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Diana: The Musical

Diana: The Musical is crafty and almost sinister in its intentions

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The Duke

The Duke is a feature that stretches its simple story to breaking point

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Death by Adaptation: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

In the latest instalment of the Death by Adaptation feature series, Ewan Gleadow compares and contrasts Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with the source material

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Worth

Worth wishes to bury itself deep in the dark corners of tragedy but has nothing to offer those that lived through it

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Together

Together showcases a breakdown in a lockdown, but not convincingly

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Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed is too charmed by its subject to make the hard calls on what is and is not relevant

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Stealing Chaplin

With such few notable moments, it’s hard to see where Stealing Chaplin comes together.

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Death by Adaptation: American Psycho

In the latest instalment of the Death by Adaptation feature series, Ewan Gleadow examines how Mary Harron’s adaptation of Mary Harron enriches the source material

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Sweet Girl

Sweet Girl is a product of inevitabilities

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Beckett

Beckett struggles to relent and revolt against that inevitable predictability

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Reminiscence

Had there been a semblance of tongue-in-cheek admirability to Reminiscence, then perhaps it would be far more palatable

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Annette

Annette takes the bold step to introduce elements of the musical genre, they are not used in a way that benefits the narrative

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Being a Human Person

There is something rather wonderous, almost terrifying, about a creative force accepting the end of their career

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Midnight in the Switchgrass

From the opening seconds of narration and drone shots of empty roads, Midnight in the Switchgrass feels off

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The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad is narratively exhausting and has no real payoff

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Death by Adaptation: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

In the inaugural article in CLAPPER’s Death By Adaptation feature series, Ewan Gleadow compares and contrasts the novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with its movie counterpart