Contributor Caitlin Quinlan

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Review

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.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

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.
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Festivals

Youth (Spring) – 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.
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Interviews

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.
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Review

Riotsville, USA

by Caitlin Quinlan

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

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

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.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

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.
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Festivals

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.
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Review

Alcarràs

by Caitlin Quinlan

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

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Corsage

by Caitlin Quinlan

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

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

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.

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