Articles by Kate Stables
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Paddington 2 review: Brexit, pursued by a bear
Anti-migrant prejudice and Hugh Grant’s hilarious villain endanger our ursine hero in this Chaplinesque sequel, which balances sentiment and slapstick while hymning the joys of multiculturalism, writes Kate Stables.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
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Film of the week: The Florida Project paints a hardscrabble wonderland in candy colours
A mischievous mother and daughter run merry rings around Willem Dafoe’s weary motel manager in Sean Baker’s effervescent chronicle of a summer in the strip malls and swamps that skirt Disney’s empire, says Kate Stables.
Thursday, November 9, 2017
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Film of the week: Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled sets the hens on Colin Farrell’s fox
Set inside a seminary that is both a sanctuary and a prison, Coppola’s clever southern Gothic melodrama is tense, purposeful and more richly intriguing than Don Siegel’s priapic 1970s adaptation of the same novel, writes Kate Stables.
Friday, July 14, 2017
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Film of the week: The Red Turtle is a dream of a desert island movie
Delicate, elegant and profound, Michael Dudok de Wit’s collaboration with Studio Ghibli is a touching tale of man’s uneasy relationship to nature, set in a sinister paradise, writes Kate Stables.
Friday, May 26, 2017
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Ghost in the Shell review: Scarlett Johansson brings the human element to this flashy machine
A spirited cast led by Johansson’s doggedly vulnerable Major lend warmth to Rupert Sanders’ slick if aimless live-action remake of the classic anime, writes Kate Stables.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
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Beauty and the Beast review: a magnificent monster with no teeth
Emma Watson’s shy Belle meets Dan Stevens’s sophisticated Beast in a lavish, respectful update of the 1991 animated film – but what is the point, asks Kate Stables?
Thursday, March 16, 2017
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Film of the week: Certain Women, Kelly Reichardt’s minimalist Montana triptych
Pitch-perfect performances, muted cinematography and austere direction make these three stories of tired, tender women emotionally compelling without a moment of melodrama, writes Kate Stables.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
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Your Name review: emo anime magic
Young Japanese anime talent Shinkai Makoto makes it big with a sparkling body-swap teen romance that mixes wit, heart and wondrous spectacle, says Kate Stables.
Friday, November 18, 2016
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Film of the week: Things to Come
Back in the soup: Isabelle Huppert explores the nitty-gritty of unexpected, unnerving post-marital freedom in Mia Hansen-Løve’s delicate and disarming character portrait, writes Kate Stables.
Friday, September 2, 2016
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Film of the week: Midnight Special
Star boy: Jeff Nichols puts a spare, plaintive mark on this 80s-style chase movie-scifi hybrid, says Kate Stables.
Friday, April 8, 2016
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