Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw is the Guardian's film critic
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3 out of 5 stars.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse review – crazily frantic sequel with full-spin energy
3 out of 5 stars.The brilliance of the kaleidoscopic, animated Spider-Verse erupts again in this multidimensional film about a teen superhero with exasperated parents -
5 out of 5 stars.Callie Khouri’s feminist crime classic is a masterclass in narrative and character development and director Ridley Scott delivers pure action brio
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Anatomy of a Fall is a seriously good film which few would deny the top prize, yet from Glazer to Kaurismaki to Wenders there was brilliant competition elsewhere
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4 out of 5 stars.A northern pub landlord confronts locals’ hostility towards Syrian immigrants in Loach’s latest – and possibly last – piece of politically trenchant cinema
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2 out of 5 stars.
Last Summer review – Catherine Breillat’s all too safe version of a dangerous romance
2 out of 5 stars.Breillat’s remake of Queen of Hearts rather pointlessly draws the sting from a mother’s affair with her teenage stepson -
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1 out of 5 stars.In competition at Cannes, the Italian director’s comedy-drama about a failing film-maker is full of non-comedy and anti-drama – a complete waste of time
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5 out of 5 stars.
Kidnapped review – Marco Bellocchio’s antisemitism drama is a classic in the making
5 out of 5 stars.Based on the true story of a young Jewish boy kidnapped by papal authorities, this is a full-tilt melodrama that lays bare tyranny, bigotry and the abuse of power in the Catholic church -
4 out of 5 stars.
Asteroid City review – Wes Anderson’s 1950s sci-fi is an exhilarating triumph of pure style
4 out of 5 stars.This tale of earth-shattering events in a space-obsessed desert town leans nicely into its own artificiality, and every delicious, microscopic detail is a delight
My Imaginary Country review – thrilling scenes from Chile’s subway revolution
4 out of 5 stars.