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Jake Gyllenhaal takes on the Taliban in the first trailer for The Covenant

by Charles Bramesco

In Guy Ritchie’s new thriller, a soldier must fight his way through Afghanistan to rescue the interpreter who saved his life.
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The Oscar Goes To...

Why Inu-Oh deserves the Oscar for Best Production Design

by Kambole Campbell

Masaaki Yuasa’s animated epic is more than worthy of consideration beyond the narrow restrictions of the ​‘Best Animated Feature’ category.
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Festivals

Ten highlights from the 2023 Rotterdam Film Festival

by David Jenkins

A few top picks from the big and brassy return of the Dutch mainstay, its first in-person gathering in three years.
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Review

Husband

by Xuanlin Tham

Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi attempt to navigate their relationship as they take a trip to the United States.

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Interviews

Alice Diop: ‘A fictional space could reveal my point of view’

by Leila Latif

The filmmaker behind the remarkable Saint Omer explains how her own experience informed the creation of her intimate legal drama.
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Review

Knock at the Cabin

by Hannah Strong

A family trying to enjoy a rural vacation find themselves faced with an impossible choice in M Night Shyamalan’s new apocalypse thriller.

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Gigantic shark's head emerging from icy waters, with skyscrapers of a city skyline in the background.

How blockbuster eco-disaster films impact our relationship with climate change

by Finlay van der Vossen

Do these films which imagine the ramifications of a future climate disaster help or hinder our real-world conservation efforts?
A young Black woman wearing a mustard-coloured top, standing in front of a wooden wall.
Review

Saint Omer

by David Jenkins

A literature professor observes a court case in which a mother stands accused of murdering her child in Alice Diop’s sublime drama.

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In Retrospect
Silhouette of a cat standing in a dark, red-lit room with hanging lights.
Review

EO

by Mark Asch

A donkey sets off on a long journey to reunite with his mistress in Jerzy Skolimowski’s far-reaching drama.

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Review

The Whale

by Hannah Strong

A grieving man battling an eating disorder attempts to reconnect with his daughter in Darren Aronofsky’s drama.

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