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Robert Pattinson

The Batman movie review: to bat, or not to bat

Sun, Mar 06, 2022
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No snark, no spandex pantomime spectacle. Just noir mystery, Pattinson’s sad recluse a detective in a cesspit of corruption. Relentlessly grim, all darkness and despair, not escapist but of our time.

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Tenet movie review: I have no time for it

Fri, Feb 05, 2021
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Washington and Pattinson have palpable charisma, but this cold puzzle offers no incentive to solve it. Throw in damsel-in-distress crap, and both my geek sensibilities and my feminism are offended.

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Uncut Gems movie review: diamond in the blech (LFF 2019)

Tue, Dec 24, 2019
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There is real cinematic tension in this own-worst-enemy tale of addiction and its ever escalating series of bad bets. But Adam Sandler’s unfettered arrogance renders it far from endearing or fun.

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OFCS 2017 awards winners announced

Thu, Dec 28, 2017
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Get Out wins Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, and Three Billboards also take two awards each.

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Queen of the Desert movie review: Gertrude Bell gets forgotten again

Wed, Apr 26, 2017
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This may be Werner Herzog’s most conventional film, but its mostly untold true story knows what it means for a woman to choose a life of adventure and intellect.

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The Lost City of Z movie review: archaeology was his religion

Tue, Apr 18, 2017
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An adventure of the intellect and of the heart with the real-life explorer who inspired Indiana Jones, one more about the journey than the destination.

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Life movie review: how not to be famous

Wed, Sep 30, 2015
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A smart, wistful exploration of art, ambition, and celebrity, with appealingly melancholic performances by Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan.

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Maps to the Stars movie review: kill it with fire

Mon, Feb 23, 2015
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Quite hilarious in a deeply disturbing way that you won’t want to look straight on at, lest it forever ruin you as a lover of movies.

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who are the most interesting young actors (male and female) working today?

Mon, Aug 05, 2013
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My picks: Saoirse Ronan and Daniel Radcliffe…

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (review)

Mon, Nov 19, 2012
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The world’s most insipid vampires are back in inaction! Twilight has never been more about people standing around waiting for stuff to happen to them…

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