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Jennie Kermode
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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How the Gringo Stole Christmas (2023) |
Though we don’t get to know everybody very well, they work as an ensemble, creating a believable family dynamic – chihuahua included. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Dec 01, 2023
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Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (2022) |
It quickly becomes apparent that this is more than just the story of the dolls. It is the story of the modern age. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 27, 2023
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Birder (2023) |
It’s framed as an erotic thriller, and there are comedic elements, but at it’s core it’s doing something important, reminding viewers to take proper care of themselves and each other. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 27, 2023
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Queen of the Deuce (2022) |
In piecing the whole thing together, Kontakos appears to have been spoiled for choices, but she delivers a strong narrative which never gets overwhelmed by its content. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 27, 2023
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My Father's Secrets (2022) |
What Belmont does brilliantly, and largely through pacing and style, is to convey all this in a way which, for much of the running time, feels light and easily relatable. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 21, 2023
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The Narrow Bridge (2022) |
They are facing the same enemy, one of the men says: the madness that has been killing Palestinians and Israelis alike for generations. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 17, 2023
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Is There Anybody Out There? (2023) |
There’s lot of video footage of her playing as a child, obviously very happy and doing the same kinds of things as any other kid her age. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 17, 2023
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The Queen of My Dreams (2023) |
Mirza may sometimes over-indulge in sentiment, but there’s a warmth to the film that makes it easy to like, and she handles its more chaotic scenes with flair. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 13, 2023
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It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) |
It’s A Wonderful Knife has two ideas, one of them borrowed, and nothing to follow them up with. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 10, 2023
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Loch Ness: They Created a Monster (2023) |
With knife threats, a Molotov cocktail and a mysterious disappearance all coming into the picture, there’s plenty to reassure viewers of the old adage that man is the real monster. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 10, 2023
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Manodrome (2023) |
Trengove seems determined to defy the standard solutions to this sort of mess. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 09, 2023
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Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2023) |
There’s a freshness to this world, as if one had just stepped out of one’s own door and arrived in an unexpected place. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 09, 2023
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A Forgotten Man (2022) |
Nègre's finely wrought film suggests that it is not that power corrupts, but rather that corrupt people can more easily bear the experience of power. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 09, 2023
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Breathing In (2023) |
Succeeds in creating and maintaining a chilly atmosphere of the sort rarely found in modern cinema. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Nov 02, 2023
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Superposition (2022) |
Whilst there is an element of science fiction here, co-writer/director Karoline Lyngbye focuses on the psychological possibilities that it opens up. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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Boudica: Queen of War (2023) |
That we stick with her through this is down to the magnetism of Kurylenko’s performance. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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Klimt & The Kiss (2023) |
Klimt’s influences were numerous and widespread. It would be impossible to do them all justice here (there is quite enough material for a series), but Ray does her best. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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Deep Rising (2023) |
Rather than focusing on [the deep sea's] obvious wonders – those who fit the conventional beauty standards of humans – Rytz finds beauty in the strangeness of deep water creatures, inviting us to appreciate them on their own terms. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 27, 2023
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Thunder (2022) |
Writer/director Carmen Jacquier explores this ideological and psychological clash with confidence and visual flair. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 26, 2023
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The Walk (2022) |
Jobling draws attention not just to the cruelty but to the uncivilised nature of a system more interested in the punitive than the productive. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 23, 2023
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Saturn Bowling (2022) |
Keys in to the ordinariness of certain kinds of horror and the ease with which they can take root in a society in which many men teeter on the edge of a moral abyss. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 23, 2023
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Ride On (2023) |
Red Hare's ... repertoire of tricks is rather limited but he’s wonderful at conveying emotion, and Yang uses this to great effect. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 20, 2023
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The Mattachine Family (2023) |
This is one of those very Californian tales in which the problems that most people in the world have to deal with simply don’t exist. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 20, 2023
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Housekeeping for Beginners (2023) |
For all the apparent chaos, this is a tightly controlled piece of work which fully delivers on the promise of Stolevski’s earlier films. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 18, 2023
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All the Fires (2023) |
