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Features

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In Praise Of

Climbing the company ladder means a lot of bootlicking in I Was Born, But…

by Blaise Radley

Ninety years on, Yasujirō Ozu’s silent comedy about familial disillusion still makes salient points about life under capitalism.
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Festivals

Emerging filmmakers step into the spotlight at the 2022 Karlovy Vary Film Festival

by Caitlin Quinlan

The Czech Republic festival is fast becoming a showcase for exciting new talent.
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Incoming

Fantasy collides with insanity in the first The Silent Twins trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance star in this dramatisation of June and Jennifer Gibbons’ strange life story.
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Amy Winehouse is the latest star to get the Hollywood biopic treatment

by Charles Bramesco

Will audiences say ​‘no, no, no’ to Sam Taylor-Johnson’s upcoming film?
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Festivals

At Sheffield Doc/Fest, filmmakers reflect on the war in Ukraine

by Katie Goh

The challenges and ethics of showing life in an active conflict zone were a key theme of the festival’s 2022 edition.
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Incoming

A new season at the BFI Southbank showcases the marvels of Afrofuturism

by Charles Bramesco

In the Black Fantastic explores racial identity through mythology, science-fiction, and the supernatural.
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In Praise Of

In praise of Isabel Sandoval

by Lillian Crawford

Though her work remains undistributed in the UK, her superb film and TV episodes show an immense and unique talent on the rise.
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The first trailer for David O. Russell’s Amsterdam catches stars in a national mystery

by Charles Bramesco

Margot Robbie, John David Washington, and Christian Bale lead as a trio of friends caught in a murder case.
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Festivals

The Edinburgh International Film Festival returns following two virtual editions

by Molly Mortimer

A new creative director, new programme strands and a new vision promise a big return for the world’s oldest film festival.
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Incoming

The BIFAs look to the future by introducing gender-neutral acting categories

by Charles Bramesco

Gender isn’t binary, and awards programs ought to reflect that simple truth.