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The Girl in the Spider's Web review: "High on adrenaline, low on subtlety"

By Philip Kemp published 5 November 18

MOVIE REVIEW

Darkest Hour review: "An Oscar-aimed turn from Gary Oldman anchors this WW2 portrait of Churchill"

By Philip Kemp published 8 January 18

Movie review

The Killing of a Sacred Deer review: "Disturbing and often distressing, but compulsively watchable"

By Philip Kemp published 30 October 17

Movie review

Elle review: "Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert are at the top of their game"

By Philip Kemp published 6 March 17

Movie review

Sully review: "A skilfully made reconstruction of a recent real-life feat"

By Philip Kemp published 28 November 16

Movie review

Is it just me, or are the best performances the unshowy ones?

By Philip Kemp published 19 November 16

Opinion

When Marnie Was There review

By Philip Kemp published 6 June 16

Review

Bridge Of Spies review

By Philip Kemp published 23 November 15

Movie review The art of knowing when to swap…

Movie review

Brooklyn review

By Philip Kemp published 2 November 15

Movie review Girl meets world.

Movie review

The New Girlfriend review

By Philip Kemp published 18 May 15

Movie review Cross purposes...

Movie review

Woman In Gold review

By Philip Kemp published 6 April 15

Movie review Painting by numbers.

Movie review

While Were Young review

By Philip Kemp published 30 March 15

Movie review This is fortysomething...

Movie review

The Water Diviner review

By Philip Kemp published 30 March 15

Movie review Russell Crowe’s a man on a post-war mission...

Movie review

Point And Shoot review

By Philip Kemp published 12 January 15

Movie review Fake it like a man

Movie review

The Hayao Miyazaki Boxset review

By Philip Kemp published 6 December 14

DVD review Cloud pleasers

DVD review

Standby review

By Philip Kemp published 10 November 14

Movie review Pre-flight romance...

Movie review

Third Person review

By Philip Kemp published 10 November 14

Movie review Kunis vs Franco

Movie review

Playtime review

By Philip Kemp published 3 November 14

Tati architecture

Comedy Movies

Gone Too Far! review

By Philip Kemp published 6 October 14

Two brothers finally meet

Animated Movies

M review

By Philip Kemp published 1 September 14

The sound of Fritz

Action Movies

Charulata review

By Philip Kemp published 18 August 14

Another chance to see Ray's 1964 classic

Action Movies

Belle review

By Philip Kemp published 9 June 14

The story of Dido Elizabeth Belle

Action Movies

A Million Ways To Die In The West review

By Philip Kemp published 30 May 14

How the west was (mostly) fun...

Crime Movies

A Farewell To Arms review

By Philip Kemp published 26 May 14

Borzage's 1932 Hemingway adaptation returns to the big screen

Crime Movies

The Two Faces Of January review

By Philip Kemp published 12 May 14

Triangle missing a few angles…

Action Movies

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