Joker (2019). Film review of the violent drama starring Joaquin Phoenix

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Drama

Jason

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching

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1 Star/Awful/Give this one a miss
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Blinded By the Light (2019). Film review of the drama directed by Gurinder Chadha

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Drama

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching
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The Lion King (2019). CGI remake of Disney’s 1994 animated hit

Film still of The Lion King (2019) with two lions on a rocky outcrop looking onto the horizon.
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Drama

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching
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Der Blaue Engel/The Blue Angel (1930). Review of the classic film starring Emil Jannings and Marlene Dietrich

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Drama

Image of 5 stars for an excellent film genius a classic movie
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A Fantastic Woman (2017). Film review of this fantastic, transwoman centred drama

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Drama

image four star rating very good lots to enjoy
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The Goob (2014). Film review of the drama about a young man coming of age amidst rural poverty

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Drama

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching
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The Aftermath (2019). Film review of the WWII drama starring Keira Knightley

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Drama

image four star rating very good lots to enjoy
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Roma (2018). Film review of the drama about a maid in Mexico in the 1970’s

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Drama

2 stars film review fair passes the time
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Mary Queen of Scots (2018). Film review of the historical drama.

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Historical/period/epic

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching
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A Star is Born (1937). The original movie star on the make and husband on the wane melodrama

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Film review, by Jason Day, of A Star is Born (1937), the melodrama about a famous but drunken film star (Fredric March) who falls in love with a wannabe actress (Janet Gaynor), only to see her fame eclipse his own.

Drama

image four star rating very good lots to enjoy

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