Yasmin Omar
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Review
I Love Boosters Review: Boots Riley’s Cheeky, Surrealist Workplace Comedy
In typically absurdist fashion, the writer-director thumbs his nose at our corporate overlords in this colourful, astutely observed satire. By Yasmin Omar
Article
Tom Cruise Reframes the Narrative
Instead of reprising one of his beloved action-movie characters, the actor does something in Digger he hasn’t tried in years: reveal his humanity. By Yasmin Omar
Deep Focus
Olivia Wilde Has Hit Her Stride
It’s been quite the summer for the actor. Previously boxed into forgettable girlfriend roles, she’s finally broken new ground with her standout performances in The Invite and I Want Your Sex, writes Yasmin Omar.
Review
The Invite Review: An Old-School Comedy of Marital Manners
Olivia Wilde returns to form with a stripped-back, adroitly performed character piece that feels like a Seventies movie, writes Yasmin Omar.
Article
Nigel is the Real Devil Wears Prada Villain
Forget the boyfriend, Miranda Priestly’s art director Nigel is an incorrigible workplace bully who body-shames and belittles Anne Hathaway’s fashion-magazine ingénue, writes Yasmin Omar.
Review
The Drama Review: A Bitterly Funny Anti Rom-Com
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson navigate wedding-week woes in Kristoffer Borgli’s pointed, provocative rug-pull of a film, writes Yasmin Omar in this spoiler-free review.