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Review

Nanny

by Zahra AlHadad

An undocumented immigrant working as a nanny in New York faces supernatural forces in Nikyatu Jusu’s spell-binding and assured feature debut.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Rian Johnson: ‘Sondheim’s my guy’

by Adam Woodward

The writer/​director of Glass Onion talks musicals, murder mysteries, and the sartorial secrets of master detective Benoit Blanc.
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Review

The Swimmers

by David Jenkins

The astonishing saga of Syrian refugee-turned-Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini is effectively presented by writer/​director Sally El Hosaini.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

by David Jenkins

Benoit Blanc enters the canon of iconic movie characters with Rian Johnson’s second foray into whodunit (nu-dunit?) territory.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

She Said

by Laura Venning

Maria Schrader tackles the New York Times investigation that brought down Harvey Weinstein in this well-pitched drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

by Patrick Sproull

A lonely newlywed embarks on a clandestine affair with her gamekeeper in Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s adaptation of the classic DH Lawrence novel.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Strong women, dysfunctional families and a sentient car at the 2022 London Korean Film Festival

by Emma Curzon

A well-curated selection of genres and themes made for a diverse and fascinating programme at this year’s festival.
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Incoming

Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig face the apocalypse in the White Noise trailer

by Charles Bramesco

The world lurches toward a postmodern end in Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s essential novel.
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Interviews

Luca Guadagnino: ‘I hate drama’

by Hannah Strong

The Italian director behind A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria talks flies, flesh and Timothée Chalamet in his horror-romance Bones and All.
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Review

What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

by Caitlin Quinlan

Football provides the common thread for Aleksandre Koberidze’s dreamy drama set on the Rioni river.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect