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Till – LFF 2022 Review

Chinonye Chukwu’s sophomore feature is dogged by the same questions facing historical dramas: why dramatise a known story, and why tell it now? Till faces a heightened hurdle by recounting the circumstances...
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Sidney – Review

Few twentieth century film industry professionals can boast a career as storied or influential as Sidney Poitier - the quality and significance of his work on screen as an actor, behind the scenes as director,...
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Moonage Daydream – Review

Throughout the career of pop legend David Bowie - especially as he burst onto the scene as alter ego Ziggy Stardust - the question of personal and artistic identity was at the fore of his publicity. Brett...
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Nous – Review

This film was previously reviewed in March 2021 as part of our Berlinale coverage. Alice Diop’s latest documentary captures life in the Paris suburbs, meandering between characters, vignettes, and...
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The Sacred Spirit – ADRIFT Review

Chema García Ibarra’s film opens with a young girl reading off cards for a school presentation - all normal, until she declares that the unbaptised will have their organs stolen. She is revealed to be the...
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Really Good Rejects – SXSW Review

The luthier’s craft can seem one from another age, the archaic title passed down despite evolving instruments and musical styles. In today’s music industry, Reuben Cox is one of the most respected makers...
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Zero Fucks Given – Review

Halfway through Zero Fucks Given, the tale of a budget airline flight attendant and her colleagues, the team are taken out for a coaching day. Here, they run emergency and first aid drills over and over,...
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True Things – Review

This film was previously reviewed in March 2022 as part of our Glasgow Film Festival coverage. Harry Wootliff’s sophomore feature is poised between erotic psychodrama and thoroughly British kitchen sink...