Contributor Clarisse Loughrey

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That Darn Movie Show!

Krampus video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

Get your Christmas spirit on with the latest episode of our weekly movie review show.
Trailer

Watch the moving first trailer for Room

by Clarisse Loughrey

Brie Larson and newcomer Jacob Tremblay play a shut-in mother and son in this serious awards contender.
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That Darn Movie Show!

Carol video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

Watch Clarisse Loughrey heap praise on Todd Haynes’ romantic drama in an all-new That Darn Movie Show!
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That Darn Movie Show!

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

Still debating whether to go and see Katniss Everdeen’s swansong? TDMS! is here to help you make up your mind.
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That Darn Movie Show!

Steve Jobs video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

Our resident vlogger scans for something resembling a heart in this slick but soulless biopic.
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That Darn Movie Show!

Burnt video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

Cliches and pork cutlets fly in this rancid portrait of a celebrity chef.
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That Darn Movie Show!

Queen of Earth video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

Elisabeth Moss and Katherine Waterston star in Alex Ross Perry’s emotional suckerpunch of a movie.
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That Darn Movie Show!

Room video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

TDMS! hits the BFI London Film Festival and finds sweetness and horror in this Brie Larson-starring drama.
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That Darn Movie Show!

The Walk video review

by Clarisse Loughrey

Watch the latest episode of TDMS! in which Clarisse Loughrey surveys Robert Zemeckis’ IMAX spectacular.
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Review

Pan

by Clarisse Loughrey

Cultural appropriation abound in Joe Wright’s iffy prequel to JM Barrie’s beloved children’s novel.

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