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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 22d

"America is presented in all its rotten glory, a battleground of violence between revolutionaries and those in power."

Paul Thomas Anderson’s firecracker thriller is a winning concoction of chaos, anger & scathing satire! 🔥

Read @Will's review of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, out September 26!

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One Battle After Another Review: Ready To Explode

Paul Thomas Anderson’s firecracker thriller One Battle After Another is a winning concoction of chaos, anger, and scathing satire.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 22h

"The underdog hit series of the year" hits Apple TV+ tomorrow! 🤩🔥

Read Keeley's review of THE LAST FRONTIER! loudandclearreviews.com/the-last-fro...

#TheLastFrontier #AppleTVPlus

The Last Frontier (Apple TV+) Series Review

The Last Frontier is a very well-written series full of thrilling action and emotional depth, standing out as the underdog hit series of the year.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 22h

"One of the most impressive depictions of a particular country and society put to screen this year, so frequently tangible that you can feel the heat of the sun and the buzz of the busy Lagos streets."

Read @willstot94.bsky.social 's review of MY FATHER'S SHADOW! 😍

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#LFF

My Father’s Shadow Film Review

My Father’s Shadow, the directorial debut from Akinola Davies Jr., is a poetic tale of two youngsters spending a day with their elusive father.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 22h

Joel Edgerton gives "a performance of immense power and emotion" in Clint Bentley's TRAIN DREAMS, now at the BFI London Film Festival and out soon in theaters and on Netflix!

Read Will's review!

#TrainDreams #LFF #Netflix

Train Dreams Film Review: Finding Yourself

The moving film Train Dreams feels slightly superficial in its construction, but Joel Edgerton gives a performance of immense power and emotion.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 1d

Ben Stiller dissects legacy, love and loss through his parents’ kismet partnership in his most personal project to date! 🤩

Read Hayley's review of STILLER & MEARA: NOTHING IS LOST from the New York Film Festival!

#NYFF #BenStiller

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Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost Review

With Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost, Ben Stiller dissects legacy, love and loss through his parents’ kismet partnership.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 1d

This school-based black comedy has a lot to say, but little idea how to present these things with any real clarity or profundity.

Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of the Saoirse Ronan-starring BAD APPLES, in competition at the BFI London Film Festival!

#LFF #BadApples #SaoirseRonan

Bad Apples Review: Teaching Gone Wrong

School-based black comedy Bad Apples is a film with a lot to say, but little idea how to present these things with any real clarity or profundity.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 2d

"Duraie's tender, heartbreaking, disquieting film offers all the Nadias out there a life jacket to keep them afloat."

Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's review of SINK (Gharaq), next week at the BFI London Film Festival! 🔥

Interview with writer-director Zain Duraie very soon!

#LFF #mentalhealth

Sink Review: A Life Jacket to the Nadias Out There

With the tender yet quietly devastating Sink (Gharaq), Zain Duraie shines a spotlight on mental health in Jordan through a mother-son relationship.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 2d

Was TRON: ARES worth the wait? Well... It's complicated.

Read @branyan.bsky.social's review!

#TronAres

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Tron: Ares Review - Fine, but Confounding

Tron: Ares is a visual and audio spectacle with some solid performances, but its story doesn’t fully come together.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 2d

Josh O'Connor is superb in this "brilliantly winding anti-thriller" from Kelly Reichardt!

Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review of THE MASTERMIND & don't miss it at the BFI London Film Festival next week!

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#TheMastermind #KellyReichardt

The Mastermind Review: Minimalist Heist Film

Josh O’Connor’s family man plans an art robbery in The Mastermind, Kelly Reichardt’s take on a heist film that is intriguing in its minimalism.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 3d

You're right! It was meant to say her first *lead* performance in French, like it says in the review :-) Thanks for flagging!

Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 3d

This dystopian gem delivers its fascinating concept with aplomb, organically crafting an authoritarian world that devalues people the older they get.

Read @willstot94.bsky.social's review of Gabriel Mascaro’s THE BLUE TRAIL (O Último Azul) from the BFI London Film Festival! 🤩

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#LFF #LFF2025

The Blue Trail Review: Elderly Freedom

Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail (O Último Azul) organically crafts an authoritarian world that devalues people the older they get.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 3d

"Magellan may be one of the most visually striking films of the year, but it looks more urgent than it actually is."

Gael García Bernal plays the titular character in Lav Diaz's MAGELLAN (Magalhães)!

Read @cynicalfilm.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival!

#LavDiaz #LFF #LFF2025

Magellan Film Review: Beautiful But Slow Voyage

Lav Diaz’s Magellan showcases beautiful landscapes, but the colonial critique drags under its director’s artistic temperament.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 3d

Alex Russell’s dazzling debut is one of the biggest surprises of the year! 🤩

Read @emmasaurustex.bsky.social's review of LURKER and don't miss it in digital platforms in the U.S. this Friday and at the @BFI London Film Festival this weekend! 😍🔥

#Lurker #LFF
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Lurker Movie Review: Shifting power dynamics

Highlighting the dangers of fame and power, Alex Russell's dazzling feature debut, Lurker, is one of the biggest surprises of the year.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 3d

Jodie Foster's first performance in French is in Rebecca Zlotowski's A PRIVATE LIFE (Vie Privée), an amusing murder mystery tale about a psychiatrist who goes looking for answers! 🤩

Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival! 😍

#APrivateLife #LFF #JodieFoster

A Private Life Review: Witty Murder Mystery

A standout performance from Jodie Foster leads A Private Life, an amusing murder mystery movie that delivers a quirky script.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 3d

"The spirit of Pietro Marcello's DUSE seems to fall perfectly in line with his depiction of the great artist: full of ambition, captivated by the beauty of art, but unable to reach the full potential it deeply strives for."

