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Opinion

What makes a rock doc worthwhile?

by Ralph Greco, Jr

It seems as though a new documentary about a legendary band pops up every week – but what separates the wheat from the chaff?
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Review

The Stimming Pool review – a unique, enchanting experience

by Alex Hopkins-McQuillan

The Neurocultures Collective and Steven Eastwood present a world perceived through autism in this wonderfully experimental, hybrid endeavour.

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Anticipation
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4
In Retrospect
A man in a navy blue suit appears distressed as he presses his hands against a brick wall in an urban setting.
Review

Novocaine review – no pain, no gain

by Hannah Strong

Jack Quaid delivers a charming performance as a man incapable of feeling pain in Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s ultraviolent action-comedy.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A serious-looking, bald Black man wearing a blue jacket and looking out of a window.
Review

A Working Man review – a dire, forgettable actioner

by Hannah Strong

Even Jason Statham looks bored by his latest hard man turn in Davey Ayer’s uninspired adaptation of Chuck Dixon’s novel Levon’s Trade.

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Anticipation
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1
In Retrospect
Two women working in a commercial kitchen, one woman serving a plate of food to the other.
Review

La Cocina review – powered by Raúl Briones’ manic performance

by Hannah Strong

Tensions flare between front of house and kitchen staff in Alonso Ruizpalacios’ Times Square restaurant-set drama.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Hard Craft

Role Credits: Inside the world of Dan Perri

by Ralph Jones

Dan Perri, the man behind some of the film world’s most iconic credits sequences, reflects on half a century of his work.
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Interviews

Joshua Oppenheimer: ‘The End is an artefact of barbarism’

by Lucy Peters

How the doc maestro turned his hand to (musical!) fiction in his compelling and singular new film, The End.
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Review

Y2K review – as throwaway as a killer Tamagotchi

by Iona Mathieson

The millennium bug triggers a cyber-apocalypse in Kyle Mooney’s nostalgia-driven directorial debut.

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3
In Retrospect
Two elderly women walking along a gravel path through an autumnal woodland, carrying baskets.
Review

When Autumn Falls review – another year, another Ozon

by David Jenkins

This lightweight Chabrolian country drama from François Ozon sees an elderly retiree with a complex past trying to do right by her family.

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2
In Retrospect
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Review

Dig! XX review – the original version is still the best

by David Jenkins

Ondi Timoner revisits her classic 2004 rock doc with an extended version that doesn’t add much to the greatness of the original.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect