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Two people sitting in a vehicle on a beach at sunset, one wearing a patterned scarf and sunglasses, the other looking out the window.
Review

The Damned Don’t Cry

by Marina Ashioti

Fyzal Boulifa’s second feature bears witness to the the dysfunctional bond between a mother-son duo as they drift through urban Morocco.

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Sci-fi book covers showcasing various alien, space, and horror themes. Vibrant colours, distinct visual styles, and intriguing titles like "Alien", "Star Trek", "Terminator Salvation", "Riddick", and "The Thing".
Interviews

Inside the wild world of film-to-book novelisations

by Melita Cameron-Wood

Alan Dean Foster, who has adapted the likes of Alien and Star Wars for the page, explains the highly specific art of transforming sci-fi epics into page-turners.
Ornate interior of a grand hall with rows of red chairs and people seated, under a high-ceilinged arched roof decorated with detailed architectural features.
Sheffield Doc/Fest

Here’s what it’s like to pitch your film idea at a festival

by Rupert Clague

One filmmaker shares his experiment of pitching a project at Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket, which connects artists with a variety of people who might be able to help them realise their dream.
A woman in glasses and a black coat, standing amidst a group of people wearing white and red uniforms.
Review

La Syndicaliste

by Lillian Crawford

Isabelle Huppert stars as the head union representative of a multinational nuclear power company in Jean-Paul Salomé’s corporate drama.

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A group of three Black children sitting on a bus, looking out of the window. The children appear to be engaged in conversation.
Review

Mother and Son

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Annabelle Lengronne gives an excellent performance as a single immigrant mother fighting for survival in Léonor Serraille’s second feature.

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Woman wearing a dark hooded top, sitting at a table with a glass in hand.
In Praise Of

The Counselor was Cormac McCarthy’s unflinching portrait of the consequences of desire

by Evan Helmlinger

In his only produced screenplay, the American titan of literature painted a bleak picture of the logical endpoint of greed.
Cartoon characters, smiling fairy with golden wings and a purple creature with long purple hair.
Review

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

by David Jenkins

Charming, if slight Dreamworks animated feature in which a kraken hides in plain sight as a gawky teen high-schooler in the run-up to prom.

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Woman in blue boxing gloves in fighting stance on boxing ring.
Review

Small, Slow but Steady

by Josh Slater-Williams

A young hearing impaired boxer finds her hopes of going pro under threat due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Shô Miyake’s loose adaptation of Keiko Ogasawara’s autobiography.

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Two people - a woman in a white top and a man in a striped shirt - sitting on a bed covered in a zebra-print blanket, looking at each other and smiling.
In Praise Of

Why I love The Watermelon Woman

by Robyn Quick

Cheryl Dunye’s debut feature broke the mould with its witty blend of fact and fiction – and remains a queer classic to this day.
Weathered face of an elderly man wearing a cowboy hat, looking thoughtful.
Review

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

by David Jenkins

It’s an improvement on the execrable Crystal Skull, but James Mangold’s exhumation of the Spielberg adventure serial is both tame and unnecessary.

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