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The Passengers of the Night – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This aimless and thin family portrait set in ​’80s Paris is boosted by an affecting turn from Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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Both Sides of the Blade – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon play a couple whose relationship is tested by the arrival of an old friend in Claire Denis’ latest.
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Flux Gourmet – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Peter Strickland serves up a helping of culinary chaos in his suitably strange fifth feature film.
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Nobody’s Hero – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The latest from French filmmaker Alain Guiraudie is an eccentric urban farce combining true love and terrorism.
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Qiu Jiongjiong and Amanda Kramer in focus at IFFR 2022

by Forrest Cardamenis

Rotterdam International Film Festival offered a rich programme in its second virtual edition, with intriguing sidebars on two vastly different artists.
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Emily the Criminal – first-look review

by Jourdain Searles

Aubrey Plaza delivers a stand-out performance as a struggling artist with a criminal record who becomes involved with a credit card scam.
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Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul – first-look review

by Jourdain Searles

Adamma Ebo offers a glimpse into Southern Baptist culture – specifically the corporate greed of megachurches and celebratory pastors.
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Tantura and Descendant reckon with troubling elements of Israeli and US history

by Adam Solomons

Two of the best documentaries at Sundance probe the messy legacies of nations’ founding epochs.
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The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Francisca Alegría presents an environmental fable with elements of magical realism.
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Sharp Stick – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A naïve 26-year-old sets her sights on a sexual awakening in Lena Dunham’s brash and honest second feature.