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Charles Bramesco

Charles Bramesco is a film and television critic living in Brooklyn

September 2023

  • Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer.

    How Oppenheimer became the unlikeliest blockbuster of the year

  • High-calibre stars … Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed in Fingernails.

    First look review
    Fingernails review – Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed’s chemistry can’t save paper-thin love story

  • Maya Hawke in Wildcat

    First look review
    Wildcat review – Ethan Hawke directs daughter in mediocre literary biopic

  • A young south Asian couple gaze at each other

    First look review
    Dear Jassi review – Hollywood maximalist makes first Indian movie

  • First look review
    Dream Scenario review – Nicolas Cage finds unusual fame in smart black comedy

  • First look review
    Dicks: The Musical review – the strangest, most demented film of the year

  • First look review
    Les Indésirables review – Ladj Ly’s clumsy social drama is a let-down

  • Carpet Cowboys: the story of the year’s wildest, most surprising movie

August 2023

  • Denzel Washington (Finalized)<br>Denzel Washington stars as Robert McCall in Columbia Pictures THE EQUALIZER 3. Photo by: Stefano Montesi

    The Equalizer 3 review – Denzel threequalizes in forgettable, gory thriller

  • WAYNE SHORTER plays saxophone with his quartet at the 51st MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL MONTEREY CALIFORNIA<br>B7BXY8 WAYNE SHORTER plays saxophone with his quartet at the 51st MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL MONTEREY CALIFORNIA

    ‘How a man grew to greatness’: the incredible story of saxophonist Wayne Shorter

  • KJ Apa, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart in Riverdale.

    Goodbye Riverdale, the teen drama that went all the way over the top

  • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time Episode 102<br>Tower of Power in San Francisco Sounds

    ‘They thought they were immortal’: the rise and fall of San Francisco’s 60s music scene

July 2023

  • Margot Robbie in Barbie.

    Now you've seen it
    Barbie: the patriarchy, the existentialism, the capitalism – discuss with spoilers

  • Stills from Do the Right Thing, Swimming Pool, My Summer of Love and Adventureland

    Sun, sea and flings: our writers on their favorite summertime movies

  • Syd Barrett in a still used in Have You Got It Yet?

    ‘Nobody really knew what happened’: tracing the life of Syd Barrett

  • Margot Robbie in Barbie and Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer

    Before Barbenheimer: when major movies are released on the same day

  • Insidious: The Red Door review – shoddy horror sequel

  • Sound of Freedom: the QAnon-adjacent thriller seducing America

  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 70: Marilyn Monroe remains a dazzling star

June 2023

  • 'No Hard Feelings' film premiere, New York, USA - 20 Jun 2023<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/Shutterstock (13976997gr) Jennifer Lawrence 'No Hard Feelings' film premiere, New York, USA - 20 Jun 2023

    Oscar-winner next door: the everlasting appeal of Jennifer Lawrence

    After a brief period out of the spotlight, the actor is back with raunchy comedy No Hard Feelings and a performance to remind us that she’s still at the top of her game
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