Zoë Rose Bryant has written 259 reviews for films during 2022.
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All Quiet on the Western Front 2022
I’m not usually a fan of war films, but this was fucking FANTASTIC.
I don’t think it’s necessarily saying anything “new” - we know war is hell - but it’s how the film spotlights this subject matter that makes it hit so hard. Edward Berger’s brutal, unrelenting direction brings us some of the most dire depictions of warfare that have ever been put to screen (and at least since Saving Private Ryan), and Felix Kammerer‘s deeply felt lead performance anchors…
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I Wanna Dance with Somebody 2022
Anthony McCarten has once again written the cinematic equivalent of a Wikipedia page, but at least Naomi Ackie ate
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022
This is so much better than it has any right to be and I need an ETA on that next Shrek sequel ASAP.
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The Whale 2022
Why have I seen this twice
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Women Talking 2022
Manages to move me to tears over and over again every time I watch it. An essential feminist text we’ll cherish for years.
(And Jessie Buckley is doing brilliant, brilliant work here.)
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The Pale Blue Eye 2022
The Pale Blue Eye is a genuinely gripping whodunit that also functions as an origin story of sorts for Edgar Allen Poe, played here to perfection by a mesmerizing Harry Melling, who holds his own against the commanding Christian Bale. At points, it can tread into predictable territory, but it’s saved by a terrific twist that contorts this seemingly straightforward murder mystery into something far more morally complex - and memorable, as a result.
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Babylon 2022
In time, I think we’ll view Damien Chazelle’s Babylon as a misunderstood masterpiece, so here’s my defense of the film, including why I think some of the major critiques miss the mark.
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