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Matthew Anderson

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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) 98% 4/5 EDIT “Bite-sized pearls of wisdom and wonderment from everyone's favourite YouTube crustacean sensation make an elegant shuffle, frequent leaps and occasional tumbles from the internet to the big screen.” – CineVue Feb 22, 2023 Full Review Paris, 13th District (2021) 83% 2/5 EDIT “or all its stylistic prowess -- and a tremendous score by French artist Rone -- Paris, 13th District feels empty and soulless. A rare misfire for one of France's greatest living directors.” – CineVue Oct 19, 2021 Full Review Petite Maman (2021) 97% 5/5 EDIT “At just 72 minutes, it is short and sweet, but yet another exquisitely made, deeply moving feature from the French writer-director.” – CineVue Oct 15, 2021 Full Review Belfast (2021) 86% 4/5 EDIT “Not the austere, politically-driven character study you may have perhaps anticipated, Belfast is instead a spry, uplifting triumph of never judging a book by its cover and simply loving thy neighbour, whoever they may be.” – CineVue Oct 15, 2021 Full Review Ear for Eye (2021) 100% 5/5 EDIT “A visionary crossover of the theatrical and the cinematic, ear for eye demonstrates writer-director debbie tucker green's remarkable creative versatility and clarity of expression.” – CineVue Oct 15, 2021 Full Review The Phantom of the Open (2021) 86% 3/5 EDIT “As fuzzy and reassuring as a multi-coloured Pringle sweater-vest, The Phantom of the Open is a good, old-fashioned crowd-pleaser.” – CineVue Oct 15, 2021 Full Review The Power of the Dog (2021) 94% 4/5 EDIT “We frequently ask what is happening, where is this leading, how can this ever-souring situation be resolved? Rest assured that you are in safe hands with a filmmaker who has once again achieved something quite extraordinary.” – CineVue Oct 12, 2021 Full Review Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) 82% 3/5 EDIT “It's familiar ground, but Ron's Gone Wrong distills the best of the likes of Wall-E, The Mitchells vs The Machines and multiple Pixars; it has something to keep all the family amused and entertained throughout.” – CineVue Oct 11, 2021 Full Review Last Night in Soho (2021) 75% 2/5 EDIT “It is bold, bracing and stylish in both its aesthetics and an outstanding retro soundtrack, but as its parallel leading ladies will discover to their peril, not all that glitters is gold.” – CineVue Oct 11, 2021 Full Review The First Wave (2021) 98% 4/5 EDIT “The First Wave stands as an honest, hard-hitting and compassionate reminder of loving thy neighbour wherever and whoever they may be.” – CineVue Oct 11, 2021 Full Review Spencer (2021) 83% 4/5 EDIT “Strained and brittle to the point of shattering, through gesture, body language, tense glances and superbly clipped delivery Stewart carries the film on slender shoulders, fierce yet fragile.” – CineVue Oct 8, 2021 Full Review No Time to Die (2021) 83% 4/5 EDIT “Cary Fukunaga seized upon what could have been a soured, if not poisoned, chalice -- after the bloated disappointment of 2015's Spectre -- with both hands and made it his own, giving Daniel Craig the fitting tribute to his 15-year commitment to the role.” – CineVue Sep 30, 2021 Full Review Now, Voyager (1942) 91% EDIT “In this conflict between inner and outer beauty, loving oneself without the affirmation of others, altruism, self-truth vs societal expectation and discovering that happiness comes from within, Now, Voyager -- and its leading lady -- soars.” – CineVue Aug 5, 2021 Full Review Nashville (1975) 89% 5/5 EDIT “For all of its casual, fleet footedness, sauntering across town from one club to the next, one hotel room to another, there are transcendent, breath-taking moments of melancholy and stillness.” – CineVue Jun 24, 2021 Full Review In The Earth (2021) 79% 4/5 EDIT “The cumulative effect of watching, or rather enduring, In the Earth is much like being pulled violently through a hedge backwards, such is the impact of its visceral assault on all of the senses.” – CineVue Jun 17, 2021 Full Review A Quiet Place Part II (2021) 91% 3/5 EDIT “The thrills and spills of A Quiet Place Part II are elevated by its strong performances and a director with a keen eye for this intelligent genre piece whose broad appeal makes for another sure-fire hit.” – CineVue May 21, 2021 Full Review Under the Volcano (2021) 94% 4/5 EDIT “The Australian director moves from theatre and film to the music industry for her latest project, again in the search for hidden treasure. With Under the Volcano, she strikes gold once more.” – CineVue Mar 27, 2021 Full Review The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021) 79% EDIT “Much of the emotional heavy lifting of the film is attempted by composer Salliana Seven Campbell's score which, at times, is almost unbearable. Piano, strings, and howling guitar solos, at odds with one another, all fight for dominance.” – CineVue Mar 23, 2021 Full Review The Hunt for Planet B (2021) 88% 4/5 EDIT “Humbling, awe-inspiring and frequently head-scratching, like a solar system mobile, Kahn's film has a bewildering number of moving pieces.” – CineVue Mar 23, 2021 Full Review Bantú Mama (2021) 90% 3/5 EDIT “Albrecht is outstanding in the lead role. With a commanding presence on screen, at odds with but effectively communicating the precarious nature of her character's circumstances, she confidently shoulders the film.” – CineVue Mar 23, 2021 Full Review The Lost Sons (2021) 83% 2/5 EDIT “Take a step back from the effect of the shocking material, and the by-the-numbers construction of the film makes it too formulaic to leave a lasting impact.” – CineVue Mar 19, 2021 Full Review Ludi (2021) 83% 3/5 EDIT “Centered on Haitian-American actor Shein Mompremier's natural, engaging screen presence in the titular role, Ludi's narrative simplicity works to the film's overall credit.” – CineVue Mar 19, 2021 Full Review Kid Candidate (2021) 78% 4/5 EDIT “The smallest of microcosms, whose ripples wash out across the US and even further afield, Kid Candidate is a plucky little contender that demonstrates the size of the task at hand, but that maybe, just maybe, there's hope for generations to come.” – CineVue Mar 19, 2021 Full Review Our Father (2021) 42% 2/5 EDIT “In spite of two very game central performances by newcomers Baize Busan and Allison Torem, Bradley Grant Smith's Our Father is the flattest of family drama-comedies.” – CineVue Mar 19, 2021 Full Review Luchadoras (2021) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Luchadoras - and its powerful female collective - fights outward appearances on two fronts, by raising awareness of the alarming rates of abuse and femicide in Mexico as well as what can be done to combat these issues and how women protect themselves.” – CineVue Mar 17, 2021 Full Review
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