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Emilia Pérez ⭐⭐

The controversy surrounding this genre-bending movie’s star is the most gripping thing about it.
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A Real Pain ⭐⭐⭐

It seems there was little acting required in this tale of an eccentric people-person and his neurotic cousin.
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The Brutalist ⭐⭐⭐

Oscar bait that just about kept me clinging on for the 3-hour-35-minute runtime.
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An ode to Martin McDonagh

To celebrate his mastery of black comedy, Soggy Popcorn takes a chronological look through the films of writer/director Martin McDonagh.
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Triangle of Sadness ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fantastic acting, a gripping plot, and society’s elite vomiting caviar all over themselves – this seabound black comedy has it all.
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The Pale Blue Eye ⭐⭐⭐

Harry Potter’s cousin teams up with Batman to solve murders in a military academy, and it’s not half bad.
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Tár ⭐⭐

Although the maestro Cate Blanchett tries her very best to drag this film forward, it’s a grey-toned chore that’s about 40 minutes too long.
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Aftersun ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A subtle plot that left me searching for more answers in an emotional debut from director Charlotte Wells.

