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Brian Viner

  • English
  • Journalist and reviewer

Press clippings

Poor Things review

Emma Stone's beguilingly bonkers performance is worthy of an Oscar.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 12th January 2024

Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget review

You'll wish these chickens the best of cluck in this eggscelent sequel.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 7th December 2023

Saltburn review

This class comedy is like Brideshead - but with a dark, thrilling twist...

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 16th November 2023

Brian And Charles review

Jim Archer's debut feature is an odd-couple comedy with the emphasis firmly on odd, which takes a dark turn when Charles is stolen by the village bully.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 8th July 2022

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande review

Emma Thompson bares body and soul in this touching tale of sexual awakening.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 17th June 2022

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande review

It is a rite-of-passage story made with humour and sensitivity.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 10th June 2022

How I gatecrashed the open

The Daily Mail's film critic Brian Viner tells the incredible story of how he found himself alongside living legends at St Andrews - a carbon copy of a tale of cunning now gracing the silver screen as The Phantom Of The Open.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 21st March 2022

The Phantom Of The Open review

Impostor at the Open who'll hack his way into your heart.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 18th March 2022

The Real Charlie Chaplin review

Giving us a cheeky glimpse of the proper Charlie.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 18th February 2022

Blithe Spirit review

Shallow but fun.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 15th January 2021

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