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Source (Scotland) is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Calum Cooper.

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4/5
The Nightingale (2018) Calum Cooper If wrath doesn’t best some up The Nightingale then no other word can do it justice. Jennifer Kent has made another terrific film which only further demonstrates how exciting a voice she will be going forward into the new decade.
Posted Jul 14, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
Frozen II (2019) Calum Cooper Frozen II marks a rarity among Disney sequels: not just as one of the few theatrical follow-ups, but as a film that gorgeously and acutely embodies the immaculate, musical heart of its predecessor, while also sharing ideas of its own.
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4/5
Doctor Sleep (2019) Calum Cooper Flanagan personally edited the film, and the way he blends the woes of reality with the horrors of illusionary visuals is as ominous as it is strangely addictive.
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5/5
Monos (2019) Calum Cooper Monos chills you to the core from its sheer intensity. Here is a story where narrative detail is minimum, but thematic substance couldn’t be more plentiful.
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4/5
The Irishman (2019) Calum Cooper At its core, The Irishman is a tale on betrayal, violence, and the sacrificing of moral principles, with slithers of regret traced into it all.
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4/5
Uncut Gems (2019) Calum Cooper It’s stressful and intense in tone, but Sandler’s performance and the confident, stylish direction from the Safdie Brothers keep the film a compelling, if not necessarily easy, viewing experience.
Posted Jul 14, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) Calum Cooper Chances are you will come out of A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood either abundantly cheery or in a puddle of tears. But you will certainly come out feeling a little wiser and kinder of heart.
Posted Jul 14, 2024  Edit critic review
5/5
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) Calum Cooper They say memory is the poet’s choice of love. After watching this masterpiece, I suspect that the present moment is the artist’s choice of love.
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5/5
Knives Out (2019) Calum Cooper Not only is it so tightly written so as to sufficiently fit several characters into the story, but it is wickedly smart in how it approaches its mystery too.
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4/5
Rocks (2019) Calum Cooper Because the film’s character dynamics are so well fleshed out early into the story, we feel the comradeship permeating the screen. It joins earlier films from this year like Booksmart and Hustlers as a championing of sisterhood.
Posted Jul 14, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
Judy & Punch (2019) Calum Cooper Mirrah Foulkes writes and directs the film with a sharp eye and mind. It’s a darkly funny film that basks in the bizarreness of its own world, in a clever duality of the puppet show that goes beyond merely switching the names.
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3/5
The Aeronauts (2019) Calum Cooper The Aeronauts proves an enjoyable, if somewhat lightweight, experience.
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4/5
Honey Boy (2019) Calum Cooper Honey Boy is a tremendously personal and sublime story that turns pain and guilt into something productive.
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4/5
The Shadow of Violence (2019) Calum Cooper It’s gritty and sombre in tone, but, like its central character, has a good and gentle heart at its core.
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5/5
Marriage Story (2019) Calum Cooper If you want to know what emotional evisceration feels like, then look no further than Netflix’s upcoming movie Marriage Story, a rich and superbly made balancing act of joy and sorrow.
Posted Jul 14, 2024  Edit critic review
5/5
The Lighthouse (2019) Calum Cooper As the film unfolded, I felt like I was slowly going insane alongside the characters. My anxiety and confusion galvanised into the most immersive of experiences.
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Jojo Rabbit (2019) Calum Cooper It relentlessly mocks not only the disgusting prejudice woven into extreme right-wing ideology, but, frankly, the inherently ridiculous nature of many Nazi beliefs.
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2/5
Hope Gap (2019) Calum Cooper It all rounds up to a film with some decent analytical prowess, but remains pedestrian in execution.
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2/5
Wounds (2019) Calum Cooper I really ought to be giving this one star, but the insanity of what’s on screen is so strangely fascinating that I somewhat recommend it in an ironic way.
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4/5
Waves (2019) Calum Cooper Shults has crafted a gorgeously visual, and uniquely helmed movie that celebrates the best of romantic connection, and is unafraid to condemn the entitlement and disrespect that plagues so many relationships, whether platonic or romantic.
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3/5
Abominable (2019) Calum Cooper Abominable has a conventional setup, but an undeniably big heart.
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3/5
Lucky Grandma (2019) Calum Cooper This is a comic misadventure if ever there was one, and the filmmakers are fully aware of it. The plot is a hugely absurd one, and the film is joyfully proud of it.
Posted Jul 14, 2024  Edit critic review
4/5
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Calum Cooper If In the Loop and The Death of Stalin showcased humanity at its most selfish or incompetent, then The Personal History of David Copperfield depicts humanity at its most empathetic and merry.
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1/5
Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Calum Cooper Sylvester Stallone delivering his most phoned in performance in years doesn’t make this butchering any easier.
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1/5
The Kitchen (2019) Calum Cooper With scattershot writing and ideas, and less than convincing commitment from the cast and crew, The Kitchen offers little to no nutritional value for audience entertainment.
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3/5
Ad Astra (2019) Calum Cooper Some have called Ad Astra First Reformed in space, a branding I’m not convinced by, but I did find it enjoyable overall.
