film review Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/film-review/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:53:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Unconventional Romances for the Unlucky in Love https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/unconventional-romances-for-the-unlucky-in-love/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/unconventional-romances-for-the-unlucky-in-love/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:53:04 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=69954 From The Shape of Water to The Social Network, these offbeat romances make the perfect movie night for anyone sick of boom boxes and rain-soaked declarations.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/unconventional-romances-for-the-unlucky-in-love/feed/ 0 ‘Maria’ Review: A Diva in Decline https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/a-diva-in-decline/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/a-diva-in-decline/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:28:17 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=63945 Pablo Larraín knocked the door off the big screen with his latest muse, Maria Callas. Known for his intimate portrayals of iconic women like Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, he completes this thematic trilogy with Maria.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/a-diva-in-decline/feed/ 0 A Masterclass In Characterisation: A Real Pain Review https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/a-masterclass-in-characterisation-a-real-pain-review/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/a-masterclass-in-characterisation-a-real-pain-review/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:57:30 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=64218 Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain (2024) is heartwarming, amusing, and a masterclass in characterisation.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/a-masterclass-in-characterisation-a-real-pain-review/feed/ 0 Priscilla: A Vintage Fashion Lover’s Dream https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/priscilla-a-vintage-fashion-lovers-dream/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/priscilla-a-vintage-fashion-lovers-dream/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:48:53 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=55972 Priscilla (2023) is a film that truly deserves an Oscar for best costume. Stacey Battat's costume design embodies everything vintage fashion lovers dream of.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/film-review-anyone-but-you-revives-the-rom-com/feed/ 0 Review: ‘The End We Start From’ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/review-the-end-we-start-from/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/entertainment/review-the-end-we-start-from/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:20:54 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=49566 Jodie Comer stuns in a haunting depiction of motherhood in the midst of an environmental disaster in new film The End We Start From.

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