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Monstrous – first-look review

by Anton Bitel

Christi­na Ric­ci stars as a moth­er on the edge in direc­tor Chris Sivertson’s lake­side crea­ture feature.
Injured person wearing blue uniform, visible cuts and blood on face.
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Deadstream – first-look review

by Anton Bitel

Joseph and Vanes­sa Win­ter blend hor­ror and com­e­dy in this enter­tain­ing haunt­ed house freak-out.
Three men running on a dirt path in a rural area, one wearing a yellow top, one wearing a black top, and one wearing a white top.
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Blind Ambition – first-look review

by Jojo Ajisafe

Tagged as the Cool Run­nings of wine tast­ing, this doc­u­men­tary tells the true sto­ry of Zim­bab­wean sommeliers.
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Seven glimpses outward from the Glasgow Film Festival 2022

by Anton Bitel

We sur­vey the most excit­ing titles screen­ing at Glasgow’s pre­mière annu­al cel­e­bra­tion of film.
Two young men standing in front of a massage parlour sign.
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An adventure in shorts at Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival

by Laurence Boyce

One of the world’s lead­ing cel­e­bra­tions of short film offers an excit­ing vision not only for the future of cin­e­ma, but for how a film fes­ti­val can work.
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This year’s Berlinale Forum grappled with humanity’s fraught place in the world

by Patrick Gamble

Emerg­ing from the pan­dem­ic, film­mak­ers exper­i­ment­ed with form and nar­ra­tive to pose deep­er ques­tions about our past, present and future.
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Dreaming Walls – first-look review

by Greg Wetherall

Maya Duverdier and Amelie Van Elmbt inves­ti­gate the lega­cy and cur­rent pre­car­i­ous state of one of New York’s most endur­ing cul­tur­al landmarks.
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The Quiet Girl – first-look review

by Alicia Haddick

A young girl dis­cov­ers a life she nev­er thought pos­si­ble in the Irish coun­try­side in Colm Bairéad’s affect­ing debut feature.
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The Novelist’s Film – first-look review

by Matt Turner

Hong Sang-soo inter­ro­gates the func­tion of art in his seem­ing­ly self-reflec­tive lat­est feature.
Two men sitting on a rocky beach, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and a pack of dogs.
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Against the Ice – first-look review

by Lou Thomas

Peter Finth’s chilly Arc­tic dra­ma fea­tures some stun­ning scenery but ulti­mate­ly proves an under­whelm­ing watch.