Clarisse Loughrey | The Independent

Clarisse Loughrey

Chief film critic@clarisselou

Clarisse Loughrey is the chief film critic for The Independent. She also acts as a regular stand-in for Mark Kermode on BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Kermode and Mayo’ and runs That Darn Movie Show, a weekly review channel on YouTube.

A Boy Called Christmas is a cynical, but sincere Santa origin story

Robin Robin is rich and satisfying, with truly exquisite details

Encanto is one of the best Disney films of the modern era

House of Gucci is proof that tackiness can be art

The Harder They Fall is a thrilling corrective to the Wild West myth

Ron’s Gone Wrong is a colourful, nuanced take on modern tech panic

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a surprisingly sincere sequel

The Last Duel isn’t quite Jodie Comer’s star turn

Halloween Kills is a lurching, directionless corpse of a film

The Addams Family 2 is a diet-goth take, but faithful where it matters

Fear Street Part One: 1994 is an oddly comforting Nineties throwback

Fear Street Part Two: 1978 is giddy, gory, and thoroughly self-aware

The Tomorrow War has no grasp on what it is, or what it wants to do

Freaky is a horror spin on Freaky Friday that never quite pops

Another Round is a heady, vibrant, funny film

Black Widow is a chequered tribute to Marvel’s first female Avenger