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Partnership

Picturehouse joins the MUBI GO fold

by Little White Lies

This week, see The Eight Mountains at your local Picturehouse Cinema for free with a MUBI GO membership.
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Review

Plan 75

by Trevor Johnston

Chie Hayakawa’s dystopian drama about a government-sponsored euthanasia programme is affecting, but leaves key questions unexplored.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Home Ents

The swashbuckling thrills of Brotherhood of the Wolf

by Anton Bitel

Christophe Gans’ fantasy-action-horror – loosely based on a true story – boasts a starry cast and some highly memorable set pieces.
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Review

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

by Lillian Crawford

Nina Menkes’ broad-strokes, reactionary investigation of the male gaze is more interested in cherry-picking than it is insightful critique.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change

by B.C. Wallin

The Wachowskis’ animé-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history.
Two people, a woman and a child, embracing in a grassy field with mountains and trees in the background.
Review

The Eight Mountains

by Rafa Sales Ross

The lifelong friendship between two men is the subject of Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s poignant Alps-set drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Why I Love...

Why I love the queerness of Bugs Bunny

by Esmé Holden

Looney Tunes’ iconic rabbit hero might not have been considered a queer icon during his hey day, but with hindsight he takes on a new meaning.
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Review

Pamfir

by David Jenkins

An in-your-face and vibrant gangster comedy set on the Ukraine-Romania border about a man who powers through life and directly into disaster.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A group of young Asian people sitting around a table, eating a meal together. They appear to be in a traditional Japanese-style home.
Partnership

Found in Translation: On Return to Seoul’s bittersweet depiction of communication

by David Jenkins

How Davy Chou’s lilting identity crisis comedy traverses the bridges and barriers that come with language.
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Review

The Blue Caftan

by Marina Ashioti

In her second feature, Maryam Touzani fashions a complex tale about love that aptly deals with the complexities of repressed sexuality.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect