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What to watch at home in November

by Anton Bitel

A Jarmusch classic, a meta action thriller and a coming-of-age typhoon drama are among the must-see films coming to streaming and blu-ray this month.
Incoming

Filmmakers withdraw their work from IDFA amid response to Palestine conflict

by Hannah Strong

Following a pro-Palestine protest at the start of this year’s International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian film communities has prompted numerous filmmakers to withdraw projects from the festival.

Playing with ghosts: live scoring silent cinema

by Hugo Max

Multidisciplinary artist Hugo Max reflects on his regular series at the Prince Charles Cinema, where he improvises live scores to silent films including Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

When is a not queer film queer?

by Soma Ghosh

Whether it’s films produced under the constrictions of the Hays Code or hetero romance that lifts from gay culture, there’s a whole canon of cinema which has been embraced by queer cinephiles.
Interviews

Tarsem Singh: ‘I went bankrupt making The Fall, and I’d go bankrupt another ten times to do it’

by Christina Newland

The visionary Indian director behind modern cult favourite The Fall reflects on the film finding its audience after 17 years, and the production of Dear Jassi – his first feature film in almost a decade.
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Green Snake and the search for belonging in a hostile world

by Xuanlin Tham

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Tsui Hark’s take on a Chinese folktale is a breathtaking allegory for our inhospitable world.
This Just In

Taking Up Space: cinematic adventures in male-dominated sports

by Nora Murphy

Emma Seligman’s Bottoms promises a queer female fight club – how does it perform in the canon of films about women carving out space for themselves in hyper-masculine worlds?
This Just In

Little Women: the trials of girlhood in contemporary cinema

by Meg Walters

With more and more women taking an active role in film production, depictions of young women are changing. What can they tell us about the modern world?

Close Encounters: 50 years of UFO cinema

by Nick Herrmann

With our galactic neighbours in the news as of late, it’s a good time to look back at half a century of cinema about the potential for inter-planetary friendships (or not).
This Just In

Why are so many British feature debuts about childhood trauma?

by Billie Walker

An excellent crop of debut films in the past couple of years all explore painful childhoods. What does this say about the interests of the British film industry?