All The Fires is a film built out of contradictions from which meaning gradually emerges. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 17, 2023
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The Elderly (2022) |
Cerezo and Gómez remind us that we are living through some of the strangest days our world has known right now. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 16, 2023
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Anhell69 (2022) |
The film immerses us in the life of the city. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 16, 2023
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Last Straw (2023) |
It’s a clever structure but one which could easily go awry. Neal handles it well, with the confidence to alter events very slightly so as to communicate the different perspectives of his principal characters. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 12, 2023
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When Evil Lurks (2023) |
The film carries us from a carefree existence made possible by not paying attention, to a crushing tragedy. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 09, 2023
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The Loch Ness Horror (2023) |
[The] purpose is merely to illustrate the potential that the monster has to offer were she ever brought to the screen with adequate financing and talent. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 09, 2023
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Divinity (2023) |
For all its faults, the film is pretty, and that will probably be enough for some viewers. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 09, 2023
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8 Found Dead (2022) |
8 Found Dead is a nice little puzzle but sadly, in the end, it lacks the depth to be more than that. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 09, 2023
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Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman (2023) |
A supernaturally themed thriller which also delivers a healthy supply of laughs, this is a wild ride from start to finish. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 06, 2023
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V/H/S/85 (2023) |
By far the best installment to date, with a stylistic consistency and a sharp wit which make it worth seeking out regardless of your feelings about the found footage genre as a whole. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 03, 2023
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The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1968) |
Such a handsomely shot, gloriously stylised piece of work that it can stand alongside the best of the genre proper. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 03, 2023
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Plan C (2023) |
Making a film like this in the US today is risky, and cinemas showing it will face risks, too. Nevertheless, they persist. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 02, 2023
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The Last Stop in Yuma County (2023) |
The Last Stop In Yuma County tells a simple story but does so in an extraordinary way. It’s a film you won’t forget for a long, long time. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Oct 02, 2023
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Nightmare (2022) |
Beautifully acted, the film by turns charms and repulses its audience, all the way to its abrupt and shocking ending. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 29, 2023
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On Fire (2023) |
The fire effects are handled well and it’s really this monstrous inferno which dominates the screen. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 29, 2023
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Jackdaw (2023) |
Every year sees the production of dozens of thrillers trying to do what this one does. Jackdaw leaves them in the dust. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 25, 2023
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Gangnam Zombie (2023) |
Ji delivers some impressive moves and there are a few nice set pieces, so it’s entertaining enough, but there’s a real shortage of ideas which might distinguish it from the literally hundreds of other zombie films now out there. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 25, 2023
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Fear the Night (2023) |
Maggie Q is on good form, both as an actor and as a fighter. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 25, 2023
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The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) |
In the end it’s the boldness of its choices which really makes the difference. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 22, 2023
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Miranda's Victim (2023) |
Miranda’s Victim takes on a lot and, although it is not entirely successful, it makes an important contribution to the conversation around sexual violence. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Seven Veils (2023) |
Salome’s story has been shaped again and again by men; she is, perhaps, the first recorded subject of the male gaze. Egoyan is conscious that he is not in a position to resolve this, yet strives to bring female perspectives to the fore" - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Riddle Of Fire (2023) |
Told from a child’s point of view, immediate and haphazard, magical and unlikely. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Elevator Game (2023) |
McKendry handles the Japanese-style apprehension and sense of helplessness with skill, and the bonds between the characters prove less superficial than they might initially appear, making it easier to feel for them. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 15, 2023
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Rally Road Racers (2023) |
Richard Lewis and Steven Parker’s excellent sound design...really brings the races to life and cinema viewers will feel the thrum of the engines in their bodies as they watch cartoon cars sprint across the screen. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 13, 2023
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The Umbrella Men: Escape from Robben Island (2023) |
The film delivers well on action, and Barker knows how to shoot fights which are both fun to watch and capable of advancing our understanding of the characters. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 13, 2023
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Toll (2023) |
At the heart of it is the complex relationship between mother and son – one which is clearly full of love, although neither of them is able to articulate that very well. - Eye for Film
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| Posted Sep 11, 2023
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