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Reviews
Blitz (2024), Dir Steve McQueen, Apple TV+, BFI Tour, mac Birmingham, 5✩✩✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A heartwarming tale of companionship during bleak times”.
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), Dir Todd Phillips, Warner Bros. Pictures, 3✩✩✩. Review: Matthew Alicoon
“A dramatic tonal contrast that negates fan service.”
Never Let Go (2024), Dir: Alexandre Aja, Lionsgate. 4✩✩✩✩ Review: Matthew Alicoon.
“A horror that relies on your interpretation.”
The Boys in the Boat (2024), Dir George Clooney, Warner Bros. Pictures. 4****: Matthew Alicoon
“Immersive camera work well in this intense drama.”
All of Us Strangers (2024), Dir Andrew Haigh, Searchlight Pictures UK. 5*****: Matthew Alicoon.
An arc de triumph of a British drama.
The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Dir David Gordon Green, Universal Pictures. 2**: Matthew Alicoon.
‘Why Why Why did this need a sequel?.’
It Lives Inside (2023), Dir Bishal Dutta, Vertigo. 5*****: Matthew Alicoon.
‘A knockout thought-provoking take on demonic horror.’
A Haunting in Venice (2023), Dir Kenneth Branagh, 20th Century Studios. 3***: Matthew Alicoon.
‘When too much character detail gets crammed all at once.’
Talk to Me (2023), Dir Danny and Michael Phillppou, Altitude Film Entertainment. 4.5****: Matthew Alicoon
The wildcard sleeper hit horror film of the year.
Barbie (2023), Dir Greta Gerwig, Warner Bros. Pictures. 3.5***: Matthew Alicoon
Ambitious or Overhyped?
Oppenheimer (2023), Dir Christopher Nolan, Universal Pictures. 5*****: Matthew Alicoon
One of the defining films of the decade so far?