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Berlin Film Festival

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Festivals

Dreaming Walls – first-look review

by Greg Wetherall

Maya Duverdier and Amelie Van Elmbt inves­ti­gate the lega­cy and cur­rent pre­car­i­ous state of one of New York’s most endur­ing cul­tur­al landmarks.
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Festivals

The Quiet Girl – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

A young girl dis­cov­ers a life she nev­er thought pos­si­ble in the Irish coun­try­side in Colm Bairéad’s affect­ing debut feature.
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Festivals

The Novelist’s Film – first-look review

by Matt Turner

Hong Sang-soo inter­ro­gates the func­tion of art in his seem­ing­ly self-reflec­tive lat­est feature.
Two men sitting on a rocky beach, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and a pack of dogs.
Festivals

Against the Ice – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Peter Finth’s chilly Arc­tic dra­ma fea­tures some stun­ning scenery but ulti­mate­ly proves an under­whelm­ing watch.
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Festivals

Bubble – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Despite boast­ing an inter­est­ing con­cept, ani­mé giant Tet­suro Araki’s first orig­i­nal fea­ture plays it a lit­tle too safe.
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Festivals

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.
A young woman with dark hair wearing a white winter jacket and a blue top, standing in a snowy forest.
Festivals

A Piece of Sky – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Michael Koch’s dra­ma about an Alpine cou­ple whose lives are changed by a dev­as­tat­ing med­ical diag­no­sis proves a frus­trat­ing watch.
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Festivals

Everything Will Be OK – first-look review

by Matt Turner

Cam­bo­di­an film­mak­er Rithy Panh pon­ders a world where ani­mals have enslaved the human race in his lat­est exper­i­men­tal feature.
A man in a suit and a woman in a red coat, standing together in a dimly lit scene.
Festivals

The Outfit – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Screen­writer Gra­ham Moore turns his hand to direct­ing with this sar­to­r­i­al spy thriller star­ring Mark Rylance.
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Festivals

Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

Poet­ry and per­for­mance take cen­tre stage in Moham­mad Shawky Has­san’s inven­tive chal­lenge to soci­ety’s heteronormativity.