Oliver Johnston

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    Mr Bachmann and His Class
    ★★★★★

    The prospect of a gentle, three-and-a-half-hour observational...

    Oliver Johnston 18th October 2021
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    Movie
    Cryptozoo
    ★★★★★

    There’s a curious moment in Cryptozoo that might inspire a few quick mental calculations. The...

    Oliver Johnston 18th October 2021
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    The Medium
    ★★★★★

    The Isan people of the northeast region of Thailand believe that there are...

    Oliver Johnston 11th October 2021
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    A Cop Movie
    ★★★★★

    Fiction and reality are evenly matched in a playful scuffle in director Alonso...

    Oliver Johnston 8th October 2021
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    Movie
    The Survivalist
    ★★★★★

    It’s a clear sign Covid-19 has been around for a while that a number of...

    Oliver Johnston 8th October 2021
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    Azor
    ★★★★★

    It might be thought that a film depicting the calm attempts of a private investment...

    Oliver Johnston 6th October 2021
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    The Guilty
    ★★★★★

    2021 is a year of twosomes for director Antoine Fuqua. His film Infinite had its...

    Oliver Johnston 29th September 2021
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    Foundation
    ★★★★★

    While direct adaptations of writer Isaac Asimov’s work are rather thin on the ground (with...

    Oliver Johnston 24th September 2021
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    Movie
    Between Waves
    ★★★★★

    It’s hard to fault ambition, even when it isn’t quite fulfilled. Between Waves attempts to...

    Oliver Johnston 20th September 2021
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    Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
    ★★★★★

    For contemporary audiences, movie musicals tend to have a polarising...

    Oliver Johnston 13th September 2021