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A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK

A Rainy Day in New York (Dir. Woody Allen, 2019), Signature Entertainment, USA, DCP, colour, sound, Gatsby (Timothée Chalamet), Chan (Selena Gomez)

Woody Allen pays tribute to rain and romance in this refreshingly whimsical New York comedy

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THE LAST FULL MEASURE

The Last Full Measure (Todd Robinson, 2019), Parkland Entertainment, USA, DCP, Colour, Sound, Scott Huffman (Sebastian Stan)
The Last Full Measure (Todd Robinson, 2019), Parkland Entertainment, USA, DCP, Colour, Sound, Scott Huffman (Sebastian Stan)

Fine work by a cast of veterans can’t elevate a saccharine script and tedious pace

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CAPONE

Capone (Josh Trank, 2020), Vertical Entertainment, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 104 minutes, Al Capone (Tom Hardy)
Capone (Josh Trank, 2020), Vertical Entertainment, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 104 minutes, Al Capone (Tom Hardy)

Josh Trank returns and hedges his bets on a signature Tom Hardy performance

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Eureka Review

THROW DOWN

Throw Down / 柔道龍虎榜 (Johnnie To, 2004), Eureka Entertainment, Hong Kong, 35mm, colour, sound, 95 minutes, Sze-to (Louis Koo)
Throw Down / 柔道龍虎榜 (Johnnie To, 2004), Eureka Entertainment, Hong Kong, 35mm, colour, sound, 95 minutes, Sze-to (Louis Koo)

Johnnie To salutes Kurosawa in this formally adventurous judo musical

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VILLAIN

Villain (Philip Barantini, 2020), Vertigo Releasing / Saban Films, UK, colour, sound 97 minutes
Villain (Philip Barantini, 2020), Vertigo Releasing / Saban Films, UK, colour, sound, 97 minutes, Eddie Franks (Craig Fairbrass)

Polished British gangster flick hits with surprising emotional depth

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LIBERTÉ

Liberté (Albert Serra, 2019), Cinema Guild, France/Portugal/Spain, DCP, colour, sound, 132 minutes
Liberté (Albert Serra, 2019), Cinema Guild, France / Portugal / Spain, DCP, colour, sound, 132 minutes

Albert Serra pushes cinematic limits, but the results fall short of aspired subversion

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MUBI Review

EMA

Ema (Pablo Larraín, 2019), MUBI, Chile, colour, sound, 107 minutes, Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo), Gastón (Gael García Bernal)
Ema (Pablo Larraín, 2019), MUBI, Chile, colour, sound, 107 minutes, Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo), Gastón (Gael García Bernal)

Pablo Larraín couches conventionality in otherwise vibrant cinematic tricks

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Netflix Review

TIME TO HUNT

Time to Hunt / 사냥의 시간 (Yoon Sung-hyun, 2020), Netflix, South Korea, DCP, colour, sound, 134 minutes
Time to Hunt / 사냥의 시간 (Yoon Sung-hyun, 2020), Netflix, South Korea, DCP, colour, sound, 134 minutes

Rote direction and world-building hampers the promising start of this dystopian heist movie

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WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS

We Summon the Darkness (Marc Meyers, 2019), Signature Entertainment, USA, colour, sound, 91 minutes
We Summon the Darkness (Marc Meyers, 2019), Signature Entertainment, USA, colour, sound, 91 minutes

Ham-fisted messaging doesn’t take away the darkly humorous subversion of this playful horror

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CAMINO SKIES

Camino Skies (Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady, 2019), Curzon Home Cinema, Australia / New Zealand, DCP, colour, sound, 80 minutes
Camino Skies (Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady, 2019), Curzon Home Cinema, Australia / New Zealand, DCP, colour, sound, 80 minutes

Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth’s polite travelogue fails both its setting and subjects