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Film review: Oh, Canada

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Self-reflection is almost always on the cards for veteran writer and director Paul Schrader, who has returned with his first feature since his thematically linked ‘Man in a Room’ trilogy; a trio of tales which boldly explored redemption through lost souls living in solitude. In his latest drama Oh, Canada, the room is crowded and the man is Leonard Fife (Richard Gere), a dying documentary filmmaker turned professor who has agreed to sit for an interview about his illustrious life and career. Based on the 2021 novel Foregone by Russell Banks, the plot sees the acclaimed creative revisit his checkered past as his wife Emma (Uma Thurman) and former students Malcolm (Michael Imperioli) and Diana (Victoria Hill) watch on.

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Film review: The Sweet East

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Best known for his work as a cinematographer, Sean Price Williams has brought his rough and ready aesthetic to independent hits such as Good Time, Funny Pages, and Her Smell. Fantasy drama The Sweet East marks his directorial debut and sees him doubling down on his experimental approach and follows high schooler Lillian (Talia Ryder) on a field trip to Washington, D.C. 

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DVD review: Priscilla

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 Just one year after the release of Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy Elvis biopic, writer and director Sofia Coppola presents another side to the story with her latest feature, Priscilla. Based upon the 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, we first meet Priscilla (Cailee Spaeny) as a 14-year-old military brat living in West Germany where her stepfather is stationed in the US Navy. She’s invited to a party where she’s starstruck to meet Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi) who had been drafted into the army at the peak of his fame. Before long, they start dating and go on to marry, and the film explores the overwhelming highs and lows of their fraught relationship.

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Film review: Saltburn

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Filmmaker Emerald Fennell has spent most of her career in front of the camera, known for her television roles in Call the Midwife and The Crown. A few years ago, Promising Young Woman was released; a bold, divisive debut that marked her as a writer and director to be reckoned with. Her follow-up feature is Saltburn, a black comedy thriller set in the mid-noughties.

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