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La Bola Negra review – a whirlwind of poetry and passion

by Rafa Sales Ross

The directorial twosome known as Los Javis deliver a head-spinning, era-spanning ode to political liberty inspired by the writings of Federico García Lorca.

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Two men on a bed with blue duvet — one sitting upright looking away, one lying back with hands behind head. Grey aerial map background.
In Praise Of

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands: Weekend at 15

by Emily Maskell

Andrew Haigh’s queer romance is made all the more special for taking place outside of the capital.
Three men rendered in teal/cyan tones against an orange-brown background, arranged in a collage-style composition at varying scales.
Acting Up

Pete Postlethwaite's Leaps of Faith

by Will Palmer

On the occasion of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and Mark Herman’s Brassed Off turning 30, we reflect on the late actor’s gritty integrity and steadfast dedication to what’s right.
Three women lit in pink-red tones against a purple background; one hugs a child, another holds a baby wrapped in a towel.
Small Screen

Carrie, Crystal Lake and the Price of Conformity

by Angelika May

As the wider shift towards conservative values champions increasingly restrictive ideals of femininity, how can the ​“monstrous feminine” transform female rage into rebellion?
Illustrated portrait of a man with dark curly hair and round brown glasses, light skin, slight smile, on a textured yellow background.
In Conversation

Lance Oppenheim: ‘The line between criminal enterprise and entertainment has become so fragile’

by Hannah Strong

With Primetime, the non-fiction specialist switches to drama for a discomforting exploration of a lurid US TV sensation.
A man wearing a salmon-pink sweatshirt looks downward, against a teal background.
Review

Animol review – boyhood behind bars

by Katherine McLaughlin

Ashley Walters’ directorial debut is a bruising portrait of masculinity behind bars, hampered by a frustrating screenplay.

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Four people in bold, colourful fluffy outfits standing in front of a vintage car outside a pastel-coloured building.
Review

I Love Boosters review – a technicolour takedown of capitalism

by Leila Latif

Boots Riley’s riotous anti-capitalist caper is a technicolour fantasia brimming with scathing social commentary.

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Young woman with light brown hair in a half-up style, wearing a brown leather jacket, seated outdoors at a table with flowers, other guests blurred behind her.
Review

Gentle Monster review – provocation without purpose

by Rafa Sales Ross

Léa Seydoux stars as a mother whose life unravels when her husband is arrested on suspicion of child abuse, in this frustratingly evasive drama.

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Two people seen through a rain-covered window, bathed in blue light. One person wearing glasses is visible on the right side.
Review

Primetime review – Pattinson's uncanny take on Hansen is a career high

by Hannah Strong

Robert Pattinson cleanses the world of an ancient evil in Lance Oppenheim’s take on the murky story of Chris Hansen and NBC’s To Catch A Predator.

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A bloodied woman leans over a white cot as a bearded man in a plaid shirt looks on, in a teal-walled room with a white tiled stove.
Review

Nightborn review – bad baby, bad movie

by David Jenkins

Hanna Bergholm maternal folk horror avoids logic and credibility at every turn as it tells of a couple’s attempts to nurture a nightmare child.

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