Oliver Johnston

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    Cannes
    Olga
    ★★★★★

    With Olga, director Elie Grappe hasn’t quite delivered his magnum opus, which is...

    Oliver Johnston 9th July 2021
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    The Man with the Answers
    ★★★★★

    Sometimes the best that can be said about a journey is that it was uneventful....

    Oliver Johnston 21st June 2021
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    Luca
    ★★★★★

    2021 is shaping up to be Italy’s year. First they won Eurovision, and now they’re...

    Oliver Johnston 17th June 2021
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    Physical
    ★★★★★

    TV pilots often have a tendency to be slightly cumbersome and oddly jittery as they...

    Oliver Johnston 15th June 2021
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    The Brothers (Los Hermanos)
    ★★★★★

    It would take a heart cold enough to reverse global warming not to be moved...

    Oliver Johnston 10th May 2021
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    Monster
    ★★★★★

    Director Anthony Mandler earned his stripes making music videos for an authoritatively diverse bunch of...

    Oliver Johnston 10th May 2021
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    Things Heard & Seen
    ★★★★★

    At one point in the generically titled Things Heard & Seen, George (James Norton) is...

    Oliver Johnston 4th May 2021
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    Cowboys
    ★★★★★

    It would have been so very easy for a film such as Cowboys to wobble...

    Oliver Johnston 3rd May 2021
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    The Race to Save the World
    ★★★★★

    It’s a feat to retain a sense of optimism in the face of unrelenting adversity,...

    Oliver Johnston 22nd April 2021
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    Wellington Paranormal
    ★★★★★

    For a city of less than half a million people, New Zealand’s capital has to...

    Oliver Johnston 1st April 2021