Exit 8
EXIT 8 leans a little too heavily on [the ‘liminal space’] aesthetic to remain fully engrossing for even the succinct 95-minute runtime, but the film finds its way much faster than The Lost Man did.
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The Wizard of the Kremlin
A dose of Polonium-210 already begins to feel inviting a mere half hour into the prolonged 136-minute runtime of THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN.
Departures
Even if DEPARTURES leans heavily on its influences before it establishes what it wants to say, there are enough novel angles and flourishes that its bolshy Mancunian voice is clearly heard and worth listening to.
The Drama
THE DRAMA renders philosophical thought experiments as tangible personal relationships. The film is both fiendishly juvenile and thought-provoking, with Kristoffer Borgli’s black comedy approach harmonising these two qualities.
The Bride!
The story of Shelley’s Frankenstein is, in part, about unchecked ambition and “filthy creation”. In pursuing greatness for himself, Victor brought misery upon a creature of which he lost control. Maybe THE BRIDE! is a good adaptation of her work in spirit, if not in practice.
Project Hail Mary
PROJECT HAIL MARY remains emotionally simple (sometimes stubbornly so), but few films can offer as many shining moments.
Think of England
THINK OF ENGLAND starts by evoking the idea of indecency with a wry grin, but what it ends up producing is something more reflective.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
There is more than enough wit and wisdom in the delivery of GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE that it rarely fails to be entertaining, even if the film struggles to shape a unique viewpoint from its mélange of influences.
Wuthering Heights
Emerald Fennell manages to achieve some new and striking things, but it’s an odd irony that in trying to be stirring and daring, WUTHERING HEIGHTS ends up rather blunted and safe.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is an oddly hopeful film, which brings the messy themes of its predecessor together into a compelling whole based in compassion and the notion that even suffering will return to dust.