ARTICLES OF Benjamin Smart
Climax is a dark, drug-fuelled disco trip that you need to experience
Is Climax another example of shock over substance from one of cinema's most notorious directors?...
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Review: Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado 'An unflinching action sequel tackling the war on terror'
Benjamin Smart reviews the sequel to the 2015 action film Sicario. Let’s be honest, Sicario (2015) was a film...
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Review: Hereditary: "A deeply personal meditation on grief that leaves images burnt into the recesses of your mind."
Benjamin Smart reviews the horror film marketed as "this generation's Exorcist", Hereditary I’ve been thinking about Hereditary...
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom REVIEW: A Boring Formula Drowns Out Moments Of Originality
Benjamin Smart reviews Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. After the colossal box-office success of the first Jurassic World (2015), a follow...
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Review: My Friend Dahmer: "a rare treat in a sea of bland biographical dramas"
Benjamin Smart reviews the biographical film My Friend Dahmer that traces the life of infamous series killer Jeffrey Dahmer.* Adapted...
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'The Shape of Water' review - the fairy-tale feature that deserved Best Picture
It's a dream of love and loss; The Shape of Water goregously shines an eerie green light on those usually...
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'Phantom Thread' review - witness Daniel Day Lewis' final, ritualistic performance
This fashion-obsessed period piece is a cut above its Oscar competitors. Benjamin Smart reviews. Written and directed by Paul Thomas...
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