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Neon Bull – LFF Review

Set in the rural north east of Brazil at a traditional rodeo, Neon Bull has the potential to be an engaging film – particularly with the addition of the lead Iremar’s subversive interest in costuming. It...
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Sembene! – LFF Review

An insightful tribute from adopted ‘nephew’ Samba Gadjigo, Sembene! tells the remarkable journey of Ousmane Sembène from Senegalese fisherman to Marseilles docker to the ‘father of African...
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Suffragette – LFF Review

Suffragette humanizes the struggle for voting equality in 1912, bringing its harsh (force-fed) realities to the fore as downtrodden laundress Maud (a top-notch Carey Mulligan) is pulled into the Women’s...
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James White – LFF Review

James White charts the peaks and troughs of a mother-son relationship in the aftermath of bereavement and the throes of terminal illness. This unflinching film showcases the power of cinema as a tool for...
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Beasts of No Nation – LFF Review

Despite a light, almost joyful opening, Beasts of No Nation is, unsurprisingly, no easy watch. It charts a descent into further – and constant – brutality. Once bright but traumatised youngster Agu (a...
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Aloha – Review

Cameron Crowe relationship dramas aren’t the most novel of films, recently having a yen for ‘trying to find themselves’ lead characters, which has become rather trite. In Aloha this is mostly avoided,...
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Bill – Review

From those behind the Horrible Histories hit TV show comes Bill, a fabulous Shakespearean romp set during the playwright’s ‘lost years’ between Stratford (where he’s a failed lute player) and his...
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The Gift – Review

High-flying but unsettled couple Simon and Robyn (the convincingly slimy/angelic pairing of Bateman and Hall) encounter Gordo, Simon’s intense high school classmate. His gradual imposition on their lives...