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Jan 13, 2025 | 
filmhounds.co.uk | William Stottor
Italy, 1944. World War Two continues to rage on. Its violent, destructive grasp reaches the quiet, picturesque, snow-covered mountain village of Vermiglio in ways that are both subtle and drastic. In many aspects, the village is typical of that era, but the ghostly, almost comatose faces of young men returning from war give the setting and film that extra depth.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | William Stottor
Luchino Visconti’s masterpiece, Rocco and His Brothers, is a breathtaking tapestry of staggering depth and detail, charting the deterioration of a large family in Milan.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | William Stottor
Another year of movies, another unforgettable year of original film scores. We rank the top 10 to come out of 2024. Take a look at our list below and see what the best score of the year is!This year’s best original scores are a wonderfully varied bag, including legendary composers such as Tim Burton and Hans Zimmer alongside exciting newcomers like Umberto Smerilli.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | William Stottor
The synopsis of Wild Strawberries might seem straightforward, but Ingmar Bergman constructs a startling, poignant, and ambiguous portrait of old age and death. Director: Ingmar BergmanGenre: Drama, Romance, Psychological DramaRun Time: 92′Original Title: SmultronställetU.K. Release: October 1958U.S. Release: June 22, 1959Where to Watch: on digital & VOD and on DVD & Blu-RayIt is fitting that Victor Sjöström, one of the great actors of the silent era, plays the lead role in Wild Strawberries.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Akash Deshpande |Ben Sears |Hayley Croke |William Stottor
The ending of Aftersun conveys Calum’s painful emotional state as he walks away from Sophie: here’s the last scene of the film explained!Aftersun is one of the most acclaimed films of this decade, which also earned an Oscar nod. Since it was a debut feature, it came as a pleasant surprise at the time of its release. Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells, who had written and directed three short films before she made the movie, decided to turn her personal story into her feature directorial debut.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Ben Sears |Hayley Croke |William Stottor |Emma Vine
Sweethearts trots out the romantic comedy tropes playbook, but Kiernan Shipka and Nico Hiraga carry those tropes with aplomb. Director: Jordan WeissWriters: Dan Brier & Jordan WeissGenre: Rom-ComRating: RRun Time: 98′U.S. Release: November 28, 2024U.K. Release: TBAWhere to Watch: Stream it on Max Sweethearts works just fine as a perfectly enjoyable rom-com that checks all of the boxes of the genre without much nuance or difficulty.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Hayley Croke |William Stottor |Emma Vine |Cian McGrath
Luca Guadagnino has employed the talents of fashion industry powerhouse Jonathan Anderson as the costume designer for his 2024 films, Challengers and Queer. For the past several years, Luca Guadagnino has made his name as a director by being a disruptor of the film world. His films range from heartfelt and touching, like his 2017 hit Call Me By Your Name, to strange and challenging, like his 2018 adaptation of Suspiria.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | William Stottor |Emma Vine |Cian McGrath |Hayley Croke
Layla is an engrossing, lively feature debut by Amrou Al Kadhi, charting the story of a drag queen who searches for their identity amidst a whirlwind romance. Writer and Director: Amrou Al-KadhiGenre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceRun Time: 100′World Premiere: January 18, 2024 at the Sundance Film FestivalU.K. Release: November 22, 2024U.S. Release: TBAWhere to Watch: In UK cinemasLayla begins like a crackling lightning bolt.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
filmhounds.co.uk | William Stottor
“Hey, how's my extended family face?” It's a question posed early on in Christmas Eve in Miller's Point by Ben Shenkman's Lenny, the father of one small part of the sprawling Balsano family. He posits it to his wife and two children and follows it up with an exaggerated, false, and even unnerving beaming smile.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Emma Vine |Daniel Allen |Philip Bagnall |William Stottor
The wait for season 2 of Squid Game is almost over! In this article, we discuss 8 predictions for the Netflix hit series. The highly anticipated Netflix series Squid Game will return to Netflix for its second season on December 26, 2024. Though I have yet to see an announcement of how many episodes season 2 will have, if it follows in the previous season’s footsteps, we can assume that there may be 9.
