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Dave Golder

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People We Meet on Vacation (2026) 75% 3/5 EDIT “As far as by-the-numbers fluff goes, it's glossy, well-crafted and witty, practically revelling in its predictability. ” – Radio Times Jan 21, 2026 Full Review The Son of a Thousand Men (2025) 4/5 EDIT “This beguiling Brazilian drama offers a twist on the fairy tale format, as a reclusive fisherman's simple wishes expose the dark secrets of his fellow villagers. ” – Radio Times Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Shell (2024) 63% 2/5 EDIT “Its lurch into grisly thriller territory for the final act is a total failure.” – Radio Times Dec 17, 2025 Full Review Man Accused (1959) 2/5 EDIT “Man Accused is a bargain-bin Hitchcock-esque thriller.” – Radio Times Nov 20, 2025 Full Review In Your Dreams (2025) 86% 3/5 EDIT “It's fluffy, fast-moving fun, but there's little on offer here - either in terms of plot or visuals - that doesn't feel thoroughly over-familiar. ” – Radio Times Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Playdate (2025) 23% 3/5 EDIT “Reminiscent of late-80s high-concept popcorn flicks in which stars like Schwarzenegger and Stallone sent up their own action personas, this is a serviceable romp with infectious star turns and some shamelessly lowbrow humour.” – Radio Times Nov 20, 2025 Full Review The Harbinger (2022) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Trading in atmosphere rather than gore or jump scares, The Harbinger boasts excellent performances from its two leads, edgy direction and unsettling, expressionistic dream sequences with stark contrasts of shadow and light. ” – Radio Times Oct 2, 2025 Full Review Bad Man (2025) 3/5 EDIT “The humour veers between Tarantino-style laconic quipping and broader, goofier moments, delivering a decent amount of laughs, plus across-the-board charismatic performances. ” – Radio Times Sep 19, 2025 Full Review Villain (2020) 71% 3/5 EDIT “The film does feel oddly old-fashioned, though, merrily peddling UK crime drama tropes, and it doesn't have much profound to say beyond violence breeds violence.” – Radio Times Aug 30, 2025 Full Review Night Call (2024) 82% 4/5 EDIT “Rather than coming across as John Wick-style superhuman fighters, the characters are desperate, unskilled, opportunist brawlers in a recognisably real, if slightly heightened, world.” – Radio Times Aug 19, 2025 Full Review Mystery on Bird Island (1954) 3/5 EDIT “The clipped style of acting now feels like self-parody, but the film possesses a nostalgic charm that comes from a more naive era of film-making.” – Radio Times Aug 4, 2025 Full Review Wall to Wall (2025) 59% 4/5 EDIT “The satirical premise grows ever more peculiar as writer/director Kim Tae-joon gradually turns his litany of miseries into a witty, slick paranoid thriller.” – Radio Times Jul 22, 2025 Full Review The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) 87% 5/5 EDIT “Directed with a gentle sense of magic by Mamoru Hosoda, this beautifully designed film makes suburban Tokyo look almost ethereal: a world you can understand Makoto wanting to live in forever.” – Radio Times Jul 11, 2025 Full Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) 57% 3/5 EDIT “M3GAN 2.0 is not a disaster by any means. It’s really very funny in places, there are some great action set pieces and the cast gamely give it everything they’ve got.” – Radio Times Jul 11, 2025 Full Review How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 77% 4/5 EDIT “It remains a great film, full of heart and joy and positive messages about embracing differences. ” – Radio Times Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Only the River Flows (2023) 85% 4/5 EDIT “Shot on 16mm film, the result is a highly cinematic and subversive exploration of order and disorder, where the film-making breaks all the rules of the genre it draws on. ” – Radio Times Jun 11, 2025 Full Review Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy (2022) 90% 4/5 EDIT “There's not much of a plot, nor much in the way of original ideas, but it surfs along on a wave of exuberant energy, and there's rarely a dull moment.” – Radio Times Jun 11, 2025 Full Review The Power (1984) 2/5 EDIT “Microbudget 1980s horror The Power peddles that well-worn genre cliché - the cursed artefact that delivers grisly death to all who possess it.” – Radio Times Jun 11, 2025 Full Review Lost in Starlight (2025) 89% 4/5 EDIT “The story is a little slight but sweetly affecting and engaging, and is helped by the fact that Jay and Nan-young are fun together.” – Radio Times May 23, 2025 Full Review Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023) 92% 2/5 EDIT “For casual viewers and the uninitiated, it's a cheap-looking and quite ludicrously plotted affair, with too many unnecessary characters, some really lame gags and an uncomfortably old-fashioned, almost cartoonish depiction of neurodiversity.” – Radio Times Apr 1, 2025 Full Review The Devil's Hand (1961) 1/4 EDIT “This cheesy set-up sounds like it could have made for some fun hokum, but The Devil's Hand is filmed and performed with a dreary earnestness that renders it mind-numbingly dull. ” – Radio Times Mar 21, 2025 Full Review Cottontail (2023) 92% 4/5 EDIT “The first full-length feature from documentary film-maker Patrick Dickinson has a beguiling, low-key charm and he effectively creates an almost fragile, impressionistic atmosphere.” – Radio Times Feb 11, 2025 Full Review Memoir of a Snail (2024) 95% 4/5 EDIT “Thankfully, it's every bit as good as its highly praised predecessor, bursting with wit, invention, charm, poignancy and moments of exquisite vulgarity.” – Radio Times Feb 11, 2025 Full Review Never Grow Old (2019) 86% 3/5 EDIT “Cusack is convincing as the bad guy, only ever shot in deep shadow,but all the other one-note characters lack the depth to truly bring the story to life.” – Radio Times Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Wolf Man (2025) 48% 3/5 EDIT “Ultimately, the thin plot and thinner characters render it all largely standard horror fare that fails to capitalize on its more interesting innovations, and runs out of steam well before the end credits.” – Radio Times Jan 30, 2025 Full Review
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