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A man in a black bowler hat and coat stands in a forest, silhouetted against the warm autumn light.
Festivals

First Cow – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Kel­ly Reichardt trains her metic­u­lous eye on 1820s Ore­gon in this sub­lime com­pan­ion piece to 2006’s Old Joy.
A man singing on stage, wearing a white top, with colourful lighting and a crowd in the background.
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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.
A young woman sits at a desk, holding a document in her hands. She is wearing a patterned blouse and her surroundings include framed photographs, desk lamps, and other office equipment.
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My Salinger Year – first look review

by Lou Thomas

Mar­garet Qual­ley and Sigour­ney Weaver star in this under­stat­ed lit­er­ary dra­ma, based on Joan­na Rakoff’s memoir.
Autumn trees, people on a wooden dock, cow walking across the dock in a lakeside setting.
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Kelly Reichardt and Sally Potter are heading to the 2020 Berlinale

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

They’ll be joined by Abel Fer­rara and Tsai Ming-liang when the fes­ti­val kicks off in February.
Colourful abstract image with blurred human face in the foreground, surrounded by bright vertical lines and shapes in various vibrant hues.
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Eight under-the-radar gems from the Berlin Film Festival 2019

by Jamie Dunn, Ella Kemp

High­lights from across this year’s Berli­nale, includ­ing a hal­lu­ci­na­to­ry war thriller and a meta­phys­i­cal farce.
A person with reddish-brown hair wearing a purple coat standing next to a large video camera on a tripod, with a red case nearby, in a grassy field.
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Varda by Agnès – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

The first lady of French cin­e­ma offers a final, typ­i­cal­ly fas­ci­nat­ing self-portrait.
A person with a large Afro hairstyle performing on stage, singing into a microphone.
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Amazing Grace – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

Syd­ney Pollack’s long-lost con­cert doc shows the Queen of Soul at the height of her pop fame.
Monochrome image showing a group of people sitting around a table in a dimly lit restaurant or bar setting. Several figures can be seen, including a woman smoking and a man writing.
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael – first look review

by Ella Kemp

This por­trait of the work of film crit­ic Pauline Kael is a per­fect reminder of why movies matter.
Two adults, a man and a woman, walking along a city street. The woman has a serious, concerned expression on her face.
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The Operative – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

Diane Kruger and Mar­tin Free­man star in this intrigu­ing tale of espi­onage in mod­ern-day Tehran.
A man wearing a suit and tie, seated at a desk, holding a telephone receiver to his ear. He appears to be in deep thought as he looks away from the camera.
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Watergate – first look review

by Ian Mantgani

Charles Ferguson’s mam­moth chron­i­cle of Pres­i­dent Nixon’s down­fall man­ages to be at once too detailed and too superficial.