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Film round-up: May 25, 2023
Maria Duarte reviews of Sisu, Master Gardener, Hypnotic and The Little Mermaid
NAZI NEMESIS: Jorma Tommili in Sisu [IMDb]

Sisu (15)
Directed by Jalmari Helander 
★★★★

 

SET in Lapland in 1944, a lone prospector wages war on evil Nazis who steal his gold in this relentless and violent but surprisingly satisfying revenge thriller by writer-director Jalmari Helander. 


Master Gardener (15)
Directed by Paul Schrader 
★★


Hypnotic (15)
Directed by Robert Rodriguez 
★★

The Little Mermaid (PG) 
Directed by Rob Marshall 
★★★

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