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Oscar Week Film Review: Phantom Thread

It may be Daniel Day-Lewis’ apparent last hurrah but Phantom Thread is all about Lesley Manville’s world-conquering…

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Oscar Week Film Review: All the Money in the World

The drama around All the Money in the World proves more interesting than the film, if I’m…

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Oscar Week Film Review: Mudbound

Up for 4 Academy Awards, Mudbound is superb and director Dee Rees is entitled to feel cheated…

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Oscar Week Film Review: Darkest Hour

No amount of prosthetics can stop this from being my…Darkest Hour “The deadly danger here is this…

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Oscar Week Film Review: Get Out

The film about race that we needed. And still need. Get Out ftw. “All I know is…

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Oscar Week Film Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri proves just a little too problematic, despite Frances McDormand’s excellent…

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Oscar Week Film Review: The Post

Star names can’t hide the dullness here “My decision stands, and I’m going to bed” No. No,…

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Oscar Week Film Review: The Shape of Water

It has 13, yes 13!, Oscar nominations and the luminous Sally Hawkins but does Guillermo del Toro’s…

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Oscar Week Film Review: Lady Bird

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards, Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is rather brilliant – will it make her…