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Maggie – LFF 2019 review

The shift from offbeat to bonkers can be glorious. For Maggie, an erratic structure mirrors the film’s examination of truth, perception and trust – but unfortunately in a way that comes across as more...
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Our Love Story – BFI Flare 2017 Review

Rather than assuming the conventional didacticism that so often accompanies this type of LGBT cinema, Hyun-ju Lee politely steps back to watch her protagonists tentatively get together. With the deeply...
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Our Little Sister – Review

Koreeda follows in the steps of Western directors such as Ken Loach and Andrea Arnold with Our Little Sister, embracing the social realism genre with three Japanese sisters in this heartwarming insight into...