Tony tells Chris. Sadly not Bergman Island. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Brian and Charles (2022) |
Hayward’s stunted, robotic tone makes the jokes hit harder, while well-placed sight-gags catch you off guard with a giggle. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Bullet Train (2022) |
Bullet Train is a patchwork quilt of bombastic ideas put together with a dodgy sewing machine. - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Nope (2022) |
Jordan Peele returns to form with his glorious, awe-inspiring third film - The Sun (UK)
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| Posted Aug 16, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
While Benedict Cumberbatch’s original solo outing delivered a cerebral LSD trip with a sinister inflection, here Sam Raimi’s penchant for gore is executed to euphoric effect. - Time Out
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| Posted May 04, 2022
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