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Festivals

Passages – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Ira Sachs returns with an intimate, intense three-hander about a Fassbinder-like film director played by the great Franz Rogowski.
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Interviews

Tony Kushner: ‘Close Encounters had a huge influence on me’

by Trevor Johnston

The sage of modern American theatre on his transition to becoming Steven Spielberg’s trusty screenwriting wingman.
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Festivals

The Berlin Film Fest’s 2023 lineup includes Christian Petzold, Hong Sang-soo

by Charles Bramesco

President Kristen Stewart will also pass judgement on films by Matt Johnson and Angela Schanelec.
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Incoming

With the 21st-century period piece, cinema writes the history books

by Charles Bramesco

Films like Uncut Gems, Hustlers, and Lady Bird help us make sense of a modern past.
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Review

Nascondino (Hide & Seek)

by Marina Ashioti

This lyrical observational documentary by debutant Victoria Fiore follow’s a young boy growing up on the streets of Naples.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Intense red and orange hues; abstract, moody composition with silhouetted figure.
The Oscar Goes To...

Why The Batman should win the Oscar for Best Cinematography

by Henry Bulmer

Taking inspiration from neo-noir, Matt Reeves and Greig Fraser created a brooding, impactful visual language for their take on the Caped Crusader.
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In Praise Of

Remembering Yoshida Kiju: a titan of Japanese cinema

by Marcus Iwama

The filmmaker behind Blood Is Dry and Bitter End of a Sweet Night, who passed away at the end of 2022, was a founding member of the Japanese New Wave.
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Festivals

Exploring community at the 2022 Queer Wave Film Festival

by Marina Ashioti

A thriving local queer scene has been steadily emerging in the city of Nicosia thanks to the programmers of Queer Wave and Sessions.
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Review

The Substitute

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A humble school teacher is forced into a stand off against a local drug lord in Diego Lerman’s compelling, though overly-contrived drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

More Than Ever

by Laura Venning

Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel play a couple grappling with a life-altering illness in Emily Atef’s sensitive but slight drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect