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Jo-Ann Titmarsh

Jo-Ann Titmarsh's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Frankenstein (2025) 85% 3/5 EDIT “Think Mary Shelley meets Crimson Peak. If you loved that film, you’ll love this. Some may balk at Elordi playing a monster, but – as Del Toro so floridly shows us – monsters might also appear in the guise of someone as lovely as Oscar Isaac.” – HeyUGuys Aug 30, 2025 Full Review The History of Sound (2025) 70% 2/5 EDIT “For a film about music and harmony, alas this story is pretty monotonous. Ironically, it is not helped by the score. Mescal and O’Connor put in fine performances here, but the problem lies in the screenplay and direction.” – London Evening Standard May 21, 2025 Full Review Die My Love (2025) 74% 4/5 EDIT “This blurring of what might be real and what is merely Grace’s imagination is discombobulating, but with all this time travelling and shape shifting, Ramsay provides a horrible glimpse into a psychotic’s mind.” – London Evening Standard May 18, 2025 Full Review The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 77% 2/5 EDIT “The principal trio add a little emotional meat to this ridiculous story’s flaky bones, and of course Del Toro reliably carries the film to its neat and predictable end, but alas Anderson’s film just doesn’t soar.” – London Evening Standard May 18, 2025 Full Review Eddington (2025) 68% 2/5 EDIT “All of these ingredients are sprinkled into this film but Aster doesn’t follow a measured recipe either in terms of subject matter or pace. The result is a hodgepodge that combines long stretches of tediousness with flashes of outright mayhem” – London Evening Standard May 16, 2025 Full Review Vermiglio (2024) 93% 5/5 EDIT “A powerful feminist film, quietly strident in its condemnation of the patriarchal norms that once existed in the open and now still subtly prevail. This is a quiet, gorgeous film that we should be shouting to the rafters about.” – HeyUGuys Jan 20, 2025 Full Review Mother and Daughter, or the Night Is Never Complete (2024) 5/5 EDIT “A remarkable film and a much-needed reminder of the power and endurance of art in the most difficulty of circumstances.” – HeyUGuys Jan 20, 2025 Full Review Gaucho Gaucho (2024) 95% 4/5 EDIT “This is a gorgeous film that eulogises a noble community and an endangered way of life. It is a film intimate and expansive, immersive and immense, operatic and folksy. Every frame is a treat.” – HeyUGuys Jan 17, 2025 Full Review My Favourite Cake (2024) 100% 4/5 EDIT “A tender, funny and human story about openness and the wonder of falling in love. It beautiful captured as a defiant act against the absurd horror of their country’s regime and against the passing of the years.” – HeyUGuys Jan 17, 2025 Full Review Armand (2024) 73% 4/5 EDIT “A compelling and confident film of secrets, class and perspective. Armand is directed with an assured hand, and is given great elevation from its ensemble led by the incredible Renate Reinsve.” – HeyUGuys Jan 17, 2025 Full Review The Assessment (2024) 84% 3/5 EDIT “A compelling feature debut from Fleur Fortuné, which occasionally buckles under its own weight, yet is revived by a fine cast and the director's fearlessness, intelligence and great wit.” – HeyUGuys Jan 15, 2025 Full Review The Room Next Door (2024) 80% 4/5 EDIT “And despite a certain propensity for melodrama, Almodóvar restrains himself, making a film that is as understated and lovely as his leading ladies’ performances.” – London Evening Standard Sep 5, 2024 Full Review Queer (2024) 77% 2/5 EDIT “There are some great moments, four excellent performances and some great lines, but together they are not enough to create a coherent or entertaining film.” – London Evening Standard Sep 5, 2024 Full Review Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) 31% 2/5 EDIT “Despite its fascinating and complex main character, the film is ultimately dull and plodding, taking us nowhere, slowly.” – London Evening Standard Sep 4, 2024 Full Review Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) 75% 4/5 EDIT “Suffice to say that nobody does death like Tim Burton, and it’s a pleasure to follow him back into the underworld. You’ll leave the cinema and return to the world of the living with a spring in your step and a smile on your face.” – London Evening Standard Aug 28, 2024 Full Review The Apprentice (2024) 82% 4/5 EDIT “However, there is a lot of humour here, particularly thanks to the character of Cohn, and almost always at Trump’s expense.” – London Evening Standard May 21, 2024 Full Review Limonov: The Ballad of Eddie (2024) 63% 3/5 EDIT “Whishaw is an unusual bit of casting but he seems to relish this complex and not particularly likeable character, his performance full of energy. ” – London Evening Standard May 21, 2024 Full Review Kinds of Kindness (2024) 71% 4/5 EDIT “Although it lacks the totally out-there oddness of the director’s earlier works and the richness of his latter films, it is an intelligent and darkly funny film that brings together a bevy of cast and crew members all at the top of their game...” – London Evening Standard May 21, 2024 Full Review Bird (2024) 86% 4/5 EDIT “Adams carries the film on her young shoulders and is aided by the support of Keoghan, whose portrayal as her charming, volatile, loving and erratic father is a tour de force.” – London Evening Standard May 18, 2024 Full Review Megalopolis (2024) 46% 1/5 EDIT “Imagine a Paco Rabanne perfume ad mixed with the voyeuristic lady-gazing of a Sorrentino film and that will give you a whiff of Francis Ford Coppola’s latest – and almost definitely last – film.” – London Evening Standard May 18, 2024 Full Review Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) 90% 4/5 EDIT “It might not reach the heights of its predecessor, but Furiosa is a furious ride with three utterly watchable leads. Taylor-Joy has done Charlize Theron proud as this fabulous vengeful heroine.” – London Evening Standard May 18, 2024 Full Review The Gullspång Miracle (2023) 95% 5/5 EDIT “Maria Frederiksson’s enthralling feature documentary debut is solid gold. The film leads us through a compelling labyrinth of carefully unravelling secret histories where truth is absolutely stranger than fiction. A must-see!” – HeyUGuys Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Housekeeping for Beginners (2023) 94% 3/5 EDIT “A beautifully told tale of tale in difficult times, handled with deftness and diligence by Goran Stolevski and his cast.” – HeyUGuys Jan 18, 2024 Full Review The Teachers' Lounge (2023) 95% 3/5 EDIT “With an assured hand at the helm, this is a smart film about the microcosm of the world that is school, with all its human fallibilities and injustices.” – HeyUGuys Jan 17, 2024 Full Review Evil Does Not Exist (2023) 91% 4/5 EDIT “A beautiful and meditative collaboration between director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and composer Eiko Ishibashi, one that takes its time and derives its power from this soulful entwining.” – HeyUGuys Jan 16, 2024 Full Review
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