Vox Lux is a moralistic warning of what fame does to young women
It’s a concept less interesting than the film’s initial trajectory.
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Escape Room is pretty entertaining… until the master plan comes into focus
The real stars here are the set-pieces.
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What Men Want feels stuck in the 2000s
If it weren’t for a few performances, it would be pretty forgettable.
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As far as period dramas go, Colette is one of the most fun to date
Keira Knightley deploys some of her best emotional work.
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Happy Death Day 2U ambitiously aligns itself with Back to the Future Part 2
This second instalment leans even further into the silliness.
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Border is the wildest love story you’ll see this year
A Hollywood re-make seems like a rather less likely prospect.
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Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are a perfectly matched pair in Stan & Ollie
Simultaneously sad, funny, melancholy and celebratory.
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Cold Pursuit always entertains… but it doesn’t amount to much
A lot of people die, and you may chuckle a bit along the way.
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The Hate U Give, one of the first accurate depictions of Black Lives Matter
Its Generation Z teenagers move between homework and activism with grace and strength.
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On the Basis of Sex proves simpler is sometimes better with RBG biopic
You won’t find anything tricksy, stylised or gritty going on here.
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A strutting, self-satisfied Jake Gyllenhaal is the best thing about Velvet Buzzsaw
The film itself, however, is a bit of a disappointment.
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The Front Runner’s political scandal boasts as much deep denial as Jami-Lee Ross
Though Gary Hart had some actual vision and a famously lovely head of hair.