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4/5
Hustlers (2019) Calum Cooper With sharp and observant writing and direction from Scafaria on top of its brilliant cast, Hustlers becomes more than just Scorsese in stilettos, blossoming into a smart, funny, and heart-breaking look into the power of female camaraderie.
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5/5
The Farewell (2019) Calum Cooper Lulu Wang has made an expertly and sagely constructed ode to both western and eastern values, joining them together with familial sentimentality, resulting in charm and effortless poignancy.
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2/5
It: Chapter Two (2019) Calum Cooper Because we’re dealing with fairly experienced adults instead of naïve children, the film at times feels more like a trip through an obnoxious carnival hall than journeys of personal growth.
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5/5
Bait (2019) Calum Cooper Mark Jenkin’s Bait is the most strikingly original British film in years. Visually breath-taking, and brimming with thematic subtext, the film is woven as articulately as a fisherman’s net.
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4/5
Pain and Glory (2019) Calum Cooper With Pain and Glory, Almadovar may have made his best film since Talk to Her.
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3/5
Crawl (2019) Calum Cooper It’s not as much concerned with being a blockbuster as it is with being an encased survival film. But, much like The Shallows, it takes its genre down all creative possibilities, resulting in a tense, yet nonetheless fun disaster flick.
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3/5
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Calum Cooper Alvin Schwartz’s book series, of which the film adapts, also celebrated the power of monster stories, however graphic they got. The film channels that very spirit to entertaining, if somewhat conventional, degrees.
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3/5
Good Boys (2019) Calum Cooper It maintains a sense of goofiness to contradict and counterbalance the explicit material, making what could’ve been uncomfortably crass adorkable in a pleasantly amusing way.
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1/5
UglyDolls (2019) Calum Cooper It’s incredibly tedious, and slightly obnoxious. Yet the execution of its ideas are so devoid of integrity – right down to the problematic ending – that you forget about it almost instantly.
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1/5
Angel Has Fallen (2019) Calum Cooper It presumes itself an intricate and intense thriller, and yet I predicted every plot point, from the real culprit(s) to upcoming lines of dialogue, so effortlessly that I may as well not have even bothered seeing the film before reviewing it.
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3/5
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) Calum Cooper I walked into the screening with cynical trepidation, but came out pleasantly elated. It’s fun, vibrant, and maintains a love and respect for its audience without ever condescending to them.
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2/5
Playmobil: The Movie (2019) Calum Cooper Even when you remove the comparisons to The Lego Movie, it’s a redundant tale with little artistic difference to dozens of other films like it. At best the film is a 90 minute distraction, and at worst it’s a cynical marketing ploy.
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1/5
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) Calum Cooper The Art of Racing in the Rain is a daft idea for a film, but worse than that it’s depressing.
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4/5
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (2019) Calum Cooper It’s still a Tarantino film at heart, but, through the questions he seems to be asking himself, it feels like it was made by someone who has been shaped by age and experience as well.
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Blinded by the Light (2019) Calum Cooper Blinded by the Light dazzles as brightly as its title suggests. Eloquently written and vivaciously crafted, its sentiment and charm combines with its splendid and relatable characters to create a musical euphoria that’s hard not to succumb to.
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2/5
The Current War (2019) Calum Cooper It’s a decent piece of filmmaking in terms of cinematography and the odd bit of dialogue, but in the end, there’s little to separate it from other movies in which Cumberbatch plays a genius.
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3/5
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019) Calum Cooper The film’s sense of humour is hardly subtle – there’s a mountain of potty humour and nods to contemporary devices like iPhones – but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t tickle my funny bone at times.
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Mrs. Lowry & Son (2019) Calum Cooper It’s a more subdued work than most biopics, but it’s one that has plenty on its plate for the right audience member.
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3/5
Skin (2018) Calum Cooper Watching his journey from figure of oppression to family man is made all the more gripping with Bell and Macdonald’s chemistry, and two refreshingly disgusting turns from Bill Camp and Vera Farmiga.
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4/5
Alice (2019) Calum Cooper Able to balance such dramatic material a bittersweet poignancy on the freedom of life, it keeps you within its grip and leaves you on edge.
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4/5
Varda by Agnès (2019) Calum Cooper This stunningly personal documentary, which also serves as her last film, allows the audience to spend two hours in her company, wonderfully exploring the creative realms of her mind in the process.
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3/5
Emma Peeters (2018) Calum Cooper In attempting to chase after death, the film ultimately is a celebration of life and all its highs and lows. It’s nothing especially new, but that matters little when the tone is as charming and humorous as this.
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2/5
Body at Brighton Rock (2019) Calum Cooper It’s got its perks, but the film ultimately becomes as lost as its heroine the further into the story it gets.
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2/5
Balance, Not Symmetry (2019) Calum Cooper The film rushes to make a cohesive narrative to connect the dots that are the various songs. As such,it feels like all style and minimal substance, with even the style feeling hastily constructed.
Posted Jul 14, 2024  Edit critic review
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