Contributor Lillian Crawford

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Charlie Kaufman’s fast food obsession

by Lillian Crawford

I’m Thinking of Ending Things is another sly critique of capitalism and the commodification of cinema.
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Review

Hope Gap

by Lillian Crawford

Annette Bening, Bill Night and Josh O’Connor star in this heartrending story of marital strife on the shoreline.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Francis Lee’s Ammonite to close the 64th BFI London Film Festival

by Lillian Crawford

The British writer/director’s lesbian romance will cap off this year’s LFF on 17 October.
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Review

Rising Phoenix

by Lillian Crawford

This powerful documentary charts the history of the Paralympics and its positive impact on disability representation.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Amy Seimetz: ‘There is no waking up from death’

by Lillian Crawford

The director of She Dies Tomorrow opens up about how anxiety and existential dread feed her creative spirit.
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Review

She Dies Tomorrow

by Lillian Crawford

Amy Seimetz’s neon-soaked danse macabre is one of the year’s most chilling and effective horrors.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to open the 64th BFI London Film Festival

by Lillian Crawford

The first of five films from the director’s Small Axe anthology will screen for free to audiences across the UK.
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Review

Ava

by Lillian Crawford

Classical interests mask taboo-breaking desires in Sadaf Foroughi’s Tehran-set high school drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Perfumes

by Lillian Crawford

Emmanuelle Devos stars as a fragrance maker extraordinaire in this slight sensory drama from Grégory Magne.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Wild at Heart remains an empowering depiction of female trauma

by Lillian Crawford

In David Lynch’s 1990 film, Laura Dern’s Lula refuses to allow her rape to control her – she’s a survivor, not a victim.

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