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Review

No Bears

by Rafa Sales Ross

The Iranian master returns with a set of parallel love stories reflecting on superstition and the mechanics of power.

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On ‘Cinema Speculation’ – Quentin Tarantino’s loopy book of film criticism

by David Jenkins

The beloved writer-director offers up an eccentric volume that stands as testament to his rabid cinephilia.
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Brendan Fraser is a man transformed in the first trailer for The Whale

by Charles Bramesco

In the new film from Darren Aronofsky, Fraser portrays an obese recluse ready for one last chance at redemption.
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Here are the nominees of the 35th European Film Awards

by Little White Lies

The European Film Academy has unveiled the contenders for their 35th annual awards ceremony, celebrating the cream of filmmaking in Europe.
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In Praise Of

Why I love The Canyons

by Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja

Paul Schrader and Brett Easton Ellis’s much-derided 2013 collaboration starring Lindsay Lohan is a sharper take on performance than it first appears.
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The McDonagh Brothers’ visions of Irish guilt and morality

by Connor Norcott

Martin and John Michael explore their Irish heritage through their bleak, blisteringly funny filmmaking.
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Review

Cette Maison

by Marina Ashioti

Miryam Charles’ debut is a stunning drama that takes direct inspiration from her cousin’s unexpected death.

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Sparks’ Ron and Russell Mael have written another original musical film

by Charles Bramesco

The songwriting legends behind Annette will grace the silver screen again with the mysterious X Crucior.
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Review

Return to Dust

by David Jenkins

Li Ruijun’s tender, thought-provoking drama is a story about love expressed through action rather than reaction.

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In Retrospect
Three adults - an elderly woman with white hair, a man with a contorted facial expression, and a woman with long dark hair - in a dramatic scene with a patterned background.

The faux feminism of the hagsploitation boom

by Billie Walker

This year’s biggest horror titles have frustratingly pointed to women’s ageing bodies as a source of ridicule and fear.