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Review: Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel succeeds as a ridiculous and charming 90s throwback superhero picture
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Review: Mother Courage and Her Children
Alfie Clark reviews Mother Courage and Her Children in its re-imagined dystopian form, at the Royal Exchange Theatre
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MANIFF 2019: Stray
Stray is a bleak story of two broken people, who meet each other at exactly the time where they needed each other the most.
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Opinion: the 2019 Academy Awards in review
After waves of bad publicity that suggested the 2019 Academy Awards could be the worst in years, it ended up being a mixed bag
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Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Driven by two stupendous Oscar-nominated performances, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a thoroughly entertaining picture with heaps of memorable dialogue.
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Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Wacky, dark, and profound, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a welcome addition to the canon of its esteemed directors: the legendary Cohen Brothers.
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Review: Suspiria
An excellently performed, visually stunning art-house horror, Suspiria is another success for its acclaimed director, despite it's lengthy run-time.
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Review: Overlord
A cohesive and well-paced ‘Nazi zombies’ movie, Overlord is a solid genre-mash up with impressive action sequences, and gruesome body-horror, writes Alfie Clark
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Review: Mandy
Brutal, strange, and featuring Nicolas Cage at his insane, over-the-top best, Mandy is an instant cult-classic.
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Review: A Star is Born
Emotional, funny, and featuring a killer soundtrack, A Star is Born will surely go down as one of 2018’s greatest films.
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Review: Climax
Ever considered using psychedelic drugs? This film might make you think twice. Alfie Clark reviews Gaspar Noé's fifth feature film