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The Favourite (2018) dir: Yorgos Lanthimos
Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz form a love triangle in this blackly comedic tale of callous scheming and cruelty amongst the British aristocracy of the 18th century. While not Lanthimos at his most extreme, it's still an idiosyncratic classic.
First Man (2018) dir: Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, is examined in Damian Chazelle's respectable biopic. For all of its awe-inducing, white-knuckle depictions of space flight, however, it feels more like a small step for filmmaking than the giant leap that it should have been.
Cold War (2018) directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
A romance takes place on both sides of the Iron Curtain during the early days of the Cold War. Shot in a warm sepia monochrome and featuring a prevalence of diverse music, this is one of those rare movies which you can enjoy as a sensory, magical experience while barely contemplating the dark central story.
Blade of the Immortal (2017) directed by Takashi Miike
The prolific cult Japanese director returns to the chambara genre which he previously visited with the excellent 13 Assassins, albeit with a touch of outrageousness consistent with its manga origins and the director's earlier output.
Murder on the Orient Express (2017) directed by Kenneth Branagh
This sumptuous Agatha Christie adaptation, also featuring Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley and Michelle Pfeiffer, does what it says on the tin decently enough.
Loving Vincent (2017) - hand-painted Van Gogh biography
A review of Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman's beautiful and artistically resonant look at a brilliant but troubled artist.
The Age of Shadows
Fans of Jee-woon Kim’s other films should feel right at home with this period action thriller.
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The Handmaiden (Director’s Cut)
Manipulation, cruelty and subterfuge are on the menu in this visually sumptuous masterpiece Chan-wook Park.
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