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📽️🎬 Film reviews, interviews and features! 🎬📽️ All content by @hannahwalesy.bsky.social. UK dates. Email: [email protected]

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Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 9h

Bugonia is one of the highlights of #LFF and my favourite Emma Stone-Yorgos Lanthimos collab (and I liked Poor Things and The Favourite a lot!) I had a blast with this unpredictable dark comedy thriller and can't wait to see it again. In cinemas in November.

Review:
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Bugonia LFF review - The best Emma Stone-Yorgos Lanthimos collab yet

Conspiracy theorists kidnap a high-powered CEO, convinced she's an alien planning to destroy Earth.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 1d

Moss & Freud depicts the unexpected friendship that blossomed between Kate Moss and artist Lucian Freud as she sat for a nude portrait. Ellie Bamber and Derek Jacobi are very good and their evolving bond is compelling, but the film itself is just fine.

#LFF review:
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Moss & Freud: LFF Film Review

This drama depicts Kate Moss's blossoming friendship with artist Lucian Freud as he paints her portrait.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 1d

Plainclothes is a powerful drama with excellent performances from Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey. I was compelled by the story and the surprising character revelations but the visual style and editing held me back from loving it. In cinemas now.

Review:
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Plainclothes review: Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey shine in poignant drama

An undercover cop who lures and arrests gay men defies orders when he falls for a target.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for sharing! 🙏🏻☺️

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 1d

The dog performance of the year has arrived! Good Boy may be quite weak as a haunted house horror, but I was so impressed by the expressive Indy that I didn't really mind. Give that dog an award! In cinemas now.

Review:
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Good Boy review: The dog performance of the year

A haunted house story told from the perspective of a very good boy named Indy.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much for sharing! And for the kind words 🤩

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 2d

Wake Up Dead Man is the weakest of the Knives Out films. I loved the central mystery, the intriguing set of suspects and Josh O'Connor's scene-stealing performance, but the storytelling is convoluted and it's way too long.

#LFF review:
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – LFF Film Review

Benoit Blanc goes to a Catholic church to investigate an impossible murder.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 2d

Tron: Ares looks and sounds freaking cool, but the visuals and score are definitely overcompensating for a weak story. That's nothing new for the Tron franchise though. Jared Leto may be the star but Greta Lee and Evan Peters carry the film.

Review:
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Tron: Ares review: The top contender for Best Original Score has arrived

Program Ares (Jared Leto) tries to find the 'Permanent Code' so he can exist in the real world.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 3d

Kristen Stewart's The Chronology of Water is definitely going to be a divisive one. I respected her unusual and uncompromising vision and was in awe of Imogen Poots's career-best performance, but the film is a lot to take in and quite a hard watch.

#LFF Review:
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The Chronology of Water: LFF Film Review

Kristen Stewart's feature debut stars Imogen Poots as swimmer-turned-writer Lidia Yuknavitch.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 4d

My #LFF reviews begin now with Twinless. I enjoyed the smart, unpredictable and hilarious dark comedy-drama from start to finish. Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney's performances are so damn good, as is Sweeney's script.

Review:
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Twinless: LFF Film Review

Roman, grieving the death of his identical twin, befriends Dennis at a support group for twinless twins.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 8d

One Battle After Another is a very good, entertaining movie but it is not a masterpiece or the best of the year. That being said, Leonardo DiCaprio is hilarious as the bumbling oaf, Chase Infiniti is a star, and Sean Penn makes a play for another Oscar.

Review:
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One Battle After Another review: One of Paul Thomas Anderson’s finest

A former revolutionary and stoner is forced out of hiding when his daughter is kidnapped.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 8d

The best cinema release this week is Urchin, a gritty drama directed by Babygirl's Harris Dickinson in his feature-length debut. It's a poignant, powerful film about homelessness and drug abuse, with a strong turn from Frank Dillane. In cinemas now.

Review:
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Urchin review: An impressive debut by Harris Dickinson

A homeless drug addict tries to break free from his cycle of self-destruction.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 10d

HIM has a solid premise, an unnerving atmosphere, trippy visuals and an intense, unhinged performance from Marlon Wayans. But these don't amount to much because the story never evolves. A classic case of style over substance. In cinemas Friday.

