Oliver Johnston

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    Berlinale
    Tina
    ★★★★★

    Perhaps the most straightforwardly joyous part of Tina is when Ms Turner, now 80 years...

    Oliver Johnston 2nd March 2021
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    Mr Bachmann and His Class (Herr Bachmann und Seine Klasse)
    ★★★★★

    The prospect of a gentle,...

    Oliver Johnston 2nd March 2021
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    Tides
    ★★★★★

    To describe the storyline of Tides might be a bit disorienting. The plot itself...

    Oliver Johnston 2nd March 2021
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    Berlinale
    Memory Box
    ★★★★★

    In Memory Box, from co-directors Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, the trauma...

    Oliver Johnston 1st March 2021
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    Ninjababy
    ★★★★★

    Looking for a film about a woman who learns she’s pregnant and then embarks upon...

    Oliver Johnston 1st March 2021
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    Movie
    Dead Pigs
    ★★★★★

    Before she presented the enjoyably mixed bag that was Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous...

    Oliver Johnston 8th February 2021
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    Film festivals
    Mother Schmuckers (Fils de plouc)
    ★★★★★

    Mother Schmuckers attempts to present its gross-out comedy credentials...

    Oliver Johnston 3rd February 2021
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    Movie
    The Mole Agent
    ★★★★★

    Despite this Chilean documentary’s charmingly impish setup, audiences might be subconsciously...

    Oliver Johnston 7th December 2020
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    Movie
    Locked In
    ★★★★★

    As the director and primary protagonist of Locked In, Xavier Alford has a breezy and...

    Oliver Johnston 26th November 2020
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    Movie
    Patrick
    ★★★★★

    Set in a nudist camp and featuring an existential crisis aggravated by a missing hammer,...

    Oliver Johnston 13th November 2020