Contributor Phil Concannon

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Review

Slack Bay

by Phil Concannon

It’s slapstick cannibal class war on the seaside from one of Europe’s most unique and consistently surprising directors.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Elderly man with grey beard wearing suit and smoking cigar.
Review

Churchill

by Phil Concannon

It’s two fingers up for this cosy and conventional biopic of the much vaunted British PM.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Jawbone

by Phil Concannon

Johnny Harris puts in an emotionally layered shift in this hard-hitting boxing drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Trespass Against Us

by Phil Concannon

Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson are terrific in this sturdy traveller drama from first-time director Adam Smith.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

A United Kingdom

by Phil Concannon

Director Amma Asante digs up a vital forgotten story from British history starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words

by Phil Concannon

An intimate, revelatory portrait of the late Swedish film icon from director Stig Björkman.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Remainder

by Phil Concannon

There’s shades of Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York in this Tom Sturridge-starring mystery drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

No Home Movie

by Phil Concannon

Chantal Akerman’s intimate swansong is a moving meditation on family, loss and memory.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

The Measure of a Man

by Phil Concannon

The imperious Vincent Lindon excels as an ill-fated factory worker in this engaging social drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Couple in wheelchair on porch, surrounded by greenery.
Review

Chronic

by Phil Concannon

The director of After Lucia returns with an intimate but ultimately misguided euthanasia drama.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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