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Calum Baker

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Balls Up (2026) 23% 2/5 EDIT “Scripted by the writers of Deadpool, this has a fatally misshapen, ultimately unengaging plot that pinballs the pair from the boardroom to unemployment to the World Cup final and to jail, with the film's second half taking place in the rainforest. ” – Radio Times Apr 23, 2026 Full Review Hospital (1970) 5/5 EDIT “Far from gentle, this is nonetheless a compelling and deeply moving film with an unforced humanism shining through the sometimes grim and grimy footage.” – Radio Times Apr 23, 2026 Full Review Basic Training (1971) 3/5 EDIT “This is a thoughtful piece but generally restates ideas about institutions and conformity that the film-maker would cover more comprehensively elsewhere.” – Radio Times Apr 23, 2026 Full Review Law & Order (1969) 4/5 EDIT “The unease is the point: Wiseman's careful, juxtapositional editing reminds us that the blue line between "protect and serve" ideals and state-sanctioned thuggery is thin indeed.” – Radio Times Apr 9, 2026 Full Review Being There (1979) 95% 5/5 EDIT “Peter Sellers gives a masterful, stripped-back performance in this memorable satire.” – Radio Times Mar 31, 2026 Full Review Henry Fonda for President (2024) 85% 4/5 EDIT “Pointedly contrasting the liberal Fonda with Hollywood colleague and conservative standard-bearer Ronald Reagan, it's a smart, searching look at America via its secular gods. ” – Radio Times Mar 31, 2026 Full Review High School (1969) 100% 5/5 EDIT “For all its focus and specificity, the film remains a timeless study in authority more generally. ” – Radio Times Mar 23, 2026 Full Review Network (1976) 91% 5/5 EDIT “Lumet keeps the pace up throughout his marvellously edited film, with the actors - three of whom won Oscars - doing stellar work, remaining utterly believable even at their most absurd and verbose.” – Radio Times Mar 23, 2026 Full Review All the Empty Rooms (2025) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Between each scene, the reporter shares his motivations for the project, which provides its own moving subplot ” – Radio Times Mar 23, 2026 Full Review The Swedish Connection (2026) 3/5 EDIT “Its wry take on the surprising power of paperwork, and its depiction of plain, simple humanity in the face of official appeasement rings true enough to grow genuinely affecting. ” – Radio Times Mar 4, 2026 Full Review Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “American film-maker David Borenstein marshals Talankin's extensive footage, crafting a compact and compelling story with a range of interesting participants.” – Radio Times Feb 23, 2026 Full Review Xeno (2025) 88% 3/5 EDIT “Overly familiar themes and storytelling approaches, culminating in a somewhat uninteresting final act, hold the film back, but it powers along well enough on its unforced adolescent sincerity, personified by Wilson's impressive lead performance.” – Radio Times Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Alice, Darling (2022) 84% 3/5 EDIT “Screenwriter Alanna Francis wisely sticks to believable, low-key situations, building a portrait that proves instructive but also, for the most part, dramatically compelling. ” – Radio Times Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Redes (1936) 78% 4/5 EDIT “The film's two most rousing appeals to working-class unity couldn't be more different in style: one a fiery, direct public speech, the other a wordless scene of boats advancing across the bay in a powerful display of dissent. ” – Radio Times Jan 21, 2026 Full Review Ick (2024) 69% 3/5 EDIT “It is, in essence, a 2020s update of classic B-fare such as The Blob, with satirical allusions to Covid-19 dotted around for good measure. Taken on those terms, the low-budget mayhem works rather well.” – Radio Times Jan 21, 2026 Full Review Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros (2023) 100% 5/5 EDIT “The overriding sensation here is of celebration as Wiseman quietly traces the long process that results in something as profoundly beautiful and fleeting as a great plate of food. ” – Radio Times Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Misericordia (2024) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Eventually, things drift past any obvious logic, but it simply doesn't matter; Guiraudie and his top-drawer cast pull it all together with such brio that the characters' bizarre actions seem to make perfect sense.” – Radio Times Dec 24, 2025 Full Review Jingle Bell Heist (2025) 77% 3/5 EDIT “As a cosy, light-hearted yarn with a cheery holiday gloss and some romance thrown in for good measure, it delivers a little more than the average Hallmark TV landfill.” – Radio Times Dec 17, 2025 Full Review The Unholy Trinity (2024) 42% 3/5 EDIT “Coasting along on a solid raft of no-nonsense western tropes, this is strictly for fans of the genre.” – Radio Times Dec 17, 2025 Full Review The Family Plan 2 (2025) 30% 2/5 EDIT “The dialogue is lazy and the characters are thin clichés; so, while a few gags hit their marks, the plot remains far too bland to really hold any attention.” – Radio Times Dec 17, 2025 Full Review All Your Faces (2023) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Taking a balanced approach to questions of victimhood and restitution, and directing with subtle visual flair, Herry weaves a riveting and resonant tapestry that argues for a positive, progressive vision of society.” – Radio Times Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Fantomas (1932) 3/5 EDIT “Though mostly one for the pulp-fiction fanatics, Fejos's witty blend of spooky horror, detective mystery and criminal thriller makes for a compelling curio.” – Radio Times Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Predators (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Film-maker David Osit crafts a measured examination of the controversial reality TV show To Catch a Predator.” – Radio Times Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Come See Me in the Good Light (2025) 100% 3/5 EDIT “It all amounts to a tender illustration of our need for art in tough times.” – Radio Times Nov 11, 2025 Full Review We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Melancholy and carefully paced, it's a strange and remarkable debut.” – Radio Times Oct 30, 2025 Full Review
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