Thomas Messner

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    My Everything
    ★★★★★

    “I wanted a normal child! Normal! I’m ashamed!” It’s an ugly sentiment...

    Thomas Messner 14th October 2024
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    2073
    ★★★★★

    Asif Kapadia’s new docufiction 2073 aims to lull us into a false sense of security...

    Thomas Messner 13th October 2024
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    Grand Theft Hamlet
    ★★★★★

    Surprisingly, the most delightful thing about Grand Theft Hamlet – a...

    Thomas Messner 12th October 2024
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    The Piano Lesson
    ★★★★★

    Boy Willie Charles is both a troublemaker and smooth talker, a braggart...

    Thomas Messner 11th October 2024
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    The End
    ★★★★★

    Were a man to find himself one of the last humans left standing on a...

    Thomas Messner 10th October 2024
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    Blitz
    ★★★★★

    A young boy torn from his mother by urban warfare, setting off on a harrowing...

    Thomas Messner 10th October 2024
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    Good One
    ★★★★★

    At 17, it’s already readily apparent that the adults in your life are more...

    Thomas Messner 9th October 2024
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    Nickel Boys
    ★★★★★

    To truly have walked in another man’s shoes, is it better to have seen his...

    Thomas Messner 9th October 2024
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    All of You
    ★★★★★

    It’s hard to root against a romantic drama. No matter how tried and true (or...

    Thomas Messner 8th October 2024
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    House at Barbican Theatre
    ★★★★★

    Adapting his own decades-spanning documentary trilogy, director Amos Gitai and La...

    Thomas Messner 27th September 2024