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Author: Craig Skinner

  • Manchester by the Sea Review

    Manchester by the Sea arrives in a climate of significant anticipation, but Lonergan has more than lived up to his reputation as a master dramatist and delivered a film that is as emotionally rich, as technically accomplished, and as devastatingly emotional as his two previous cinematic treasures. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • Mascots Review

    Mascots does come up a little short. But it’s an entertaining and often very funny movie. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • Moonlight Review

    Moonlight is an astonishing piece of work and marks Jenkins out as one of the most thrilling directors working today. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny Review

    Linklater does not seem like the ideal candidate for one documentary, let alone three. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World Review

    Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World is a fascinating and unique take on one of the most important things to ever happen to the human race. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • The Wailing Review

    In addition to being an entertaining horror, The Wailing is far from a surface level experience, with ideas surrounding immigration, coming to terms with a colonial past, and the darkness in the heart of men all bubbling away in the background throughout. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • A Monster Calls Review

    As you begin to smile, the teller ruins even that by explaining it to you like you’re an idiot. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • Creepy Review

    Creepy is a horror film that unsettles and upsets in a way that makes even the most ordinary spaces and activities feel dangerous and unpleasant. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • Blue Velvet Revisited Review

    Much like Lynch himself, Blue Velvet Revisited is an oddity, but one that a certain group of people will really enjoy spending time with. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner

  • A United Kingdom – Review (London Film Festival)

    The filmmaking choices throughout A United Kingdom follow a rather simplistic, undercooked and far too often, by-the-numbers approach. Read More >

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    Craig Skinner