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Philip Concannon

Philip Concannon's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Is This Thing On? (2025) 86% 3/5 EDIT “Often perceptive and heartfelt as a portrait of a marriage in a rut, and a refreshing change of pace for its director.” – The Skinny Jan 26, 2026 Full Review Saipan (2025) 90% EDIT “At the end of the day, this is the rare sports film that has no winners.” – Sight & Sound Jan 20, 2026 Full Review That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023) 97% EDIT “Pat Collins approaches John McGahern’s final novel about a couple’s return to rural Ireland with the attentive eye of a documentarian, encouraging viewers to adjust to a slower pace of life along with the film’s protagonists. ” – Sight & Sound Dec 31, 2025 Full Review You Burn Me (2024) EDIT “You Burn Me may mark the start of an intriguing new direction for this filmmaker. ” – Sight & Sound Dec 30, 2025 Full Review Green Border (2023) 94% EDIT “Shot in stark black and white, Agnieszka Holland’s compassionate film about the dehumanising treatment of refugees on the Belarus-Poland border interrogates the European response to the migrant crisis in all its complexity and injustice. ” – Sight & Sound Dec 22, 2025 Full Review Blink Twice (2024) 74% EDIT “There’s a hollowness to this picture that undermines its satirical intent, and the closer one looks at Blink Twice the less seems to be there.” – Sight & Sound Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Caught Stealing (2025) 85% EDIT “It seems like Darren Aronofsky is finally having fun, and for a brisk 107 minutes, so are we. ” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Late Shift (2025) 97% EDIT “Petra Biondina Volpe captures the chaos and pressure of a night shift at an understaffed hospital in a cinematic tribute to nurses that’s elevated by the unflashy skill of Leonie Benesch. ” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Dying (2024) 100% EDIT “From his compassionate perspective, death is seen as a release rather than a tragedy. For these characters, dying is the easy part, it’s living that’s hard.” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Urchin (2025) 96% EDIT “At the age of 28, Dickinson has already established himself as a distinctive onscreen talent, and with this flawed but admirable film, he’s serving notice that his career behind the camera may be just as exciting to follow.” – Sight & Sound Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Young Mothers (2025) 95% 5/5 EDIT “There are no easy answers here, but there's so much compassion; the Dardennes' ability to elicit stunningly real performances from young actors is peerless.” – The Skinny Aug 15, 2025 Full Review Motel Destino (2024) 78% 3/5 EDIT “The 16mm cinematography from the great cinematographer Hélène Louvart creates a feverish atmosphere, both in the neon-lit interiors and the sun-bleached exteriors, while the constant moans of ecstasy on the soundtrack hilariously add to the mood.” – The Skinny May 5, 2025 Full Review The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Ultimately, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is not really about the rights and wrongs of individuals. It’s a direct attack on a corrupt and oppressive regime that strangles its people, just like the ficus religiosa of the title.” – The Skinny Feb 3, 2025 Full Review Hard Truths (2024) 95% 4/5 EDIT “Her entire posture is like a clenched fist, closed off and ready to fight the world, but [Marianne] Jean-Baptiste's astonishingly vivid performance makes us see how her belligerence is rooted in her pain.” – The Skinny Jan 27, 2025 Full Review Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (2024) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is a dense and meticulously constructed picture. ” – Little White Lies Jan 21, 2025 Full Review The Crime Is Mine (2023) 98% 3/5 EDIT “The film is comprehensively hijacked in its final third by Isabelle Huppert. She blasts into the picture in full-on diva mode as a grand dame of the silent era now eyeing her chance at a comeback, delivering an outrageously hammy performance.” – The Skinny Oct 14, 2024 Full Review In Camera (2023) 100% 3/5 EDIT “The film is at its best when Khalid lets us sit in a discomfiting moment... In Camera doesn’t always hang together, but when it snaps into focus it’s an audacious and exciting picture to experience.” – The Skinny Sep 10, 2024 Full Review Close Your Eyes (2023) 93% 5/5 EDIT “Close Your Eyes is driven by a sincere belief in cinema’s power to awaken something within us.” – The Skinny Apr 8, 2024 Full Review Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023) 96% 5/5 EDIT “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World is frequently an exhilarating and hilarious experience, but the feeling that lingers afterwards is one of emptiness and despair.” – The Skinny Mar 5, 2024 Full Review You Hurt My Feelings (2023) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Beth’s sense of betrayal beautifully – it’s hilarious, but rooted in real pain. It again makes you wonder why she hasn’t had more opportunities to carry a film.” – The Skinny Feb 7, 2024 Full Review Barbie (2023) 88% 3/5 EDIT “Before she hits the road, being in Barbie Land is just as pleasurable for the viewer as it is for these toys. The depiction of this world is a triumph of imaginative design and skilful craftsmanship.” – The Skinny Feb 7, 2024 Full Review Tori and Lokita (2022) 87% 4/5 EDIT “Humane and heart-breaking.” – Little White Lies Dec 1, 2022 Full Review The Innocents (2021) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Vogt takes his time unfolding <i>The Innocents</i> and his pacing could be described as too deliberate, but his chilly, mysterious picture exerts an irresistible grip.” – The Skinny Jul 21, 2022 Full Review The Worst Person in the World (2021) 96% 5/5 EDIT “While Trier’s film is frequently dynamic and funny, a wistfulness emerges in the second half as the characters contemplate lost time and missed chances.” – The Skinny Jul 21, 2022 Full Review Shirley (2020) 88% 4/5 EDIT “As in Madeline's Madeline, Josephine Decker probes at the point where artistic inspiration and exploitation meet.” – The Skinny Oct 26, 2020 Full Review
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