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Film of the Week: ‘The Apprentice’ – The Donald Trump origin story
The controversial Donald Trump origin story hit Cannes earlier this year, with the Trump campaign vowing to sue. Now, with a bit more than three weeks before the presidential election, the film is out in theatres. And the question remains: Will there be an audience for ‘The Apprentice’?
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Film of the Week: 'Joker: Folie À Deux' - ‘Enough from the clown!’
The sequel to 2019’s Oscar-winning 'Joker' sees Lady Gaga join director Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix for a follow-up that isn’t a straightforward psychological thriller but a semi-jukebox musical. It’s a bold gambit. Shame it doesn't pay off. At all.
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Film of the Week: ‘The Substance’ - A spine-cleaving triumph
For her second film, which won Best Screenplay in Cannes this year, French director Coralie Fargeat delivers a gory parable about the fetishisation of youth. It’s a demented fairytale you won’t want to miss, and 2024’s best horror film. Warning: Weak stomachs need not apply.
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Film of the Week: 'Emilia Pérez' – Audiard’s Cannes-winning triumph
Following 'A Prophet' (2009), ‘Dheepan’ (2015) and 'Paris, 13th District' (2021), French director Jacques Audiard orchestrates a barnstorming comeback. His Mexico-set gangster trans musical featuring gender transitioning, cartels, gorgeous choreographies and songs about vaginoplasty is unmissable.
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Film of the Week: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' - Will it save the MCU?
It’s the team-up that Marvel nerds the world over have been dying for. But can the Merc With A Mouth and Logan save the MCU from itself, thereby crowning Deadpool “Marvel Jesus”?
NB: SPOILER-FREE REVIEW – but does contain language some people may find offensive.
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Film of the Week: 'Treasure' - Stephen Fry can't redeem this misfire
This frustratingly aimless road movie attempts to delve into hereditary trauma and the legacy of the Holocaust. Its well-meaning efforts are undercut by a script that makes the central protagonist completely insufferable.
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Film of the Week: 'AGGRO DR1FT' - A moronic and empty provocation
Maybe my vitriol towards this film is exactly what director Harmony Korine wants. And if that’s the case, hats off. However, he’s still getting my two cents, in the shape of a warning for anyone curious enough to buy a ticket.
