Josh Slater-Williams
Josh Slater-Williams's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Sight & Sound
Total Film
SciFiNow
Little White Lies
The Film Stage
The Skinny
Movies reviews only
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The Mother of All Lies (2023) |
While much of the film is built on repressed pain, there are moments of celebration, some reconciliation, and even laughter. In some cases, there is comedy with tragedy. - indieWire
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| Posted May 25, 2023
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Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2023) |
It’s the kind of film that steadily trains you in perceiving and eventually becoming lost in its sense of time, to the extent that you can almost forget the presence of the camera even when it is moving. - indieWire
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| Posted May 25, 2023
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Harka (2022) |
A politically charged descent into hell that’s captured with real poignancy and impressive craft. - Little White Lies
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| Posted May 03, 2023
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) |
A perfectly paced and impeccably crafted nail-biter, this offers as much food for thought as heart-racing tension. - Total Film
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| Posted Apr 20, 2023
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Godland (2022) |
Another elliptical and elemental treat from one of Europe’s great new filmmakers. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Apr 04, 2023
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Hunt (2022) |
A kinetic, truly thrilling and delightfully operatic espionage tale. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Nov 01, 2022
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Klokkenluider (2022) |
It’s easy to imagine this material being transferred to the stage with some success, but a stagey feel is avoided through clever editing and blocking tricks. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Oct 12, 2022
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The Forgiven (2021) |
Too muted and thinly written for its acerbic bite to really make a mark. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Aug 31, 2022
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Eiffel (2021) |
A promising taste of Emma Mackey’s potential as a French-language film star, but little else. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Aug 12, 2022
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Firestarter (2022) |
The 1984 adaptation may have been slavish to a fault, but this lifeless re-do can’t even hold a candle to that. - SciFiNow
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| Posted May 19, 2022
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A-ha: The Movie (2021) |
A compelling portrait of a band whose level of craft is perhaps overlooked. - Little White Lies
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| Posted May 18, 2022
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Men (2022) |
The back half certainly delivers on visceral body horror. - SciFiNow
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| Posted May 11, 2022
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The Northman (2022) |
Praise the Norse gods, for not only is The Northman an exhilarating revenge saga that outdoes most modern blockbusters when it comes to action sequence staging and immersive sound design, but Eggers’ penchant for the strange remains fully intact. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Apr 14, 2022
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The Outfit (2022) |
Compelling performances make it worth sticking through one quite silly climactic beat. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Apr 06, 2022
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Munich: The Edge of War (2021) |
Perfectly watchable, never spectacular. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Jan 06, 2022
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DASHCAM (2021) |
Brief shots do instil dread, thanks to strong stunt work and practical effects. But as a cumulative experience, Dashcam's like the worst segment in a V/H/S anthology film padded out to feature-length. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Oct 22, 2021
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The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021) |
This wildly entertaining fantasy adventure gets by on exuberant direction, game performances from a large ensemble, and lavish production design and makeup work. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Aug 31, 2021
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Our Ladies (2019) |
A loving tribute to uncensored working-class women. An acutely written and performed triumph. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Aug 25, 2021
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The Devil's Deal (2021) |
If anything, this is a more accomplished and richer crime saga than its entertainingly blunt and slick predecessor. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Aug 11, 2021
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I'm Your Man (2021) |
Dan Stevens gives a quite remarkable performance that's both frequently hilarious and genuinely moving. - The Skinny
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| Posted Aug 10, 2021
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Old (2021) |
It's not that the inevitable explanation is unsatisfying, but rather the execution of trying to wrap up every tiny detail all too neatly. Old is more satisfying when favouring a somewhat abstract approach. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Jul 22, 2021
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Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) |
A very satisfying conclusion to this time-travelling trilogy experiment. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Jul 16, 2021
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Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) |
If 1994's escalating events seemed more like a string of bad luck, 1978's feel like people genuinely at the mercy of cruel, coordinated fate thanks to sins of the past. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Jul 10, 2021
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After Love (2020) |
