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Undertone review – hits only bum notes
There’s an argument to be made that audio is consistently underutilised in cinema – despite the advent of Dolby Atmos,…
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Father Mother Sister Brother review – an astute,…
Clothing is central here – the fashion house Saint Laurent produces. At the front door, the three discover that they’re…
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Jim Jarmusch: Song & Dance Man
Jim Jarmusch’s first feature film, 1980’s Permanent Vacation, begins with what we recognise as sounds from the street: the rhythm…
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Fuze review – popcorn fair that fizzles out…
For those not intimately familiar with the topographical and historical minutiae of the UK, the relatively blasé way in which…
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review – even worse…
Regrouting blackened bathroom tiles; filling out a commercial tax return; cleaning the mouldering leaves out of a clogged storm drain; grudgingly buying…
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The Drama review – a very modern shotgun wedding
European cinema breeds provocateurs, from Pasolini to Haneke to Noé, Österlund and Radu Jude. Although separated by generations, nationalities and…
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Two Women review – a strong two-hander which…
Not many sexual awakenings begin with the cawing of a crow. But in director Chloé Robichaud’s Two Women, the cries of this…
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Kim Novak’s Vertigo review – the Hollywood grande…
At the time of her ascent as a Hollywood screen siren, actor Kim Novak had something that neither directors or audiences…
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Bashu, Beyzaie and the Paradox of Iranian Identity
Few filmmakers have loved their country as deeply or as tenderly, as Bahram Beyzaie loved Iran. A founding father of the…
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My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in…
In 1971, French filmmaker Jacques Rivette made a 13-hour opus called Out 1. Its extended runtime was necessary to encompass the…
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