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Contributor Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Electronic road sign displaying 'GORT T', surrounded by grassy field and a school sign for Killeshin National School.
Review

Town of Strangers

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

An intre­pid film­mak­er trav­els to the Irish nowherestown of Gort to explore the expan­sive con­cept of home among its diverse residents.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Bearded man with serious expression in a crowded outdoor setting.
Review

The Substitute

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A hum­ble school teacher is forced into a stand off against a local drug lord in Diego Ler­man’s com­pelling, though over­ly-con­trived drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A group of people boarding an aeroplane, with the plane's exterior visible in the background.
Review

Last Flight Home

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Ondi Tim­o­n­er films the final days of her father’s life in an infor­ma­tive, detailed and unpol­ished account of assist­ed death.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Princess

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Ed Perkins’ archive doc­u­men­tary offers fresh insight into the life and lega­cy of the People’s Princess.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in sequinned dress posing on red carpet.
Cannes Film Festival

24 curious facts about the Cannes Film Festival

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Some of the best nuggets of glitz and scan­dal through­out the his­to­ry of the most famous inter­na­tion­al film festival.
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Review

Downton Abbey: A New Era

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The sprawl­ing peri­od dra­ma returns to the big screen for a gid­dy swirl of lawns and pen­guin suits.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A man wearing glasses and a black suit conducting an orchestra, with his arms raised and hands gesturing expressively.
Review

Ennio

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Great detail abounds in Giuseppe Tornatore’s doc­u­men­tary cel­e­brat­ing the life and work of the late film com­pos­er Ennio Morricone.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man seated in an armchair, watching an old television. He has a moustache and is wearing a button-up shirt and casual trousers.

At this year’s Cannes directors will once again be asked: Is cinema a dying art?

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Forty years on from Wim Wen­ders’ doc­u­men­tary Room 666, this age-old exis­ten­tial ques­tion is set to come back around.