Their Finest

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A British film crew attempts to boost morale during the Second World War by making a light hearted propaganda film about Dunkirk in Lone Scherfig’s Their Finest. Films about making films are always interesting to unpack because the art of film-making is all about telling a story so making a film about telling a story immediately…

Personal Shopper

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A woman struggling to deal with the death of her brother desperately seeks a sign from the afterlife so that she can find peace in Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper. I’ll preface this by saying that I’ve never really been a fan of Kristen Stewart because I find her acting to be stilted and distant. My opinion…

Dark Night

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Tim Sutton’s Dark Night follows different people as they live their lives leading up to a tragic shooting in a movie theatre. Gun violence is a hot topic right now that is receiving a lot of attention from different places. The latest episode of Arrow even had a go at exploring the subject so as topics go…