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Review

Hedda review – Tessa Thompson reshapes the molecules around her

by Leila Latif

Nia DaCosta reimagines Henrik Ibsen’s ​‘Hedda Gabler’ with Tessa Thompson in a lush, 1950s-set fever dream.

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In Retrospect
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Journeys

Inside the 18th edition of Toronto's Palestine Film Festival

by Filipa Pajevic

Putting on this year’s festival of Palestinian film in the Canadian cultural hub wasn’t easy, but the stories kept coming.
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BFI London Film Festival

The Memory of Butterflies – first-look review

by Rebecca Buckley

Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski’s remarkable documentary offers a nuanced and innovative take on Western colonial oppression in Latin America.
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In Conversation

Kelly Reichardt: ‘I’m fascinated with people stealing art’

by David Jenkins

Robert Bresson, Warren Oates and Jean-Pierre Melville are just some of the ingredients of The Mastermind, an existential heist movie with a political twist.
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Review

The Mastermind review – another Reichardt dream

by Hannah Strong

An art theft spells disaster for Josh O’Connor in Kelly Reichardt’s excellent Vietnam-era heist dramedy.

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Festivals

Seven Unexpected Gems from the 2025 BFI London Film Festival

by Lucy Peters

Future screenings of these films are absolutely worth snapping up a ticket for, and guaranteed to be unlike anything else you watch this year.
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Review

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere review – a middling rock biog

by David Jenkins

Jeremy Allen White plays The Boss during a period of deep introspection and emotional confusion in this risk-averse film biography.

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Review

After The Hunt review – Julia Roberts' best role in yonks

by Hannah Strong

Luca Guadagnino’s knotty psychodrama confronts our most selfish impulses against the backdrop of a Yale University scandal.

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In Retrospect
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Opinion

The complex legacy of John Hughes

by Hannah Benson

How the teen movie maestro behind The Breakfast Club inspired a new generation to expand on his vision of growing up on screen.
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Partnership

Exclusive: Harris Dickinson teams up with a charity to launch exclusive tee

All proceeds of the collaboration will go directly to Under One Sky, directly supporting people affected by homelessness.

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