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Author: Sophie Sutcliffe

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film and tv 

Feature: Connecting with your past self as if it were Only Yesterday

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Sophie Sutcliffe Isao Takahata, only yesterday, Studio Ghibli

Critically appreciated but criminally underseen, studio co-founder Isao Takahata’s Only Yesterday is a tender tale of self-discovery.

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Film review: The Souvenir is a gorgeous amble through 1980s London

September 2, 2019 Sophie Sutcliffe Honor Swinton Byrne, Joanna Hogg, Richard Ayoade, The Souvenir, Tilda Swinton, Tom Burke

Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical new feature, The Souvenir, invites us into the pastel-washed world of her memories.

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film and tv 

Film review: Us attempts to untether itself from Get Out, but loses its way

March 27, 2019September 2, 2019 Sophie Sutcliffe Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Us

Jordan Peele’s ambitious second film neglects the subtle subtext found in his debut, descending too easily into all-out horror.

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Film review: Ray & Liz is a necessary look at poverty in the West Midlands

March 12, 2019September 2, 2019 Sophie Sutcliffe Film Review, Ray & Liz, Richard Billingham

Richard Billingham brings his domestic photography to life in this feature debut which explores a childhood marked by poverty.

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