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If you’re going to be treated like a criminal, you might as well become a criminal. John Patton Ford’s indie thriller, Emily the Criminal, stars Aubrey Plaza as Emily, a woman drowning in student debt who...

This film was previously reviewed in March 2021 as part of our Glasgow Film Festival coverage. As Aubrey Plaza’s Allison sits down to write in a luxurious cabin by a foggy lake, Black Bear introduces its...

Ten years ago, Scott Pilgrim vs the World bombed at the box office. Director Edgar Wright had made a name for himself with his first two features: Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, a pair of gag-heavy genre...

"A white guy murdered in the middle of a watermelon patch. Poetic." This isn't a line from Jordan Peele's latest horror-infused racial satire Us, nor does it come from the atrocious reboot of Shaft. This is a...

An exhausting follow-up to the also exhausting The Greasy Strangler, An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn burns out on creativity (and it seems, our patience) within half an hour. Across both films, Jim Hosking...

This was first published on 22/09/17 as part of London Film Festival. Taking some of those slightly stalkerish tendencies that we all give into every now and then (yeah, I know every outfit you wore on your...

Taking some of those slightly stalkerish tendencies that we all give into every now and then (yeah, I know every outfit you wore on your holiday to Mallorca last month, Becky) to the extreme, Ingrid (Aubrey...

"This shtick was cute for a while, but now it’s getting stale,” complains Mike (Adam DeVine) and Dave’s (Zac Efron) mum as she laments the brothers’ wild behaviour. It's hard not to agree. After a...

Dirty Grandpa had potential to be a good gross-out comedy, but it's mostly just gross. All filmmaking effort has gone into shocking punchlines, but the intended humour requires a relatable setup which is...

Writer-director Jeff Baena's directorial and feature debut, Life After Beth, is equal parts tender satire and physical zom-com. Plaza and DeHaan deliver thoroughly accomplished performances, seamlessly...