All Reviews articles – Page 259

  • The Last Animals
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    'The Last Animals': Tribeca Review

    2017-04-23T02:45:00Z

    A former war photographer tracks the shameful ivory trade in a galvanising documentary which is a potent mix of film and message

  • The Reagan Show
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    'The Reagan Show': Tribeca Review

    2017-04-22T22:00:00Z

    Dirs. Pacho Velez & Sierra Pettengill. US. 2017. 74 mins.There’s an otherworldliness to the video footage of Ronald Reagan’s presidency that makes The Reagan Show feel like an elaborately-constructed parable for the Trump era. Did this really happen? Was his presidency, in truth, a not-particularly elaborate, ...

  • The Death And Life Of Marsha P. Johnson
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    'The Death And Life Of Marsha P. Johnson': Review

    2017-04-22T01:00:00Z

    A sobering documentary looks at how transgender people have been treated as second-class citizens, even in the LGBT movement

  • Shadowman
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    'Shadowman': Tribeca Review

    2017-04-21T22:04:00Z

    A documentary about the 1980s New york graffiti artist Richard Hambleton is intense and involving

  • Unforgettable
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    'Unforgettable': Review

    2017-04-20T18:00:00Z

    Katherine Heigl’s turn as a divorced bunny-boiler for first-time director Denise Di Novi is trashy, retro fun

  • Ice Mother
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    'Ice Mother': Tribeca Review

    2017-04-19T08:00:00Z

    Late-life love and second chances form the crux of this warm, sensitive feature from Bohdan Slama

  • Cannes critics
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    Cannes 2017: our chief critic's guide to the Competition line-up

    2017-04-13T15:26:00Z

    Screen’s chief critic and reviews editor Fionnuala Halligan dissects this year’s Competition films.

  • Fast And Furious 8
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    'The Fate Of The Furious': Review

    2017-04-09T17:00:00Z

    The eighth instalment in the franchise adds Charlize Theron and some witty new flourishes.

  • Walk With Me
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    'Walk With Me': Review

    2017-04-05T16:24:00Z

    Benedict Cumberbatch narrates this unusual documentary about a spiritual retreat in France under the guidance of renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh

  • Aftermath
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    'Aftermath': Review

    2017-04-03T16:39:00Z

    A stony-faced Arnold Schwarzenegger comes up against Scoot McNairy in this grim psychological drama based on real-life events

  • Mine
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    'Mine': Review

    2017-04-03T07:00:00Z

    After Armie Hammer’s marine steps on a landmine in the desert heat, he has to wait 52 long hours before help arrives

  • Gifted
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    'Gifted': Review

    2017-03-30T18:00:00Z

    Chris Evans (Captain America) and director Marc Webb (Spiderman) unite for a low-key story about a child maths prodigy

  • Song of Granite
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    'Song Of Granite': Review

    2017-03-30T15:04:00Z

    Strikingly beautiful, Pat Collins’ unconventional portrait of a traditional sean nós singer is shot mostly in the Irish language.

  • Ghost In The Shell
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    'Ghost In The Shell': Review

    2017-03-28T23:00:00Z

    Scarlett Johansson plays an all-silicone machine with a human brain in the latest adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s modern manga classic

  • the Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
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    'The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin': Review

    2017-03-27T13:13:00Z

    A nostalgia-tinged look at the writer of the beloved Tales of the City series

  • Chacun sa vie
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    'Chacun sa vie': Review

    2017-03-27T09:47:00Z

    Claude Lelouch fields an all-star cast from Johnny Hallyday to Jean Dujardin and Beatrice Dalle

  • CHIPS
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    'CHIPS': Review

    2017-03-23T17:00:00Z

    Cult status and extended cable life are definite possibilities for this dim-bulb comedy reboot of a beloved 70s TV show

  • Life
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    'Life': Review

    2017-03-23T11:06:00Z

    Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal form part of a ‘space smorgasbord for a snacking alien’ in the latest from Sweden’s Daniel Espinosa

  • The Zookeeper's Wife
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    'The Zookeeper's Wife': Review

    2017-03-20T16:00:00Z

    Focus Features’ Second World War drama is set in Warsaw and stars Jessica Chastain in the title role

  • Fashionista
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    'Fashionista': Review

    2017-03-17T09:32:00Z

    Amanda Fuller makes the most of an astonishing showcase role in Simon Rumley’s latest genre-blurring project