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22/06/2016
Film Review: The Meddler
★★★★☆ Although Lorene Scafaria’s tender, bittersweet comedy The Meddler, starring Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons, is marred by the occasionalContinue Reading
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11/03/2016
HRW 2016: Mediterranea review
★★★★☆ Jonas Carpignano’s debut feature Mediterranea follows the fortunes of two African migrants, Ayiva (Koudous Seihon) and Abas (Alassane Sy),Continue Reading
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11/03/2016
HRW 2016: Hooligan Sparrow review
★★★★☆ Hooligan Sparrow, Nanfu Wang’s astonishing documentary about corruption in China, opened this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival. ManyContinue Reading
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11/03/2016
HRW 2016: The Crossing review
★★★★☆ Aptly, migration is one of the major themes explored at the 20th Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London.Continue Reading
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17/02/2016
Film Review: Chronic
★★★★☆ Michel Franco’s assured English-language debut Chronic follows hospice nurse David (Tim Roth) and his care of terminally-ill patients. Initially,Continue Reading
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04/02/2016
Film Review: Rams
★★★★☆ Grímur Hákonarson’s Rams is an affecting feature about sheep which also speaks reams about the human condition. Hákonarson focusesContinue Reading
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26/11/2015
Film Review: My Skinny Sister
★★★★☆ Swedish writer-director Sanna Lenken’s notable debut My Skinny Sister (2015) about a young teenager’s eating disorder is a simpleContinue Reading
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12/11/2015
Film Review: ‘Tell Spring Not to Come’
★★★★☆ Saeed Taji Farouky has carved out something of a reputation for directing and producing documentaries that are visually arrestingContinue Reading
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10/11/2015
DVD Review: ‘Palio’
★★★★☆ Cosima Spender’s fascinating documentary Palio (2015), released on DVD this week, is about the oldest horse race in theContinue Reading
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28/09/2015
DVD Review: ‘Leave to Remain’
★★★★☆ Bruce Goodison’s impressive feature Leave to Remain (2013) confronts the issue of teenage asylum seekers struggling to adapt toContinue Reading
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19/09/2015
Film Review: ‘Tangerines’
★★★★★ Fully deserving of its Oscar and Golden Globe award nominations earlier this year, Zaza Urushadze’s affecting drama Tangerines (2013)Continue Reading
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19/09/2015
Film Review: A Syrian Love Story
★★★★☆ Sean McAllister’s award-winning film A Syrian Love Story (2015) is a searing documentary portrait of a family torn apartContinue Reading
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07/09/2015
DVD Review: ‘Rosewater’
★★★★☆ Jon Stewart’s assured directorial debut Rosewater (2014) is a dramatic reconstruction of the real-life arrest and detention of Iranian-CanadianContinue Reading
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03/09/2015
Film Review: ‘The Second Mother’
★★★★☆ Anna Muylaert’s heartwarming The Second Mother (2015) stars Regina Casé as Val, a live-in housekeeper for a wealthy family in SãoContinue Reading