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Where Is Anne Frank 2021
Some beautiful animation is wasted on a convoluted story that never fully gets to grips with the exceptionally improtsnt topics it is trying to cover. The premise is an intriguing one. Anne Frank's diary, Kitty, comes to live 'a year from now'. She awakens in the Anne Frank Museum and is desperate to find her beloved friend, having no idea what has occured in the past 80 years. The films message is about how the issues Anne and her family…
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The Favourite 2018
Brilliant. Three central performances by three of the finest actresses of our time. Funny, dark, biting and occasionally bitterly sad. Think Barry Lyndon meets Love and Friendship. But with loads of crazy shit.
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Personal Shopper 2016
Here's the review I wrote for JumpCut - jumpcutonline.com/portfolio/personal-shopper/
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Gone Girl 2014
Having missed this in the cinemas, I hadn't actually gotten round to watching it. After spotting it on Netflix, I thought I'd give it a go. Incredible. Packed full of twists with phenomenonal performances, it's so compelling. Pike's 'Cool Girl' speech is one for the ages.
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