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Review

The Good Boss

by David Jenkins

The always-great Javier Bardem punches below his weight in this naggingly light comedy of workplace manners.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman looking out of a window, deep in thought.
Festivals

Emerging filmmakers step into the spotlight at the 2022 Karlovy Vary Film Festival

by Caitlin Quinlan

The Czech Republic festival is fast becoming a showcase for exciting new talent.
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Review

The Gray Man

by Hannah Strong

A CIA assassin and a psychopath play a game of intercontinental cat and mouse in this poorly-executed action-thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Bustling city street with palm trees and high-rise buildings. A woman in a patterned dress standing in the middle of the road.
Review

Donna

by Marina Ashioti

Jay Bedwani presents a captivating portrait of drag icon Donna Personna as she writes a play to commemorate the bravery of her trans sisters.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two women standing in a dimly lit, purple-tinged corridor.
Incoming

Fantasy collides with insanity in the first The Silent Twins trailer

by Charles Bramesco

Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance star in this dramatisation of June and Jennifer Gibbons’ strange life story.
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Incoming

Amy Winehouse is the latest star to get the Hollywood biopic treatment

by Charles Bramesco

Will audiences say ​‘no, no, no’ to Sam Taylor-Johnson’s upcoming film?
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Review

The Railway Children Return

by David Jenkins

It’s diminishing returns for the World War Two-era scamps learning life lessons out in the countryside.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Dilapidated buildings, scattered debris, and a person sitting on a wooden crate, reading from a book amidst the destruction.
Festivals

At Sheffield Doc/Fest, filmmakers reflect on the war in Ukraine

by Katie Goh

The challenges and ethics of showing life in an active conflict zone were a key theme of the festival’s 2022 edition.
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Incoming

A new season at the BFI Southbank showcases the marvels of Afrofuturism

by Charles Bramesco

In the Black Fantastic explores racial identity through mythology, science-fiction, and the supernatural.
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In Praise Of

In praise of Isabel Sandoval

by Lillian Crawford

Though her work remains undistributed in the UK, her superb film and TV episodes show an immense and unique talent on the rise.