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REVIEW: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ (2020) is Good, But It Could Be Better

By: Hayley Paskevich 9th Jan 20219th Jan 2021

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However, despite the many elements that work in its favour, Wonder Woman 1984 isn’t without its flaws.

An elderly couple (played by Shelia McCarthy and Julian Richings) hold each other in panic. They're standing in a dimly lit hallway. The woman has dishvelled white hair and the man has thin receeding hair. The man looks calmer than the woman, who is more alarmed by what she is looking at.

REVIEW: ‘Anything for Jackson’ (2020) is a Delightfully Twisted Horror With Real Charm

By: Kevin Woodley 20th Dec 2020

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Featuring a demonic contortionist that will make you scream, Dyck’s swerve into the horror genre is well worth an evening’s sacrifice.

REVIEW: ‘Cocoon’ (2020) is Worthy of its Golden Glow

By: Emily Maskell 12th Dec 202012th Dec 2020

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“Krippendorff crafts a stunningly alluring narrative of feminine intimacy” Cocoon (Kokon) is a triumph on the brink of womanhood: a searing portrait of young queerness centred around the lesbian awakening of fourteen-year-old Nora (Jena Urzendowaky). In the sizzling heat of Berlin’s 2018 summer, Nora has many firsts: menstruation, masturbation and smoking marijuana. Yet the core self-discovery of Nora’s…

NFF Review: ‘Women In Film’ Strand

By: Emily Maskell 12th Nov 202012th Nov 2020

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Reviews of the short films in Norwich Film Festival’s ‘Women In Film’ strand which shows an array of female-directed shorts.

Image still from the film New Order. A woman and man sit in the front seats of a car that's had its window shield splashed with green paint. The woman looks behind horrified.

LFF REVIEW: ‘New Order’ (2020) is a Chaotic, Ultra-Violent Dystopian Warning

By: Kevin Woodley 26th Oct 202024th Oct 2020

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A fierce, uncompromising nightmare from Franco, meant to scream like a vision of a future that’s already revealing itself in the present.

A still from the film Ammonite. Two women walk along the beach wearing period dresses. One is resting her head on the other's shoulder.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Ammonite’ (2020) is a Beautifully Polished Period Lesbian Love Story

By: Emily Maskell 25th Oct 202025th Oct 2020

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With little knowledge of the private life of the real Mary Anning, Ammonite fills in the gaps with queer pining and fossil hunting.

Image still from the horror film The Intruder. A dark, blue-tinted background, a woman (Érica Rivas) dubs sound effects into a microphone.

LFF REVIEW: ‘The Intruder’ (2020) is a Dull, Ineffective Paranormal Thriller

By: Kevin Woodley 23rd Oct 202019th Oct 2020

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All of the ingredients are there, but they’ve been swished into a diluted, forgettable cocktail that’s more of a nightcap than a rush to the head.

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LFF REVIEW: ‘Rose: A Love Story’ (2020) is a Vampire Film For Our Times

By: Kevin Woodley 22nd Oct 202019th Oct 2020

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An efficiently crafted piece of work shrouded in dread and frozen to last.

LFF REVIEW: ‘Supernova’ (2020) Shines Bright with Glowing Performances

By: Emily Maskell 19th Oct 202019th Oct 2020

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Supernova is a tender, devastatingly gorgeous road trip, brooding with introspection.

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LFF REVIEW: ‘Relic’ (2020) is an Unfurling Terror of the Haunted House as Diseased and Dying Mind

By: Kevin Woodley 14th Oct 202011th Oct 2020

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The scares are minimal, with a heavy reliance on atmosphere, but stick with it and you’ll find this stylish horror film wanders close to home and burrows underneath the skin.