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Husband – first-look review

by Xuanlin Tham

The tri­als and tribu­la­tions of one cou­ple’s rela­tion­ship are under the micro­scope in Devo­rah Baum and Josh Appig­nane­si’s frus­trat­ing documentary.
Two people, a man and a woman, talking in a dimly lit room with overhead lights and a wooden ceiling.
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The Narrow Road – first-look review

by Xuanlin Tham

Lam Sum’s Hong Kong-set Covid dra­ma is ten­der but lacks inci­sive­ness when it comes to the pandemic.
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Human Flowers of Flesh – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Hele­na Wittman’s extra­or­di­nary sea­far­ing anti-epic is a prime con­tender for the big prize at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival.
Three people, two women and a child, walking along a riverfront path. The women are wearing colourful clothing, and the child is seated in a shopping trolley.
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Little Ones – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Debut direc­tor Julie Ler­at-Ger­sant offers up a vivid char­ac­ter study of a preg­nant teen who’s adamant to give up her baby.
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Fairytale – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Alexan­der Sokurov offers a col­le­gial walk­ing tour through lim­bo with Hitler, Mus­soli­ni, Stal­in and Churchill. It’s com­plete­ly mad.
Soldiers resting in a tent; several seated around a table, another standing with a rifle, one figure kneeling on the ground.
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Narratives of conflict at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

by Isabel Jacobs

Armenia’s flag­ship film fes­ti­val pro­vid­ed a plat­form for film­mak­ers to reflect on var­i­ous wars, although there were some curi­ous absences.
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The Venice Film Festival unveils a jam-packed lineup for 2022

by Charles Bramesco

The Lido will be per­fect­ly hap­py to host the buzzy Net­flix films banned from Cannes.
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A cavalcade of big names have been tipped for a stuffed Venice Film Festival

by Charles Bramesco

Luca Guadagni­no, Andrew Dominik, Olivia Wilde, and many oth­ers are rumored to be locks for the Lido.
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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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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.