Read Hayley's review from the New York Film Festival!

#Duse #NYFF

Duse NYFF Film Review: A Fading Star

Pietro Marcello’s Duse attempts to link the final years of a once-in-a-generation artist’s life with the rise of fascism, but fails to succeed.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 4d

The inside of the prison becomes a site of rebellion in Bill Condon's movie-within-a-movie, a "tragic and moving story about love, life, and revolution"!

Read Sophie's review of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, out Friday in theaters! 🔥🤩

#KissOfTheSpiderWoman

Kiss of the Spider Woman: Film Review

Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman is an uneven but lovely film about the power of art, and finding love in the most unusual places.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 4d

Part documentary, part investigative drama, and part dystopia, this Marianne Faithfull movie pushes the limits & conventions of documentary filmmaking! 😍

Read @clotildechinnici.bsky.social's review of BROKEN ENGLISH and don't miss it this weekend at the BFI London Film Festival!

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Broken English Film Review: Bold & Brilliant

Part documentary, part investigative drama, and part dystopia, Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth's Broken English is a bold and brilliant movie.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 4d

In the refreshingly bleak HUMAN RESOURCE, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit holds up a mirror to our capitalist society & shows us that this world isn’t meant for good people.

Read @serenaseghedoni.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival & don't miss the screening on Wednesday!🔥

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#LFF

Human Resource Review: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Number

In Human Resource, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit holds up a mirror to our capitalist society and shows us that this world isn't meant for good people.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 4d

"With Koberidze, it’s never really about the story."

Shot entirely on a Sony Ericsson, Alexandre Koberidze’s DRY LEAF is about the journey, not the destination! 😍

Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review from the BFI London Film Festival!

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#LFF #LFF2025 #DryLeaf #AlexandreKoberidze

Dry Leaf Review: A Film of Spontaneity

Shot entirely on a Sony Ericsson, Alexandre Koberidze’s Dry Leaf journeys through rural football fields in Georgia for an artful, singular film.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 4d

Llúcia Garcia shines in this "gentle wave of a film"!

Read @danielallen.bsky.social's review of Carla Simón's ROMERÍA and don't miss it at the BFI London Film Festival this week! 🤩

#LFF #LFF2025 #Romeria #CarlaSimon

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Romería Review: Sun-Kissed Family Drama

Romería sees Carla Simón draw from her own life again for a very reserved drama about a teenager meeting a family she never knew she had.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 7d

The wait is over: Harris Dickinson's URCHIN hits U.K. cinemas today & U.S. theaters next week! 🤩🔥

Read Hayley's review: t.ly/d32vN

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#Urchin

Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 7d

"Lighton questions the morality of purposeful humiliation, the bravery of blind vulnerability & the power of pure desire."

The Harry Melling & Alexander Skarsgård-starring PILLION will be screened at #NYFF this weekend! 🔥

Read Hayley's review & watch the first teaser 👇

#Pillion

Pillion Movie Review: In the Name of Love

Pillion, Harry Lighton’s debut feature film, is the most shockingly earnest and wildly vulnerable romance of 2025.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 8d

Spooky season has begun! 👻🔪

@themnmovieman.bsky.social takes a look at horror’s worst survivors! Read our list of final girls who deserved to die first, ranked from bad to worst! 🤩

Can you think of more?

#horrormovies #finalgirls

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10 Final Girls Who Absolutely Deserved to Die First

These final girls deserved to die first! We ranked horror’s worst survivors from Friday the 13th, Night of the Living Dead, and more.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 8d

Joel & Ethan Coen burst onto the scene with a Neo-noir so sweaty, so hopeless, so abhorrent that every film they have made since looks like a gorgeous sunny day! 😍

Read Jordon's review of BLOOD SIMPLE!

#BloodSimple #CoenBrothers #CoenBrothersMonth

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Blood Simple Review: Neo-Noir Masterpiece

Blood Simple is one of the greatest debuts in cinema history, showing us a glimpse of the seedy underbelly of small-town Texas.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 9d

To celebrate the life and career of one of cinema’s greatest actors, we look back at 10 essential ROBERT REDFORD performances! ❤️

Read Jordon's article!

#robertredford
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10 Essential Robert Redford Performances

Robert Redford was one of cinema’s greatest actors; we list 10 essential performances he crafted throughout his career.

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Loud and Clear Reviews @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social · 10d

The Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse and Nick Frost-starring WHISTLE feels less like a horror story and more like a frustrating exercise in wasted potential. 😕

Read Roberto's review from Fantastic Fest!

#FantasticFest #WhistleMovie

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Whistle Movie Review: Wasted Potential

Whistle wastes its eerie Aztec Death Whistle premise on bad writing, unlikable characters, and inconsistent horror rules.

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