Movies
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The Black Ball – first-look review
In the urgent heat of a long-awaited embrace, Rafael (Miguel Bernardeau) turns to Sebastián (Guitarricadelafuente) and quietly whispers: “No one disappears…
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The Meltdown – first-look review
Manuela Martelli’s second feature sees a young Chilean girl unravel a chilly mystery when a young skier’s goes missing at…
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Avedon – first-look review | Little White Lies
Who doesn’t love a bit of Richard Avedon? You’ve likely seen the American portrait photographer’s fingerprints without realising just what you’re…
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Victorian Psycho – first-look review
Something is wrong with Winifred Notty. This is evident from the moment we meet her, despite Winifred’s (Maika Monroe) assurance…
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The Man I Love – first-look review
The title of Ira Sachs’ tenth feature film comes from the Ella Fitzgerald ballad of the same name, which Jimmy…
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Living Twice, Dying Thrice – first-look review
Surely the first Iranian film to feature on its soundtrack ‘Darkest Light’ by Lafayette Afro Rock Band – aka the saxophone…
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Eagles of the Republic review – a glossy portrait…
From films such as István Szabó’s 1981 Mephisto to Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Veronika Voss from 1982, we all know that…
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Hen review – a strange, uniquely compelling film
The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take…
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Red Rocks – first-look review
There was a time, in the ’90s and early ’00s, when watching a film by French filmmaker Bruno Dumont involved getting to…
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A Man of His Time – first-look review
This is a film which argues that the notion of patriotism and political pride can only ever lead to personal ruin,…
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