Oliver Johnston

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    Film festivals
    Plac Zabaw (Playground)
    ★★★★★

    It can be difficult to be shocked by the violence in films these...

    Oliver Johnston 16th October 2016
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    Film festivals
    Callback
    ★★★★★

    The list of actors for whom English is a second language and yet who can...

    Oliver Johnston 16th October 2016
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    Film festivals
    Le Concours (The Graduation)
    ★★★★★

    Le Concours (The Graduation) sets out to show the inner...

    Oliver Johnston 16th October 2016
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    Film festivals
    Shavua Ve Yom (One Week and a Day)
    ★★★★★

    It would be strangely disappointing if Shavua Ve Yom (One...

    Oliver Johnston 8th October 2016
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    Film festivals
    Lake Bodom
    ★★★★★

    The gloomily peaceful shores of Lake Bodom, close to Helsinki, were once the...

    Oliver Johnston 4th October 2016
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    Movie review
    Maggie’s Plan
    ★★★★★

    The previous films of director Rebecca Miller have been sharp and unapologetically indulgent,...

    Oliver Johnston 4th July 2016
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    Film festivals
    L’Hermine (Courted)
    ★★★★★

    While he has never achieved international recognition at the same...

    Oliver Johnston 22nd April 2016
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    Movie review
    Victoria
    ★★★★★

    The single-shot film, where the entire running length is comprised of one continuous take, is still...

    Oliver Johnston 21st March 2016
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    Movie review
    Secret in Their Eyes
    ★★★★★

    When watching an English language remake of a foreign language film, it can be nearly...

    Oliver Johnston 26th February 2016
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    Berlinale
    Maggie’s Plan
    ★★★★★

    The previous films of director Rebecca Miller have been sharp and...

    Oliver Johnston 24th February 2016