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Dunkirk 5 stars
If there’s one thing war films have taught me it’s that conflicts are long periods of quiet boredom interspersed with flashes of horrific fighting, injuries and death. Dunkirk isn’t boring but it is a film that feels remarkably quiet, which is odd as though there is little dialogue there is music everywhere, along with screeching bombs… Dunkirk Read More
Zookeeper’s Wife, The 3.5 stars
The Zookeeper’s Wife is a movie that shouldn’t so much have a star rating as a hankie rating – though the atmosphere is lightened slightly by the world’s bounciest baby camel, which joyfully careers around the zoo paths with exuberant delight during the early scenes. Until it’s shot dead by an evil Nazi. Exuberant delight is in… Zookeeper’s Wife, The Read More
Allied 4 stars
We’re in Casablanca in French Morocco and everyone is getting ready for the ambassador’s party. And it does seem like a lot of effort just for some vol-au-vents and a tray of Ferrero Rocher. Maybe there’s not much going on entertainment-wise in French Morocco, there is, after all, a war on. It’s 1942 and Max Vatan… Allied Read More