Movie Reviews
Jonathan Empson writes 'mercifully short reviews', the best of which we republish here on The Story Department.
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Mini Review – Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Anna is the dutiful wife of St Petersburg statesman Karenin; he’d look…
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Mini Review – Elles
Elles Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Anne (Juliette Binoche) is a writing a magazine feature on two young women…
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Mini Review – Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson This is not an action film. At least, not until late…
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Mini Review – Django Unchained
Django Unchained Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson It’s two years before the American Civil War, and a liberal and…
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Notes on ‘Hail’
“A Tour-de-force,” “Fiercely realised,” “Pure cinematic power,” “Remarkable, Visionary,” “Re-imagines cinematic boundaries,” – and these are quotes from people you…
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Killing Them Softly: How A Screenwriter Murdered His Own Protagonist
Killing Them Softly: How A Screenwriter Murdered His Own Protagonist Character Analysis by Jamie Wynen Andrew Dominik’s (The Assassination of Jesse…