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Clarisse Loughrey
Chief film critic@clarisselou
Clarisse Loughrey is the chief film critic for The Independent. She also co-hosts The Big Screen Book Club and Fade to Black podcasts.
Zack Snyder’s long, repetitive Rebel Moon 2 is Seven Samurai in space
The second half of Netflix’s expensive sci-fi epic is less problematic than the first – but not a whole lot more compelling
Drive-Away Dolls is a sweet lesbian odyssey from half of the Coen bros
The pairing of a sexual buccaneer (Margaret Qualley) and a temperate naif (Geraldine Viswanathan) fuels this enthusiastically horny crime caper
Drive-Away Dolls is a sweet lesbian odyssey from half of the Coen bros
The pairing of a sexual buccaneer (Margaret Qualley) and a temperate naif (Geraldine Viswanathan) fuels this enthusiastically horny crime caper
American Fiction is a sharp satire on Black art and white ignorance
Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K Brown are marvellous in Cord Jefferson’s touching, funny dramedy – which has been nominated for five Oscars
American Fiction is a sharp satire on Black art and white ignorance
Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K Brown are marvellous in Cord Jefferson’s touching, funny dramedy – which has been nominated for five Oscars
Julia Roberts goes dark in the audacious Leave the World Behind
The Obamas are listed as producers here – but you do have to wonder what they think of this film’s exploration of America’s fundamental weaknesses
Julia Roberts goes dark in the audacious Leave the World Behind
The Obamas are listed as producers here – but you do have to wonder what they think of this film’s exploration of America’s fundamental weaknesses
Jeremy Corbyn (briefly) turns movie star in overstuffed Sumotherhood
The bromance comedy also sees cameos from Ed Sheeran and Jennifer Saunders – but it’s the central duo of Adam Deacon and Jazzie Zonzolo who make the film worth the ticket
Jeremy Corbyn (briefly) turns movie star in overstuffed Sumotherhood
The bromance comedy also sees cameos from Ed Sheeran and Jennifer Saunders – but it’s the central duo of Adam Deacon and Jazzie Zonzolo who make the film worth the ticket
