Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis, United Artists, 1995)
A heart-breaking ode to doomed love, Mike Figgis’s masterpiece is a crushing portrayal of unconditional bonds shattered by addiction and...
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- Mar 14, 2021
- 5 min
Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, Focus Features, 2016)
A powerful mix of interweaving narrative strands, Tom Ford’s sophomore feature is a superb exploration of beauty, betrayal and the...
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- Dec 23, 2020
- 4 min
The Muppet Christmas Carol (Brain Henson, Walt Disney Pictures, 1992)
An unmatched Christmas parable, Brian Henson’s 1992 classic remains the greatest adaptation of Dickens’s soul-stirring story of...
JLP
- Dec 9, 2020
- 5 min
Let the Right One In (Thomas Alfredson, Sandrew Metronome, 2008)
A grisly ode to Sweden’s forgotten children, Thomas Alfredson’s seminal Nordic fable revitalised the spirit of the vampire film with...
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- Nov 12, 2020
- 3 min
Memories of Murder (Bong Joon-Ho, CJ Pictures, 2003)
A climax of tricky detective drama, Bong Joon-Ho's film is not just a superb whodunit; it’s an excellent examination of evil, immorality...