Contributor Isobel Raphael

A black rhino lying in a nest of straw and twigs, its horn and ears visible against the dark background.
Review

Trophy

by Isobel Raphael

The grotesque commerciality of big-game hunting is laid bare in this tough but vital animal welfare doc.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
An elderly woman holding a chicken and smiling brightly in front of a wooden building.
Review

Pecking Order

by Isobel Raphael

This charming documentary examines the wacky world of obsessive competitive chicken breeding in New Zealand.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Bustling cityscape with high-rise buildings, man looking out over the city.
Review

In the Last Days of the City

by Isobel Raphael

This moving, lightly experimental portrait of Cairo melds documentary immediacy with a fictional depth of drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a man wearing a suit and tie, with serious expression.
Queer Cinema

How has trans-female representation in film changed in the last 45 years?

by Isobel Raphael

Findings from a rare public screening of John Dexter’s I Want What I Want.
Elderly man in formal attire seated in House of Commons.
Review

Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast

by Isobel Raphael

One of the UK’s foremost political firebrands is the subject of this standard issue profile doc.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a man and a woman, wearing warm winter clothing and standing in a snowy forest.
Film Music

Listen to Nick Cave & Warren Ellis’ Wind River soundtrack

by Isobel Raphael

There’s a familiar melancholy tone to the pair’s score for Taylor Sheridan’s mystery thriller.
Trailers

Watch the bruising first trailer for Brawl in Cell Block 99

by Isobel Raphael

A bald Vince Vaughn gets his action on in the latest from Bone Tomahawk director S Craig Zahler.

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