Laurence Boyce
Tomatometer-approved critic
Infinite Summer (2024)
82%
7/10
“While Infinite Summer is far from a film that provides us with any definitive answers it continually keeps nagging away at one’s frontal lobes long after the credits have rolled.” –
Cineuropa
Aug 21, 2024
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Sunlight (2024)
7/10
“A darkly charming oddity of a movie.” –
Cineuropa
Aug 21, 2024
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Chuck Chuck Baby (2023)
100%
“Chuck Chuck Baby engenders an enormous amount of goodwill thanks to its winning performances and Pugh’s eye for adding the magical to the dourness of the real world.” –
Cineuropa
Aug 25, 2023
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Silent Roar (2023)
90%
“McCartney and Hyland are brilliant in the lead roles, typifying the ever-tumultuous wave of youth that drifts between assuredness and doubt, and they are ably supported by the likes of Lockyer.” –
Cineuropa
Aug 24, 2023
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
49%
2.5/5
“This is nothing actively bad in this unmemorable sequel, but there’s nothing actively really good either.” –
Tripwire Magazine
Jul 8, 2023
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
59%
4/5
“This fun, visually gorgeous adaptation does the world's most famous plumber justice.” –
VODzilla.co
Jul 8, 2023
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Smoking Causes Coughing (2022)
94%
3.5/5
“A throwback to the kind of film that – once upon a time – you’d see screening late night on Channel 4 or BBC2 after stumbling home half cut” –
Tripwire Magazine
Jul 8, 2023
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Tetris (2023)
81%
4/5
“The unlikely real life tale of Tetris the video game is nostalgically assembled into a dark, entertaining political thriller.” –
VODzilla.co
Apr 1, 2023
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Typist Artist Pirate King (2022)
94%
“While it is sometimes messy and chaotic, there’s a passion and a verve here that give the film genuine heart.” –
Cineuropa
Mar 16, 2023
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My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (2022)
93%
“Cousins, as erudite, persuasive and educated as he is, always approaches the material with the enthusiasm of a fan, and his observations and claims often invite fulsome discussion and debate.” –
Cineuropa
Mar 3, 2023
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Mamacruz (2023)
100%
“A personal and affecting piece of work that is both an achingly human portrait of a woman exploring her desires in her later years and a celebration of female sexuality.” –
Cineuropa
Jan 26, 2023
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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023)
98%
“Those seeing Smoke Sauna Sisterhood will certainly feel uplifted upon seeing it.” –
Cineuropa
Jan 26, 2023
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Fantastic Machine (2023)
68%
“The huge amount of archive footage is well chosen, with much that surprises.” –
Cineuropa
Jan 26, 2023
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A Bunch of Amateurs (2022)
100%
“A thoroughly moving and ultimately joyful affair.” –
Cineuropa
Dec 22, 2022
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Young & Afraid (2021)
“Even though much in the movie is swathed in darkness, it is ultimately a paean to the fact that there is light at the end of the tunnel.” –
Cineuropa
Dec 22, 2022
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Neon Spring (2022)
3/4
“As a coming-of-age tale, it's something of a well-worn cinematic (and cultural) genre. Many of the clichés of the genre are out in full force in Neon Spring, its knowledge about said clichés make this an often intriguing film.” –
Cineuropa
Aug 23, 2022
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Vesper (2022)
91%
“Many of the beats and visuals of the movie echo cinema past. But Buožytė and Samper still manage to put a very unique stamp on proceedings to create a consistently thought-provoking and immersive affair.” –
Cineuropa
Jul 8, 2022
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January (2022)
100%
4/5
“Love and coming of age are interrupted by harsh reality in Viesturs Kairišs’ evocative period piece” –
Cineuropa
Jun 17, 2022
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Woman on the Roof (2022)
100%
“Anna Jadowska’s latest film is a stark and compelling examination of twilight-year malaise and a societal attitude towards women that is fundamentally broken” –
Cineuropa
Jun 16, 2022
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My Love Affair with Marriage (2022)
90%
“Latvian director Signe Baumane returns with a gloriously fun new feature that melds musical, science, animation and female rebellion ” –
Cineuropa
Jun 16, 2022
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Cop Secret (2021)
85%
3.5/5
“This warm-hearted cop spoof is an uneven but riotously entertaining ride.” –
VODzilla.co
May 26, 2022
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
74%
4/5
“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness sees the Marvel Cinematic Universe take a tentative step into the world of horror. What results is one of the more emotionally dark and dour yet striking entries in to the MCU.” –
Tripwire Magazine
May 5, 2022
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Flash Gordon (1980)
83%
4/5
“While it is undoubtedly messy, silly and incoherent, Flash Gordon still works 40 years on from its original release.” –
VODzilla.co
May 5, 2022
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Undergods (2020)
83%
4/5
“A fitting metaphor for the creeping sense of unease and disconnection that seems to be prevalent throughout much of the modern world.” –
VODzilla.co
May 5, 2022
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The Filmmaker's House (2020)
57%
4/5
“Race, hospitality and grief collide in Mark Isaacs’ clever, playful, thought-provoking documentary.” –
VODzilla.co
May 5, 2022
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