Contributor Sophie Monks Kaufman

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Review

Bombshell

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This starry post-#MeToo takedown of toxic masculinity grossly misrepresents its female subjects.

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Anticipation
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In Retrospect
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Review

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

This gripping drama written, directed by and starring an Indigenous Canadian woman has quietly snuck onto Netflix.

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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Interviews

Kim Longinotto: ‘I feel I’ve been cheated all my life by Hollywood’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

One of Britain’s best documentary filmmakers trades on-camera interviews for archive footage in Shooting the Mafia.
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Review

Greener Grass

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Suburban soccer moms get the Stepford Wives treatment courtesy of directors Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Judy & Punch

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Mia Wasikowska turns the tables on her male oppressor in this subversive take on the traditional marionette show.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Festivals

Nocturnal – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Cosmo Jarvis shines in this portrait of flawed, inarticulate masculinity by first-time feature director Nathalie Biancheri.
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Festivals

How do you decide what to watch at a film festival?

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sprawling programmes and a focus on new talent makes buying tickets a tough task. But it need not be.
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Interviews

Joanna Hogg and Honor Swinton Byrne on the art of vulnerability

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The writer/director and star of The Souvenir discuss diaries, memories and the life-changing qualities of making art.
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Festivals

Vitalina Varela – first look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Pedro Costa returns with another gently moving study of life on the fringes of Portuguese society.
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Review

Mari

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Bobbi Jene Smith shines in this intimate dance-drama from first-time writer/director Georgia Parris.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect

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