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In praise of Youn Yuh-jung – Korean cinema’s most enduring star

by Ben Nicholson

A new ret­ro­spec­tive at the Lon­don Kore­an Film Fes­ti­val reveals the vet­er­an actor’s rich and var­ied career.
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Discover the film festival that has all bases covered

The Thes­sa­loni­ki Inter­na­tion­al Film Fes­ti­val offers a mod­el for how mod­ern fes­ti­vals could and should be operating.
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Discover the London East Asia Film Festival 2021

by Little White Lies

Immerse your­self in the cin­e­mat­ic delights of East Asia as this annu­al cel­e­bra­tion goes from strength to strength.
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10 independent gems from the BFI London Film Festival 2021

by Katie Goh

A selec­tion of our favourite under-the-radar high­lights from this year’s LFF to add to your view­ing calendar.
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Language Lessons – first-look review

by Callie Petch

Writer/​director Natal­ie Morales crafts one of the pan­dem­ic era’s most mov­ing and effec­tive odes to long-dis­tanced intimacy.
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The Harder They Fall – first-look review

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Jeymes Samuel’s star-stud­ded revenge west­ern bold­ly reframes cow­boy mythol­o­gy for a mod­ern audience.
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The best international genre films at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival

by Erin Brady

Mer­ce­nar­ies and demon­ic encoun­ters fea­tured in some of the most inter­est­ing films that played at this year’s TIFF.
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C’mon C’mon – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Joaquin Phoenix and new­com­er Woody Nor­man play uncle and nephew in Mike Mills’ ten­der dra­ma about a fam­i­ly in flux.
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Întregalde – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Three aid work­ers are led on a detour through dark­est Tran­syl­va­nia in Radu Muntean’s alle­gor­i­cal inter­gen­er­a­tional drama.
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The Tragedy of Macbeth – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

Some­thing Coen this way comes… Den­zel Wash­ing­ton and Frances McDor­mand star in this inno­v­a­tive take on the Bard.