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Mike McCahill

TheGuardian

2Reviews
Rarely scored2 of 2 scored
1Publication
Iron Lung

Iron Lung

2026 · TheGuardian · Feb 2026

Hopes that Iron Lung is a new Dark Star are soon sunk by the depressive tone, leaden pacing and near-total absence of spectacle; this is basically a radio-play script that insistently has to tell, because this barebones production has nothing much to show.

4.0
TRM 5.8
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Jawan

Jawan

2023 · TheGuardian · Sep 2023

A star vehicle that functions like a runaway train, Jawan covers a lot of ground in surprising fashion at full throttle – but that's also a polite way of admitting it's utterly all over the place. There's ego involved, undeniably, but few stars in any cinema could model such radically diverse hats with this much flair.

6.0
TRM 7.1
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