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Now the Oscars are over and done with how do the nominees stack up against each other on reflection. Read our ranking of the Best Picture nominees.
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2025 Best Picture Nominees Ranked From Worst to Best
Whether or not you care for the Academy Awards you can’t deny the chokehold they have on the film world as award season reaches its climax. Many people theorise and debate who will take home the bi…
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March 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Now the Oscars are over and done with how do the nominees stack up against each other on reflection. Read our ranking of the Best Picture nominees.
reelreviewing.com/2025/03/22/2...
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A lot of Oscar nominees are on the card for the newest episode of our podcast - Brady Corbet's epic, Jesse Eisenberg's trip to Poland and much more on The Review Show presented by REEL.
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The Brutalist, A Real Pain & More - The Review Show presented by REEL
REEL Film Podcast · Episode
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February 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A lot of Oscar nominees are on the card for the newest episode of our podcast - Brady Corbet's epic, Jesse Eisenberg's trip to Poland and much more on The Review Show presented by REEL.
open.spotify.com/episode/4kHt...
open.spotify.com/episode/4kHt...
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Our latest Editor’s Pick is a gentle and tender look at memory and death, through the eyes of councillors helping the recently deceased.
Read our review of After Life (1998) here:
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Read our review of After Life (1998) here:
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After Life (1998) – Editor’s Pick
A group of Councillors help the souls of the dead move on to eternity by helping them to select a single memory to take with them into the afterlife.
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February 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our latest Editor’s Pick is a gentle and tender look at memory and death, through the eyes of councillors helping the recently deceased.
Read our review of After Life (1998) here:
reelreviewing.com/2025/02/19/a...
Read our review of After Life (1998) here:
reelreviewing.com/2025/02/19/a...
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Brady Corbet’s architectural epic has started taking home a few from this years awards season - read what we think of the 4 hour phenomenon:
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The Brutalist (2024) – Reel Review
Director: Brady Corbet | 3h 35mins | Drama After surviving the horror’s of World War II, Jewish architect László Toth settles in Pennsylvania in the hopes he can rebuild his life. Eventually, a wea…
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February 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Brady Corbet’s architectural epic has started taking home a few from this years awards season - read what we think of the 4 hour phenomenon:
reelreviewing.com/2025/02/18/t...
reelreviewing.com/2025/02/18/t...
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Our latest Editor’s Pick is Yi Yi (2000), the multi-generational film from Edward Yang:
“Yang is truly a master of his craft and Yi Yi will continue to have a place in cinematic history because of its unique understanding of relationships and the human condition.”
Full review:
“Yang is truly a master of his craft and Yi Yi will continue to have a place in cinematic history because of its unique understanding of relationships and the human condition.”
Full review:
Editor’s Pick – Yi Yi (2000)
Director: Edward Yang | 2h 53mins | Drama | Language: Mandarin Multiple generations of a Taipei family reflect on past mistakes and the present relationships of their daily lives. Edward Yang…
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December 21, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Our latest Editor’s Pick is Yi Yi (2000), the multi-generational film from Edward Yang:
“Yang is truly a master of his craft and Yi Yi will continue to have a place in cinematic history because of its unique understanding of relationships and the human condition.”
Full review:
“Yang is truly a master of his craft and Yi Yi will continue to have a place in cinematic history because of its unique understanding of relationships and the human condition.”
Full review:
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Blink Twice, Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut, is a bold first outing:
“And for the most part she succeeded. It’s a bright, glossy and flashy thriller that has some great high points of tension, but the edgy style that it’s going for has been achieved by films of a similar ilk.”
Full review:
“And for the most part she succeeded. It’s a bright, glossy and flashy thriller that has some great high points of tension, but the edgy style that it’s going for has been achieved by films of a similar ilk.”
Full review:
Blink Twice (2024) – Reel Review
Director: Zoe Kravitz | 1h 42mins | Thriller, Horror Cocktail waitress Frida and her friend Jess are invited to a private island by an elusive billionaire, but the promise of paradise begins to wan…
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December 21, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Blink Twice, Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut, is a bold first outing:
“And for the most part she succeeded. It’s a bright, glossy and flashy thriller that has some great high points of tension, but the edgy style that it’s going for has been achieved by films of a similar ilk.”
Full review:
“And for the most part she succeeded. It’s a bright, glossy and flashy thriller that has some great high points of tension, but the edgy style that it’s going for has been achieved by films of a similar ilk.”
Full review:
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Our late review of - Joker: Folie à Deux
“In a bid to be the smartest person in the room Phillips gives us a sequel that will turn away the most loyal fans, flicking through its flashy scenes with an unearned confidence that amounts to a final product that is excruciatingly dull.”
Full review:
“In a bid to be the smartest person in the room Phillips gives us a sequel that will turn away the most loyal fans, flicking through its flashy scenes with an unearned confidence that amounts to a final product that is excruciatingly dull.”
Full review:
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) – Reel Review
Director: Todd Phillips | 2h 18mins | Crime, Drama, Musical Struggling to separate himself from his Joker persona, Arthur Fleck prepares for his trial in Arkham State Hospital. When Todd Phil…
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December 21, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Our late review of - Joker: Folie à Deux
“In a bid to be the smartest person in the room Phillips gives us a sequel that will turn away the most loyal fans, flicking through its flashy scenes with an unearned confidence that amounts to a final product that is excruciatingly dull.”
Full review:
“In a bid to be the smartest person in the room Phillips gives us a sequel that will turn away the most loyal fans, flicking through its flashy scenes with an unearned confidence that amounts to a final product that is excruciatingly dull.”
Full review:
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Trying to manifest a better feed with some of our fav films 🙏
🍿 Mildred Pierce (1945)
🎬 Lord of the Rings (2001-03)
🍿 In The Mood For Love (2000)
🎬 King Arthur (2004)
🍿 Shoplifters (2018)
🎬 Black Girl (1966)
🍿 Shrek 2 (2004)
🎬 Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
#moviesky #filmsky #promosky
🍿 Mildred Pierce (1945)
🎬 Lord of the Rings (2001-03)
🍿 In The Mood For Love (2000)
🎬 King Arthur (2004)
🍿 Shoplifters (2018)
🎬 Black Girl (1966)
🍿 Shrek 2 (2004)
🎬 Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
#moviesky #filmsky #promosky
November 27, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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Hey #bluesky, we’re REEL! A film review website and podcast.
Most people have migrated here for more positivity, and we’re keen to do so with the film conversations too!
Why don’t we kick it off with some favourites? Here’s a few of ours (shamelessly plugging our Letterboxd @reelreviewing)
Most people have migrated here for more positivity, and we’re keen to do so with the film conversations too!
Why don’t we kick it off with some favourites? Here’s a few of ours (shamelessly plugging our Letterboxd @reelreviewing)
November 26, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Hey #bluesky, we’re REEL! A film review website and podcast.
Most people have migrated here for more positivity, and we’re keen to do so with the film conversations too!
Why don’t we kick it off with some favourites? Here’s a few of ours (shamelessly plugging our Letterboxd @reelreviewing)
Most people have migrated here for more positivity, and we’re keen to do so with the film conversations too!
Why don’t we kick it off with some favourites? Here’s a few of ours (shamelessly plugging our Letterboxd @reelreviewing)