Review:
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HIM review: More of a music video than a movie

An up-and-coming football player spends a week training with his idol Isaiah White. It doesn't end well.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 11d

I do not understand the hype surrounding The Smashing Machine. It's the best performance of Dwayne Johnson's career, without question, but it is not Oscar-worthy. Johnson and Emily Blunt are excellent but the storytelling didn't work for me at all.

Review:
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The Smashing Machine review: Don’t believe the hype

Dwayne Johnson makes a major dramatic turn with his portrayal of MMA fighter Mark Kerr.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 12d

Americana is an entertaining Western-inspired crime caper with a scene-stealing performance from Halsey and solid support from Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser. Out on digital platforms now.

Review:
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Americana review: Halsey steals the show in crime caper

A rancher, a waitress and a cult escapee end up involved in a plot to steal a Lakota artefact.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 15d

I adored All of You, a romance drama starring Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots, when I saw it at LFF almost a year ago. And it's on Apple TV+ from today. It's really great; please go watch it!

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All of You review: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots excel in romance drama

Laura decides to take a test to find her soulmate, much to her best friend Simon's disappointment.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 16d

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, a fantasy romance starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, is such a mixed bag. I hated the romance aspect but I liked the more meaningful, existential scenes. Shame it takes such a long time to get to the good stuff.

Review:
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey review: What a mixed bag

David and Sarah are taken on a fantastical journey in which they revisit key moments in their lives.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · 29d

Islands is a sun-soaked Patricia Highsmith-esque thriller. The characters and central mystery are intriguing and Sam Riley and Stacy Martin are great, but the film is too slow and ambiguous for me. Too many unanswered questions! In cinemas today.

Review:
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Islands review: Sam Riley stars in sun-soaked slow burner

A tennis coach at a resort on Fuerteventura becomes a bit too involved with a tourist family.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · Sep 11

The Long Walk is a brutal and bleak dystopian thriller and the best Stephen King adaptation of the year so far. Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson are terrific as the leads. In cinemas Friday.

Review:
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The Long Walk review: A bleak and brutal survival thriller

A group of men enter a walking contest where they must stick to a minimum pace or face execution.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · Sep 11

Bringing out a sequel to a beloved cult classic after 41 years is a huge risk, but with Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the risk pays off. The jokes are hit and miss (like the original) but I was thoroughly entertained by this silly rock mockumentary.

Review:
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review – Chuckles abound in silly comedy sequel

Spinal Tap members David, Nigel and Derek reunite after 15 years for one more concert.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · Sep 10

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale feels like a long episode of the TV show rather than a film, however, fans will be very happy with this satisfying and moving third and final chapter. Bring tissues! In cinemas Friday.

Review:
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale review – A moving conclusion that’ll please fans

The Crawley family have a rough time as they enter the 1930s in this third and final film.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · Sep 8

I recently had the pleasure of chatting to Brendan Canty about his delightful movie Christy, which is in cinemas now. We talked about finding his mostly non-professional cast, recruiting Alison Oliver via DM, and THAT joyous music video. Enjoy!

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Brendan Canty on directing Christy & slipping into Alison Oliver’s DMs

Brendan Canty talks about directing Christy, finding his first-time actors and reaching out to Alison Oliver.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Irish drama Christy (not to be confused with the Sydney Sweeney boxing movie) is a touching and heartwarming film with a cast of impressive non-professional actors. In cinemas now.

Review:
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Christy review: A touching Irish drama with impressive newcomers

Christy follows an orphaned teen who is kicked out of his foster home and taken in by his estranged brother.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · Sep 4

To celebrate the release of The Courageous, I spoke with director Jasmin Gordon about making her first feature, working with French actress Ophelia Kolb and finding her three excellent child actors.

Read our interview here:
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Jasmin Gordon on directing Ophelia Kolb & three kids in The Courageous

We spoke with Jasmin Gordon about her powerful first feature The Courageous.

Miss Flicks @missflicks.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Courageous is a bold and utterly compelling drama about a delinquent single mum trying to make ends meet. Ophelia Kolb was extraordinary, but I was totally stunned by newcomer Jasmine Salisz Saurer as her daughter. In cinemas Friday.

Review:
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The Courageous review: A woman on the verge of losing it all

This drama follows an unemployed single mother trying to forge a better life for her three kids.