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Review

Clara Sola

by Finlay Spencer

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s debut feature explores religious oppression and sexual desire through a Costa Rican woman’s mystical awakening.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Incoming

Channing Tatum gyrates back into our hearts in the trailer for Magic Mike’s Last Dance

by Charles Bramesco

Steven Soderbergh directs the third installment of the male-stripping saga as Mike brings his talents to London.
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Interviews

Charlotte Wells: ‘Adults are locked in the roles that they perform for kids’

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Scottish filmmaker behind breakout indie Aftersun explains the complex process of portraying memory in cinema.
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Review

Armageddon Time

by Hannah Strong

James Gray interrogates his fraught childhood in Regan-era New York City in this masterful, unflinching drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Aftersun

by Savina Petkova

A young father and his 11-year-old daughter take a holiday to Turkey in Charlotte Wells’ touching debut.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

How The Draughtsman’s Contract set the blueprint for the modern period piece

by Finlay Spencer

With its acerbic script and anachronistic flourishes, Peter Greenaway’s 1982 film is as fresh and funny as ever.
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Interviews

Meet Panos H Koutras: Greece’s own King of Trash

by Vince Medeiros

LWLies speak to the director of the outrageous farce, Dodo, at the the 2022 Thessaloniki Film Festival.
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Review

A Bunch of Amateurs

by Marina Ashioti

A charming documentary about Britain’s oldest amateur filmmaking club puts a quintessentially Northern story in the spotlight.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two characters from a sci-fi film, a bald man in colourful costume and a woman in a grey outfit with an elaborate hairstyle, standing and looking at each other.
Review

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

by Cheyenne Bart-Stewart

Writer/​director Ryan Coogler expands his colonialist critique in this epic MCU sequel which also pays moving tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Tokyo International Film Festival celebrates the next generation of Japanese filmmaking talent

by Alicia Haddick

At the revamped Tokyo International Film Festival, the spotlight shone brightly on upcoming Japanese artistic voices.