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MaXXXine (2024)

★★★★1/2 Mia Goth proves to be the star that her titular femme fatale dreams of in the most entertainingly accessible entry in Ti West's trilogy of Hollywood horror pastiches

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In a Violent Nature (2024)

★★★ This serene POV slasher flick serves up plenty of imaginatively bloody kills but its tedious documentary style pacing may prove too slow for even the most devout horror aficionados

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Passionate About Film

Daily writing promptWhat are you passionate about?View all responses If my page title is any indicator, I of course am extremely passionate about film. People's admiration for film varies with many seeing it as nothing more than a couple hours of stress free escapism. This too was my view on cinema up until around the... Continue Reading →

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Cannes Winners

The first major festival of the 2024-2025 film calendar came to a close in Cannes at the weekend and if recent history is any indication, there may be one or two Oscar hopefuls amongst the festival's big winners. Three of the past four Palme d'Or winners have gone onto receive Best Picture nominations at the... Continue Reading →

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Repost: Rye Lane (2023)

Dir: Raine Allen Miller Cast: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah Rising talents Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson are playful and captivating in the South London set rom-com. ★★★★ The 1 year anniversary of DanLovesFilm continues with a repost of my review for the excellent London-based romcom Rye Lane from 2023. Manchester born director Raine Allen Miller... Continue Reading →

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Repost: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Dir: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson The visually stunning sequel is an absolute triumph that demonstrates the limitless power of animated storytelling. ★★★★★ To celebrate one year of DanLovesFilm I will be reposting some of the first reviews on my page, including this one for the excellent Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. For... Continue Reading →

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