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In Praise Of

Why Meiko Kaji’s cult characters are still subversive in their strength

by Sam Moore

As Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion turns 50, Meiko Kaji’s feminist action heroines are as thrilling to watch as ever.
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Review

Official Competition

by David Jenkins

Penélope Cruz excels as a preening arthouse filmmaker in this delicious satire of making art without compromise.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Not Movies

Arsenal: All Or Nothing and the football documentary boom

by Zoheir Beig

As Amazon’s latest Premier League doc airs, how much do these prestige football docs really tell us about the beautiful game?
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Festivals

Guy Maddin is bringing a new augmented-reality project to London Film Festival

by Charles Bramesco

He’s leading today’s wave of announcements concerning the ​‘LFF Expanded’ programme of immersive art forms.
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Festivals

Neon Spring – first-look review

by Xuanlin Tham

A young woman with a difficult home life discovers Riga’s rave scene in Matiss Kaza’s fourth feature.
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Festivals

Husband – first-look review

by Xuanlin Tham

The trials and tribulations of one couple’s relationship are under the microscope in Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi’s frustrating documentary.
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Review

Mr. Malcolm’s List

by Emma Fraser

A charming cast bring out the best in this frothy Austenesque period romance.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Feast

by Marina Ashioti

A cautionary tale about environmental exploitation veers into predictability in Lee Haven Jones’ slow-burn directorial debut.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

The Narrow Road – first-look review

by Xuanlin Tham

Lam Sum’s Hong Kong-set Covid drama is tender but lacks incisiveness when it comes to the pandemic.
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Review

I Came By

by David Jenkins

George MacKay plays a graffiti artist who uncovers a dark secret in Babak Anvari’s effective – but distractingly ugly – new thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect