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Julia Raeside
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) |
The idea that genius relies on emotional dysfunction isn’t really questioned here. And perhaps it should be. - Times (UK)
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| Posted Apr 25, 2023
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Lyra (2022) |
A profound and careful feature documentary... - Times (UK)
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| Posted Apr 25, 2023
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Finding Michael (2023) |
The eternal tale of privileged men going off to fulfil their destiny, often to the detriment of family, is the subtext here. - Times (UK)
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| Posted Mar 08, 2023
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Jane Fonda in Five Acts (2018) |
Modern documentaries have led us to expect more rigour in their storytelling but this, despite its willingness to touch on family discord and so on, keeps a respectful distance that ultimately frustrates. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 06, 2018
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Against the Law (2017) |
Mays is unobtrusively brilliant as Wildeblood. - Guardian
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| Posted Sep 12, 2018
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Suffragettes With Lucy Worsley (2018) |
Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley brilliantly treads the line between Reithian historical documentary and vividly textured narrative. - Guardian
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| Posted Jun 15, 2018
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Long Strange Trip (2017) |
I'm glad I persisted. It begins as a standard, if meticulous rock doc... But the film seeks the key to the band's magic -- what elevated them from a group of musicians who toured endlessly into a US phenomenon inspiring cult-like devotion. - Guardian
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| Posted May 26, 2017
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Fool's Gold (2008) |
No amount of gratuitous McConaughey ab-flashing (he never stops) or the parading of Kate Hudson in a weeny bikini can scrape this one off the sea bed. Plankton would be insulted. - Film4
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| Posted Apr 18, 2008
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Lagerfeld Confidential (2007) |
Lagerfeld keeps the shades down and the collar up in this glossy but inexpressive biography. - Film4
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| Posted Oct 26, 2007
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Marigold (2007) |
As Prem's dad says of his son's feature film career, "I know nothing about dancing and the plots seem ludicrous to me." - Film4
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| Posted Aug 17, 2007
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