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  • Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022)
    Review preview for Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

    Densely packed as this film is, only so much can be squeezed into an hour and 47 minutes. Menkes succeeds, however, in delivering a pretty thorough primer.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Based on Nina Menkes' acclaimed talk "Sex & Power: The Visual Language of Cinema", a mesmerising journey into how shot design intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women.
  • Knocked Up (2006)
    Review preview for Knocked Up

    Judd Apatow has marked himself out as the leader of the pack when it comes to delivering effortless and believable raunchy comedy.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Comedy about an unplanned pregnancy after a one-night stand.
  • The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
    Review preview for The Lego Ninjago Movie

    How the film avoids animation overload is with a script that apes cynical teenspeak and a voice cast that is ensemble perfection.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A battle royal in the city of teenage ninjas with special powers and a fine line in witty dialogue in the plastic world of Lego.
  • Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017)
    Review preview for Literally, Right Before Aaron

    As sweet as it is bitter.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her wedding.
  • The Mitchells Vs The Machines (2021)
    Review preview for The Mitchells Vs The Machines

    Mayhem ensues - occasionally too much of it

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A family find themselves trying to avert the robot apocalypse.

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