Challengers (15) |Close-Up Film Review
Although never acknowledged until late in the day, this is not your classic “eternal triangle” story, as in which guy gets the girl.
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Although never acknowledged until late in the day, this is not your classic “eternal triangle” story, as in which guy gets the girl.
Read MorePaola Cortellesi’s brilliant and absorbing directorial debut, in which she also plays the lead, is in many ways similar to the work of Italian neorealistic directors of the post war period
Read MoreThis nuanced and engaging historical drama pits a Jewish family against the power of the Pope in 19th century Italy. The film teeters on the verge of the operatic at times but thankfully never succumbs.
Read MoreEven before they’d had a chance to see this film, fans of Amy Winehouse were complaining from the trailer that Marisa Abela, who plays Amy, was miscast and couldn’t sing as well as their heroine.
Read MoreAlex Garland’s film is set in a near future, where America is at war with itself. No reason is given but the unlikely alliance of the states of Texas and California as the Western Forces is locked in a war to take over the country from the federal government in Washington.
Read MoreThis elegant albeit often foul mouthed dark satire with a touch of farce is a nicely polished exercise in middle class guilt and self-loathing, which is reminiscent in some ways of Yasmina Reza’s play turned into film, Carnage.
Read MoreIn every sense an epic for our times, told with focus on the human foibles of its characters, Italy’s nomination for Best International Feature Film at the 2024 Academy Awards is a tense and rewarding watch.
Read MoreDespite sharing star billing in the title, this is very much Kong’s movie. Godzilla doesn’t really come into his own until the climactic battle the audience has been waiting for, when the two titans of the “MonsterVerse” join forces to save the world from extinction.
Read MoreNext door neighbours Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Celine (Anne Hathaway) are close friends, as are their respective young sons Theo (Eamon O’Connell and Max (Baylen D. Bielitz).
Read MoreThe short choppy opening scenes of the film make it difficult to sort out at first who is who and to get a grip on the situation, which revolves around Frankie (Vicky Knight), who is a nurse.
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