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Review - Hamnet

Thunderous in emotion yet ghostly in touch, Hamnet transforms the tragedy of loss into a haunting meditation on survival, life and love. Anchored by Jesse Buckley’s career defining performance; Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet is a gutting portrait of grief that will leave you breathless.

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Review - Train Dreams

Train Dreams is a melancholy memory that is bound to devastate and encapsulate you. Joel Edgerton’s quiet silence echoes across generations; a story about the longing for a simple life at the turn of the century. Every frame will haunt you long after its final scene.

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Review - The Ballad of a Small Player

A fantastical sweat-soaked fantasy across the neon lights of Macau; Edward Berger’s newest feature is a foray into gambling hell - a misfire of epic proportions, an exponentially boring character study that wastes a great performance from Colin Farrell.

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Review - Christy

David Michod’s Christy is a sports biopic that straddles the safety of structure than reinvent the conventions. Christy Martin’s inspiring and tumultus story marks a bold new step in Sydney Sweeney’s career.

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Review - The End

Joshua Oppenheimer's post apocalyptic musical, THE END is a dense emotional journey to the centre of the earth. A misfire of ambition and talent that feels more than a whisper than a showstopper.

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Review - LONGLEGS

Osgood Perkins’ Longlegs is a nightmarishly visceral exercise in unsettling malevolent horror. Meticulous in its haunting atmosphere though less concerned with cheap thrills and jump scares; Longlegs is a disturbingly encapsulating thriller whose power lies in its lingering dread long after its final frame.

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Review - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ushers in a new era of the franchise while paying homage to Caesar’s legacy. While the visuals and set pieces elevate the film tremendously; the film overstays its new chapter by treading on familiar ground and a glacial pace.

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Review - Civil War

Civil War is an excellent, violent exploration on how we choose to end the story, presciently arriving to theatres at a time when all the safeguards to the collapse seem to be tenuously holding together

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Review - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Long gone are the days of the haunting ferocity of Godzilla and the humble heart of Kong. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is absolute chaotic bliss; an explosive kaiju-fest that strips away any of the mystery and darkness of its predecessors and instead runs fist-first into comically absurd cartoon mayhem.

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Review - Dune: Part Two

A monumental achievement in technical prowess and grandiose scale; Denis Villeneuve returns to Arrakis to deliver a stunning spectacle of sight and sound. Dune: Part Two is a sprawling sci-fi epic that will leave you breathless.

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Review - Sometimes I Think About Dying

Sometimes I Think About Dying quietly explores the familiar and safe danger of monotony with some of the most accurate scenes of office dynamics to hit the big screen. Daisy Ridley’s silent Fran is some of her most captivating work.

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Review - Argylle

Argylle is a marketing magic trick: a bait and switch pseudo-action comedy that boasts a wondrous ensemble cast to mask a lifeless, unfunny slog of a film.

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