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Happening Review

Happening is a French drama based on an autobiographical novel by Annie Ernaux. It explores a time that was oppressive for women. Anne Duchesne (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a university student, studying literature in the 1960s. She discovers she’s pregnant at a time when abortion was illegal in France. Anne desperately seeks a way to terminate the […]

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Dog Review

In recent years there have been plenty of dog films and films about service personnel. The film Dog combines both with it focusing on two misfits who must go on a road trip together. Jackson Briggs (Channing Tatum) is a US Army Ranger who has been out of active service after being injured in the line of […]

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Parallel Mothers Review

Parallel Mothers is a Spanish drama that sees the acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz team up for the seventh time. This time Almodóvar creates a personal drama and an examination of issues affecting Spain. Janis Martínez (Cruz) is a middle-aged photographer who becomes pregnant after having an affair with Arturo (Israel Elejalde). Ana Ferreras (Milena […]

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Spencer Review

Diana, Princess of Wales was a woman who has had a lasting impact on the UK and the rest of the world. She has served as the subject matter of films and TV shows like The Queen and The Crown. Spencer offers an intimidate look at the tragic public figure. It’s Christmas in 1991. Princess Diana’s (Kristen Stewart) marriage with Prince Charles […]