Posts by Caitlin Quinlan

Reality

By Caitlin Quinlan

Tina Satter adapts her own play into a chamber drama powered by Sydney Sweeney’s performance as NSA whistleblower Reality Winner.

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Banel & Adama – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

A young couple's romance threatens a drought-stricken village in Ramata-Toulaye Sy's stirring debut.

Youth – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

The Chinese master of slow cinema covers life in some of the country's 18,000 garment factories in this sprawling but focused documentary.

Albert Serra: ‘What am I trying to say, I don’t know. I just create images’

By Caitlin Quinlan

The loquacious Spanish maestro picks apart the process of his breakthrough feature of political malaise in the South Seas, Pacifiction.

Riotsville, USA

By Caitlin Quinlan

Using military training footage, Sierra Pettengill's archival documentary traces the origins of police militarisation in the US.

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The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future

By Caitlin Quinlan

A woman returns home to care for her ailing father, where the past confronts her in strange ways in Francisca Alegria's feature debut.

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20,000 Species of Bees – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

A mother and gender-curious child keep bees in Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s tender drama of division, renewal and the space in between.

Reality – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Sydney Sweeney plays NSA whistleblower Reality Winner in Tina Satter's adaptation of her own play, with effective results.

Alcarràs

By Caitlin Quinlan

A family toil on a peach farm threatened with destruction in Carla Simón's elegant drama.

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Corsage

By Caitlin Quinlan

Vicky Krieps gives an acting masterclass as the despondent Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

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What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

By Caitlin Quinlan

Football provides the common thread for Aleksandre Koberidze's dreamy drama set on the Rioni river.

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Emerging filmmakers step into the spotlight at the 2022 Karlovy Vary Film Festival

By Caitlin Quinlan

The Czech Republic festival is fast becoming a showcase for exciting new talent.

Theo and the Metamorphosis

By Caitlin Quinlan

Damien Odoul crafts an intriguing yet monotonous cinematic odyssey through the visions of a young man with Down's syndrome.

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Showing Up – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Michelle Williams excels as a sculptor whose attention is sapped by colleagues and family in Kelly Reichardt’s ambient social satire.

The Five Devils – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

A family’s quiet mountain life is disrupted by the arrival of a relative in Lea Mysius’ beguiling second feature.

Corsage – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Marie Kreutzer’s brilliant portrait of a woman on the brink is a refreshing take on the often tedious period drama concept.

Playground

By Caitlin Quinlan

A young brother and sister’s relationship is tested when they experience schoolyard bullying in Laura Wandel’s harrowing drama.

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Alcarràs – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Carla Simón’s semi-autobiographical second feature is a charming affair, focusing on a family whose farmland is under threat.

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Francisca Alegría presents an environmental fable with elements of magical realism.

God’s Country – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Thandiwe Newton plays a college professor who faces off against a group of hunters in Julian Higgins’ precise and prescient debut.

Paris Calligrammes

By Caitlin Quinlan

Veteran German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger recounts her formative experiences in the French capital in the 1960s.

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I’m Your Man

By Caitlin Quinlan

Maria Schrader’s slightly flat sci-fi romance sees Dan Stevens play a humanoid robot designed for love.

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In praise of Old Boyfriends, a long overlooked portrait of female identity

By Caitlin Quinlan

Joan Tewkesbury’s sole directorial effort stars Talia Shire as a woman on a journey to rediscover herself.

Sisters with Transistors

By Caitlin Quinlan

This illuminating documentary profiles extraordinary women musicians who shaped electronic sound.

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Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

A leaked sex tape threatens the career of a school teacher in Radu Jude’s wry social commentary.

I’m Your Man – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Maria Schrader’s apathetic romantic drama about a humanoid robot relationship is lacking in vitality.

How It Ends – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

There’s shades of Miranda July in Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein’s deadpan end-of-the-world comedy.

The Pink Cloud – first-look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

There’s an eerie prescience to this alluring sci-fi chamber piece from Brazilian filmmaker Iuli Gerbase.

Mogul Mowgli

By Caitlin Quinlan

Riz Ahmed shines as a rapper who reconnects with his spiritual roots after suffering a chronic illness.

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Eternal Beauty

By Caitlin Quinlan

Sally Hawkins excels as a woman searching for stability in Craig Roberts’ off-kilter second feature.

