Contributor Matthew Anderson

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Festivals

A new film exposes the mistreatment of Uganda’s LGBT community

by Matthew Anderson

The Pearl of Africa highlights the everyday struggle of transgender people – and offers a beacon of hope.
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In Praise Of

Why I love Ingrid Bergman’s performance in Notorious

by Matthew Anderson

The Swedish star was never better than in this 1946 thriller from Alfred Hitchcock.
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In Praise Of

In praise of the original Bourne trilogy

by Matthew Anderson

Spy movie cliches are suppressed in favour of sensitivity and realism in the first three films of this unlikely mega franchise.
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How Jacques Audiard put marginalised people in the frame

by Matthew Anderson

The French director of A Prophet and Dheepan is drawn to stories of human resistance and struggle.

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