Jessica Kiang

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Reviews

The Last Showgirl: a cautious comeback vehicle for Pamela Anderson

Anderson sparkles as the older Vegas showgirl Shelly, but Gia Coppola’s film is overly dependent on the blurred lines between its character and star.

By Jessica Kiang

The Last Showgirl: a cautious comeback vehicle for Pamela Anderson

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Babygirl: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson sizzle in a sly and playful erotic drama

By Jessica Kiang

Babygirl: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson sizzle in a sly and playful erotic drama

Festivals

Anora: Sean Baker’s demolition of the Pretty Woman fantasy is his most vivid creation yet

By Jessica Kiang

Anora: Sean Baker’s demolition of the Pretty Woman fantasy is his most vivid creation yet

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Queer: Luca Guadagnino finds romance in William S. Burroughs’ story of obsession and squalor

By Jessica Kiang

Queer: Luca Guadagnino finds romance in William S. Burroughs’ story of obsession and squalor

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April: dread inhabits every frame of Déa Kulumbegashvili’s brilliant abortion drama

By Jessica Kiang

April: dread inhabits every frame of Déa Kulumbegashvili’s brilliant abortion drama

Reviews

Joker: Folie à Deux: this all-singing sequel tapdances on the trolls

By Jessica Kiang

Joker: Folie à Deux: this all-singing sequel tapdances on the trolls

Reviews

In Camera: an ambitious showbiz satire

By Jessica Kiang

In Camera: an ambitious showbiz satire

Festivals

Wolfs: Pitt and Clooney’s laboured, low-effort crime caper

By Jessica Kiang

Wolfs: Pitt and Clooney’s laboured, low-effort crime caper

Talkies

The Magnificent ’74: Blazing Saddles

By Jessica Kiang

The Magnificent ’74: Blazing Saddles

Talkies

The Magnificent ’74: Road movies

By Jessica Kiang

The Magnificent ’74: Road movies

Talkies

The magnificent ’74: Chinatown

By Jessica Kiang

The magnificent ’74: Chinatown

Festivals

Megalopolis: a grand, grotesque and wonderful folly

By Jessica Kiang

Megalopolis: a grand, grotesque and wonderful folly

Talkies

The magnificent ’74: The Conversation

By Jessica Kiang

The magnificent ’74: The Conversation

Festivals

A Different Man: a discomfiting but darkly hilarious story of a man with two faces

By Jessica Kiang

A Different Man: a discomfiting but darkly hilarious story of a man with two faces

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Spaceman: Adam Sandler and an alien spider embark on a mission to Jupiter in this dull sci-fi

By Jessica Kiang

Spaceman: Adam Sandler and an alien spider embark on a mission to Jupiter in this dull sci-fi

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Small Things like These: this grimy, moving portrait of 1980s Ireland knows the power of restraint

By Jessica Kiang

Small Things like These: this grimy, moving portrait of 1980s Ireland knows the power of restraint

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Maestro: a superbly acted biopic that’s disappointingly vague on Leonard Bernstein’s music

By Jessica Kiang

Maestro: a superbly acted biopic that’s disappointingly vague on Leonard Bernstein’s music

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Priscilla: Sofia Coppola’s ethereal, interior portrait of Priscilla Presley’s troubled years with Elvis

By Jessica Kiang

Priscilla: Sofia Coppola’s ethereal, interior portrait of Priscilla Presley’s troubled years with Elvis

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Poor Things: a film that gives pleasure in every fantastical frame

By Jessica Kiang

Poor Things: a film that gives pleasure in every fantastical frame

Reviews

Small, Slow But Steady: this introspective boxing drama avoids the usual clichés of the genre

By Jessica Kiang

Small, Slow But Steady: this introspective boxing drama avoids the usual clichés of the genre

Festivals

La Chimera: a joyous, masterful work of folk magic

By Jessica Kiang

La Chimera: a joyous, masterful work of folk magic

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Anatomy of a Fall: a sharply intelligent psychological drama from Justine Triet

By Jessica Kiang

Anatomy of a Fall: a sharply intelligent psychological drama from Justine Triet

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Killers of the Flower Moon: Martin Scorsese’s latest is an increasingly enthralling true-crime epic

By Jessica Kiang

Killers of the Flower Moon: Martin Scorsese’s latest is an increasingly enthralling true-crime epic

Reviews

Suzume: this beautifully bonkers anime threatens to frazzle the synapses

By Jessica Kiang

Suzume: this beautifully bonkers anime threatens to frazzle the synapses

Festivals

Manodrome: this unedifying portrait of toxic masculinity rings hollow

By Jessica Kiang

Manodrome: this unedifying portrait of toxic masculinity rings hollow

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Tótem: a dazzling, vibrant child’s-eye view of jubilation and tragedy

By Jessica Kiang

Tótem: a dazzling, vibrant child’s-eye view of jubilation and tragedy

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BlackBerry: this biting tech-world satire reminds us that we all might be dinosaurs in waiting

By Jessica Kiang

BlackBerry: this biting tech-world satire reminds us that we all might be dinosaurs in waiting

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La Syndicaliste: an oddly flavourless, distractingly shot procedural

By Jessica Kiang

La Syndicaliste: an oddly flavourless, distractingly shot procedural

What to watch at LFF

The Whale: a miraculous Brendan Fraser narrowly saves this dolorous dirge

By Jessica Kiang

The Whale: a miraculous Brendan Fraser narrowly saves this dolorous dirge

What to watch at LFF

The Damned Don’t Cry: a potent Moroccan mother-and-son drama

By Jessica Kiang

The Damned Don’t Cry: a potent Moroccan mother-and-son drama