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Ema

By Caitlin Quinlan

A dancer goes on the warpath in Pablo Larraín’s scorching survey of love and family in modern-day Chile.

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Mogul Mowgli – first look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Riz Ahmed plays an ambitious rapper in director Bassam Tariq’s thumping drama.

I Lost My Body

By Caitlin Quinlan

A severed hand searches for its body in Jérémy Clapin’s surprisingly poignant Parisian animation.

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After the Wedding

By Caitlin Quinlan

Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams star in this gender-swapped remake of Susanne Bier’s 2006 drama.

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Rocks – first look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

A young girl must become breadwinner when abandoned by her mother in Sarah Gavron’s winning ensemble drama.

Red Joan

By Caitlin Quinlan

Judi Dench impresses in a limited role as the KGB’s longest-serving British spy.

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Greta

By Caitlin Quinlan

Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz star in this enjoyably silly cat-and-mouse thriller.

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Benjamin

By Caitlin Quinlan

Simon Amstell’s debut theatrical feature offers a perfect blend of comedy and tragedy.

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All Is True

By Caitlin Quinlan

Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this familiar and rather silly William Shakespeare biopic.

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White Boy Rick

By Caitlin Quinlan

A smalltime teenage drug-pusher turns FBI informant in director Yann Demange’s Detroit-set crime drama.

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Bel Powley: ‘It’s important to go for the roles you’re scared of’

By Caitlin Quinlan

The British actor discusses her new film White Boy Rick and why she’s always looking to test herself.

The pioneering, otherworldly sounds of Delia Derbyshire

By Caitlin Quinlan

A new film celebrates the uncredited female creator of the iconic Doctor Who theme tune.

Johnny English Strikes Again

By Caitlin Quinlan

Rowan Atkinson returns to make a mockery of British Intelligence in this tediously unfunny spy spoof sequel.

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King of Thieves

By Caitlin Quinlan

The inside story of the Hatton Garden diamond heist, with Michael Caine and Ray Winstone.

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Greta – first look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Chloë Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert star in this darkly comic thriller from director Neil Jordan.

White Boy Rick – first look review

By Caitlin Quinlan

Newcomer Richie Merritt outshines co-star Matthew McConaughey in this gritty crime drama about a real-life teenage FBI informant.

In Between

By Caitlin Quinlan

This warm and engaging film celebrates the friendship of three young Palestinian women.

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Berlin Syndrome

By Caitlin Quinlan

A holiday fling turns into a waking nightmare in Cate Shortland’s tense romantic thriller.

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Why we need more films like Medium Cool in our post-truth times

By Caitlin Quinlan

Haskell Wexler’s film brilliantly blurs the line between reality and story.

Is God watching in all of Martin Scorsese’s films?

By Caitlin Quinlan

An incredible video essay looks at divine presence in the work of this American master.

Why 10 Things I Hate About You is a teen movie for our times

By Caitlin Quinlan

As Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles taught us, being young isn’t about fitting in but forging your own path.

Watch the disturbingly funny first trailer for Prevenge

By Caitlin Quinlan

Alice Lowe turns writer/director for this blackly comic fertility thriller.

A TV reboot of Single White Female is in the works

By Caitlin Quinlan

NBC have announced plans to update Barbet Schroeder’s erotic thriller from 1992.

The official trailer for Blade Runner 2049 is here

By Caitlin Quinlan

Watch Ryan Gosling hunt down Harrison Ford in this first look at Denis Villeneuve’s forthcoming sequel.

Through the Wall

By Caitlin Quinlan

This feather-light rom-com follows a woman’s journey to the altar without a groom by her side.

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Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk gets a dramatic main trailer

By Caitlin Quinlan

Catch a glimpse of Harry Styles in the director’s upcoming World War Two epic.

The Suicide Squad spin-offs are on the way

By Caitlin Quinlan

Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is one of the Gotham City Sirens in upcoming franchise extender.

The Baywatch movie gets a suitably tongue-in-cheek trailer

By Caitlin Quinlan

Sun, sea and bare skin abound in this first look at Seth Gordon’s ’90s reboot.

Pixar’s Day of the Dead film will feature an all-Latino cast

By Caitlin Quinlan

The animation house has released concept art and plot details for Coco.

21 Jump Street set for an all-female spin-off

By Caitlin Quinlan

Damn shame it seems that there won't be a woman behind the camera.

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