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Author: Stefan Pape

  • The Party Review

    This chamber piece is very easy to indulge in and get on board with – though for a filmmaker this talented, it does feel somewhat easy as it’s hard not to expect just a little bit more. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Five Films You Can’t Miss in October

    Now the key film festivals are behind us, we’re starting to get a sense for what films may be considered on awards terms, as we creep ever closer to the biggest ceremonies of the year. Which means one thing – movies are getting better again (yay!). Here’s our list of the five you simply won’t… Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • The Mountain Between Us Review

    While generic in parts, this ordinary film is elevated by its extraordinary leading duo. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • The Exception Review

    This feature feels as unfortunately akin to the sort of show you’d stumble across on the smaller screen circa the early 90s. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Home Again Review

    So horrendously mawkish it’s hard to get your head around in parts. Read More >

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  • Goodbye Christopher Robin Review

    A bit like the stories of Winnie the Pooh, this one is just as much for the adults, if not more. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Brimstone Review

    There is a myriad of narratives merged together in a rather clumsy fashion, though Koolhoven does ensure the viewer just about remains compelled. Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • Borg/McEnroe Review

    The life of Bjorn Borg has enough about it to sustain a feature length film, it’s just a shame we’d gone in expecting something entirely different. Read More >

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  • Victoria and Abdul Review

    Stephen Frears likes to study significant characters with stories to tell – but most of the time, we adopt the perspective of an outside source. Whether it be that of the journalist in Philomena and The Program, or the beleaguered other half of Florence Foster Jenkins – his films are proof that sometimes the very… Read More >

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    Stefan Pape

  • American Assassin Review

    As you can tell from the title to this Michael Cuesta thriller, American Assassin is a disappointingly generic endeavour, that takes an intriguing premise and sadly gives it the cliched Hollywood treatment. It’s a shame for this title studies a contemporary landscape, and a very present anxiety in the Western world following the recent influx… Read More >

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    Stefan Pape