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At 83 Ridley Scott is still pushing boundaries, but this thrilling true story needs more of a woman’s point of view.

Joyce Glasser reviews The Last Duel (October 15, 2021) Cert. 18, 152 mins. Whether tackling the future (The Martian, Alien, Blade Runner) the past (Gladiator) or giving a feminine twist to the America ...

andrew 146 views 0 likes Oct 15, 2021

Jacques Audiard’s new film is entertaining, but gets lost in its amorphic ambition.

Joyce Glasser reviews Les Olympiades: Paris 13 (London Film Festival, 14 and 15 October at the Southbank Centre). 105 mins. After The Sisters Brothers, Audiard’s misguided adaptation of a terrific boo ...

andrew 194 views 0 likes Oct 13, 2021

A 36-year-old- gay Muslim academic recalls his traumatic flight from Kabul twenty years ago.

Joyce Glaser reviews Flee (Not rated) 83 mins. London Film Festival: BFI Southbank NFT 1 and iplayer, 15 October; Curzon Soho 16; Oct Curzon Mayfair 17 October 2021). In almost any other film, the fac ...

andrew 206 views 0 likes Oct 11, 2021

This exuberant film takes the classic train journey movie to new places.

Joyce Glasser reviews Compartment 6 (London Film Festival, 8th October at Curzon Mayfair; 9th and 15th October at Curzon Soho) 106 mins. Finnish & Russian with English subtitles. Some of the best ...

andrew 163 views 0 likes Oct 8, 2021