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Shannon Connellan

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Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026) EDIT “Cosmic Princess Kaguya! is the kind of animated adventure that leans into the genre's possibilities, seeing physical space as something to be optimised and disrupted.” – Mashable Jan 22, 2026 Full Review 100 Nights of Hero (2025) 69% EDIT “It's a dazzling world of suppressed queer identity and desire, of male bravado and paranoia, and of the power of storytelling itself.” – Mashable Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 95% EDIT “Edgerton's performance, Dessner's score, and Veloso's balance of handheld and static photography kept me hitched on the ride.” – Mashable Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Bad Apples (2025) 83% EDIT “It's a dark dance of ethics, and one that draws wonderful moments of pure comedy from both Ronan and Waller. ” – Mashable Oct 22, 2025 Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 97% EDIT “With a spectacularly physical performance of pure desperation from Lee, Yoo Man-soo flails his way through violent encounters, one of which is darkly comedic, another gruesome and calculated.” – Mashable Oct 17, 2025 Full Review The Secret Agent (2025) 98% EDIT “With Moura's powerful performance framed by a reverent, authentic aesthetic, The Secret Agent is a deeply humanised look at a historical moment of authoritarianism and government corruption. It's a must-see.” – Mashable Oct 14, 2025 Full Review The Thing with Feathers (2025) 46% EDIT “With a raw, anguished performance by Benedict Cumberbatch and production design that makes walls literally bleed ink, The Thing with Feathers will pluck at your heartstrings while threatening to devour them.” – Mashable Oct 14, 2025 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 82% EDIT “Despite the film's major question mark being steeped in a heavier subject matter, the aesthetic trimmings and charming performances keep each scene a balance of dark and light.” – Mashable Oct 7, 2025 Full Review The Mastermind (2025) 90% EDIT “There are no heist movie archetypes here, only crunchy leaves, modernist art, and bumbling realism. It's a combination worth the steal.” – Mashable Sep 29, 2025 Full Review Urchin (2025) 96% EDIT “Through this complex and distinctive performance from Dillane, captured through Deshaies' exquisite cinematography, Dickinson builds a specific and human portrait of homelessness.” – Mashable Sep 24, 2025 Full Review The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) 58% EDIT “Last Rites feels like a Conjuring film in every sense of the franchise, but it's slightly disappointing the film doesn't pull out all the stops to bid adieu to Wilson and Farmiga's now iconic characters.” – Mashable Sep 5, 2025 Full Review How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 77% EDIT “Essentially, Toothless is magnificent in live-action. Every scale glimmers, every muscle moves, and the franchise's beloved dragon's signature expressiveness shines through every scene. ” – Mashable Jun 20, 2025 Full Review 28 Years Later (2025) 88% EDIT “Magnificently shot, ruthlessly edited, and outrageously scored, it's a rambunctious, grisly, human tale of survival. ” – Mashable Jun 20, 2025 Full Review Deep Cover (2025) 90% EDIT “Deep Cover rides high on its uniquely specific premise. ” – Mashable Jun 20, 2025 Full Review Stans (2025) 90% EDIT “Though an overtly reverent documentary, Stans is a compelling, respectful exploration of one of the world's most successful and famous artists mainly through the experiences and opinions of his fans.” – Mashable Jun 16, 2025 Full Review The Uninvited (2024) 77% EDIT “Reaser authentically builds a character mourning her past self while finding strength in maturity, creating a nuanced, grounded portrait of a complex woman the men in this film constantly put on a pedestal as a muse.” – Mashable Apr 14, 2025 Full Review The Wedding Banquet (2025) 86% EDIT “Ultimately, The Wedding Banquet is a triumph of a romantic comedy, a smart and heartfelt update on Lee's '90s classic that explores the pressures of balancing cultural tradition with LGBTQ identity.” – Mashable Mar 24, 2025 Full Review Sister Midnight (2024) 98% EDIT “Uma's evolution into a bloodthirsty creature is not one of seduction and mystique, as such journeys are often shown on-screen. Instead, it's a frankly hilarious path of survival, practicality, and personal curiosity.” – Mashable Mar 17, 2025 Full Review The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025) 58% EDIT “Seizing on the gravity-defying benefits of animation, Sirens of the Deep features some truly magnificent fights. Brutal, bloody, and artfully choreographed, these scenes outshine the film's narrative and allow Geralt to do some pretty damn fancy footwork.” – Mashable Feb 11, 2025 Full Review Nosferatu (2024) 85% EDIT “Despite creative approaches to the lore, Nosferatu left my thirst for the darkness unquenched.” – Mashable Dec 27, 2024 Full Review All We Imagine as Light (2024) 100% EDIT “It's a boldly intimate film that feels so real it could be non-fiction, with some of the best performances you'll see all year.” – Mashable Nov 27, 2024 Full Review The Surfer (2024) 84% EDIT “Everything about The Surfer's one-line pitch sounds ridiculous, but the film itself is a haunting set piece about localism, repressed memory, and toxic masculinity, boasting the wild ride we've come to associate with Cage. ” – Mashable Oct 13, 2024 Full Review Memoir of a Snail (2024) 95% EDIT “Despite appearances, this is not a kids' movie. A funny, strangely sweet, and macabre tale, Memoir of a Snail embraces the surrealism of life's darker side in a bleak but fascinating world” – Mashable Oct 9, 2024 Full Review Girls Will Be Girls (2024) 100% EDIT “Captured with handheld, intimate close-ups and sound design, Mira's exploration feels non-judgmental. Talati doesn't seek to either glorify or vilify, letting the camera simply sit on minuscule moments of analysis, closeness, forgiveness, and betrayal.” – Mashable Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Robot Dreams (2023) 98% EDIT “A magnificent ode to the power of unlikely friendship and all-too-real feelings of loss and lonesomeness, Robot Dreams will leaving a lasting impact without so much as a spoken sentence.” – Mashable May 31, 2024 Full Review
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