Oliver Johnston

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    Cinema & Tv
    Shorta

    There’s a timely eeriness to the events and themes masterfully depicted in Shorta. Alongside COVID-19,...

    Oliver Johnston 10th September 2021
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    Movie
    Come Play

    At numerous points during Jacob Chase’s Come Play there’s a sneaking suspicion that instead of...

    Oliver Johnston 9th September 2021
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    Movie
    Misha and the Wolves

    A young Jewish girl in Belgium during World War Two, her survival only possible by...

    Oliver Johnston 30th August 2021
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    Movie
    The Last Bus

    It’s peculiar to watch a film that’s relentlessly predictable while still being warmly...

    Oliver Johnston 23rd August 2021
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    Movie
    Beckett

    An American in peril in a foreign country, being pursued for reasons he doesn’t quite...

    Oliver Johnston 12th August 2021
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    Movie
    The Boy Behind the Door

    Despite its early scenes of carefree children frolicking in sun-drenched meadows, The Boy...

    Oliver Johnston 26th July 2021
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    Movie
    Here We Are

    Aharon (Shai Avivi) has a loving and companionable relationship with his autistic son Uri (Noam...

    Oliver Johnston 19th July 2021
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    Movie
    The God Committee

    In the late 1950s attempts were made to introduce the element of scent to cinemas,...

    Oliver Johnston 15th July 2021
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    Movie
    Deerskin

    It takes a great deal of restraint to make a film of such beautiful weirdness...

    Oliver Johnston 14th July 2021
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    Show
    Schmigadoon!

    Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the creators of Schmigadoon!, are best known as writers of inoffensive...

    Oliver Johnston 12th July 2021