A pure star vehicle that allows a showcase of Joanna Scanlon's more dramatic chops, though with a character and predicament that encourages introversion. - The Skinny
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| Posted Jun 07, 2021
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Surge (2020) |
A very uncomfortable watch that offers a bravura showcase for Ben Whishaw's range. - Little White Lies
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| Posted May 28, 2021
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I Blame Society (2020) |
(Wo)Man Bites Dog. Some truly masterful comic timing from its director/co-writer/star. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Apr 18, 2021
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Stray (2021) |
A simple but effective sensory voyage that's hard to shake. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Mar 23, 2021
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Limbo (2021) |
Limbo is an incredibly bleak film, though also a stylistically audacious one that enthrals as much as it can disgust. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Mar 05, 2021
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The Colony (2021) |
Atmospheric sci-fi anchored by an engaging performance from Nora Arnezeder. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Mar 03, 2021
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Creation Stories (2021) |
Speeding through three decades' worth of events but lacking any actual momentum, Creation Stories is like a version of 24 Hour Party People gone horribly wrong. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Feb 25, 2021
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L'Incredibile storia dell'Isola Delle Rose (2020) |
Entertaining adaptation of an anarchistic story that deserves to be better known. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Dec 08, 2020
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Murder Me, Monster (2018) |
Not sure much beyond the gore endures, but this melancholic mystery sure has some frights. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Dec 01, 2020
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Isadora's Children (2019) |
A very moving, tender expression of art resonating through generations. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Sep 03, 2020
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Special Actors (2019) |
A farce that lingers in the mind thanks to the ideas it toys with, and, as is the case with many a good con artist flick, warrants repeat viewings for the way it plays with your perception until the very end. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Aug 28, 2020
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Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2018) |
This speedy portrait of the surrealist as a young man has its own discreet charms. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Jul 15, 2020
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The Other Lamb (2019) |
While The Other Lamb still has piercing scenes, its story path with Selah is a lot more familiar. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Mar 27, 2020
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Blow the Man Down (2019) |
A compelling cinematic world that lingers in the memory. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Mar 20, 2020
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Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2020) |
The feel-good feel-bad movie of the year. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Mar 18, 2020
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Run (2019) |
Short and sweet to the point of feeling slight in retrospect. But certain scenes sear the brain. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Mar 13, 2020
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The Truth (2019) |
Kore-eda maintains his knack for the gradual accumulation of little moments for maximum effect. - The Skinny
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| Posted Mar 03, 2020
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So Long, My Son (Di jiu tian chang) (2019) |
A lingering, heart-breaking epic of great subtlety, specificity and ultimately universal power. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Dec 03, 2019
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I Lost My Body (2019) |
While the enthralling film absolutely succeeds in making you care for a protagonist with only five digits to express itself, what doesn't always work fully is the Naoufel half of the narrative. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Nov 25, 2019
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Promare (2019) |
Miraculously, the sensory overload high consistently lasts its almost two-hour runtime. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Nov 25, 2019
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Earthquake Bird (2019) |
Earthquake Bored. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Oct 31, 2019
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Chained for Life (2018) |
A sharp movie about moviemaking, with welcome surreal touches that are best left unspoiled. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Oct 24, 2019
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Monos (2019) |
Muscular filmmaking. Physically shaken, in a good way. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Oct 22, 2019
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The Prince's Voyage (Le Voyage du Prince) (2019) |
With a graceful, delicate animation style and mellow score, this is a compelling, tender and thoughtful exploration of xenophobia through a fantasy context. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Oct 04, 2019
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Gwen (2018) |
No shortage of striking images. A rewatch may be rewarding. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Jul 19, 2019
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018) |
The film has engaging performances and some fine costume work, in particular. As written, though, while the novel's events make the jump to the screen, the spirit of the eerie prose is lost in translation. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Jul 08, 2019
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I See You (2019) |
I See You is a puzzle movie, above all else, but it's not an assortment of cheap tricks and switcheroos. - SciFiNow
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| Posted Jul 08, 2019
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