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William Stottor

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

I am a London-based freelance film critic, who writes for publications including Loud & Clear, Movie Marker and Filmhounds.

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Folktales (2025) 85% 4/5 EDIT “At its core, Folktales is about connecting to how people lived centuries ago; one teacher says this is the teenagers' opportunity to "wake up their stone age brain."” – FILMHOUNDS Magazine Dec 5, 2025 Full Review The Ice Tower (2025) 80% 4/5 EDIT “In The Ice Tower, Lucile Hadžihalilović (Earwig) blurs the line between reality and dreams with such abandon and flexibility that, in theory, such a line barely exists.” – Movie Marker Nov 28, 2025 Full Review Keeper (2025) 53% 2.5/5 EDIT “Despite some immense moments of impressive horror, Keeper is a surprisingly generic entry in Osgood Perkins’ increasingly baffling filmography.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Nov 18, 2025 Full Review Silent Friend (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is a transfixing film that will grab your attention for its entire runtime and envelop every inch of every one of your senses.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Landmarks (2025) 93% 3.5/5 EDIT “In Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra), Lucrecia Martel’s first documentary film, the director’s interrogation of colonialism is as fierce as ever.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Black Rabbit, White Rabbit (2025) 3.5/5 EDIT “Shahram Mokri’s captivating fifth feature, Black Rabbit, White Rabbit, plays around with film as a storytelling medium with fascinating and engaging results.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 13, 2025 Full Review The Choral (2025) 67% 2/5 EDIT “The Choral is a turgid affair that has some promising moments of musical emotional release but is too often diluted by bland storytelling and camerawork.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 13, 2025 Full Review My Father's Shadow (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “My Father’s Shadow, the directorial debut from Akinola Davies Jr., is an intriguing and poetic tale of two youngsters spending a day with their elusive father.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 12, 2025 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 95% 3/5 EDIT “The thoroughly moving drama Train Dreams feels slightly superficial in its construction, but Joel Edgerton gives a performance of immense power and emotion.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 11, 2025 Full Review Bad Apples (2025) 83% 2.5/5 EDIT “School-based black comedy Bad Apples is a film with a lot to say, but little idea how to present these things with any real clarity or profundity.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 11, 2025 Full Review The Blue Trail (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail (O Último Azul) delivers its fascinating concept with aplomb, organically crafting an authoritarian world that devalues people the older they get.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Ellis Park (2024) 100% 3/5 EDIT “Despite capturing Ellis’ obvious affection and empathy for the park’s animals and those who work there, Ellis Park feels disconnected; one part nature doc, one part music doc, both of which never easily coalesce.” – Movie Marker Sep 30, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% 5/5 EDIT “Paul Thomas Anderson’s firecracker thriller One Battle After Another is a winning concoction of chaos, anger, and scathing satire.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 18, 2025 Full Review The Long Walk (2025) 88% 2.5/5 EDIT “The Long Walk is a superb acting showcase, but its tonal issues and baffling screenplay make this a weak Stephen King adaptation.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 12, 2025 Full Review The Golden Spurtle (2025) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Constantine Costi’s documentary The Golden Spurtle is as warm and wholesome as a bowl of the very thing it spotlights: porridge in all its oaty glory.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 9, 2025 Full Review I Swear (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “I Swear follows John Davidson and his inspirational story of growing up with Tourette’s when it was widely unidentifiable.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 9, 2025 Full Review Caught Stealing (2025) 85% 3/5 EDIT “Caught Stealing is a fun, whacky ride, and it doesn’t really give a damn what you think.” – Movie Marker Sep 1, 2025 Full Review The Life of Chuck (2024) 80% 4/5 EDIT “Mike Flanagan is back with another Stephen King adaptation, but The Life of Chuck is far removed from the filmmaker’s familiar horror confines. Instead, it is something daring, soulful, and deeply humanistic.” – The Indiependent Aug 26, 2025 Full Review Little Trouble Girls (2025) 98% 3.5/5 EDIT “Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girls is a passionate, aching coming-of-age drama, exploring the sudden, unexpected arrival of burgeoning sexuality.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Aug 26, 2025 Full Review Diciannove (2024) 74% 2/5 EDIT “Giovanni Tortorici’s unique approach to the coming-of-age drama is admirable, but the lack of character development causes Diciannove to meander aimlessly.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Jul 29, 2025 Full Review 40 Acres (2024) 89% 3/5 EDIT “The predictability and general serviceability of 40 Acres means it doesn't set itself apart from others in the genre, but nevertheless, its propulsive action and grounded setting ensure it sails through this dystopian future with a striking cruelty.” – FILMHOUNDS Magazine Jul 29, 2025 Full Review Dying (2024) 100% 5/5 EDIT “Both death and life hang over everything in Dying, but perhaps most strikingly, it’s the pervading loneliness that mists every character’s lives that is most haunting.” – Movie Marker Jul 29, 2025 Full Review Late Shift (2025) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Helmed by a transfixing Leonie Benesch and driven by Petra Volpe’s assertive direction, Late Shift charts the terrifying challenges that nurses face every time they go to work.” – The Indiependent Jul 16, 2025 Full Review The Shrouds (2024) 75% 2/5 EDIT “The Shrouds, the latest film from legendary director David Cronenberg, starts strongly with a promising thematic base, but eventually descends into a chaotic and confused mess.” – The Indiependent Jul 14, 2025 Full Review Tornado (2025) 66% 3/5 EDIT “John Maclean’s Tornado is thin on plot, but handsome production design, stylish action sequences, and strong performances ensure it is a scintillating ride.” – Loud and Clear Reviews Jun 10, 2025 Full Review
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