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Venice 2019: Babyteeth review

By CineVue 5 September 201931 December 2019

Joseph Walsh / Venice

★★★☆☆ Shannon Murphy makes her feature debut with Babyteeth, a tragicomedy about a teenager faced with terminal cancer. Teens dying young is a recurring theme, from Romeo and Juliet to The Fault in Our Stars. Milla (Eliza Scanlen) is one such case, a 15-year-old whose prospects look bleak but who finds Continue Reading

Toronto 2019: The Lost Okoroshi review

By CineVue 5 September 201931 December 2019

Christopher Machell / Toronto

★★★★☆ Following his 2016 debut Green White Green, Nigerian director Abba Makama returns to the festival circuit with this exploration of heritage, culture and folk memory, seasoned with endearing, offbeat humour and a touch of body horror. The Lost Okoroshi follows the travails of carefree security guard Raymond (Seun Ajayi) as he awakes one Continue Reading