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How do you make a millennial period piece?

by Pat Greenhough

With the beginning of the noughties now over two decade ago, we’re entering a new era for nostalgia – but how do filmmakers crack the code?
Two girls sitting at desks, drawing and writing in their notebooks. Colourful pens and pencils on the desks.
Review

Favoriten review – a moving exploration into the artistic potential of children

by Jordan Cronk

Over three years, Ruth Beckermann documents school life in a multicultural working class district of Vienna.

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A group of people dining outdoors on a terrace, with a lake and autumn trees visible in the background. The table is set with dishes and a chandelier overhead.
Review

Rumours review – laughing while crying inside

by Josh Slater-Williams

Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson and Guy Maddin’s political satire pits world leaders against an unlikely climate event.

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A parent and child in wheelchairs sit in a cinema auditorium with colourful seats and 'MEDICIN3MA' signage visible.
Scene Report

How MediCinema brings the magic of movies to hospital patients

by Natasha Jagger

Based inside various hospitals across the UK, MediCinema recognises the power of movies for people undergoing medical treatment.
Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Wicked Part 1 | Blitz + Stephen Graham | The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the musical Wicked Part 1. We also review Steve McQueen’s Blitz and spoke to its star Stephen Graham and for film revisit The Wizard Of Oz.
Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Rumours + Guy Maddin | On Becoming a Guinea Fowl | The Exterminating Angel (1962)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the unpredictable satire of apocalyptic black comedy Rumours and spoke to one of its directors, Guy Maddin. We also reviewed the wonderful feminist tale of On Becoming A Guinea Fowl and finally, for film club, we revisit 1962’s The Exterminating Angel.
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Review

Remembering Every Night review – cinema as poetry

by Barney Nuttall

Yui Kiyohara’s wistful, meditative new film follows three women’s lives as they intersect in the quiet outskirts of Tokyo.

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Review

On Becoming A Guinea Fowl review – searing and disorientating

by Hannah Strong

The death of a beloved uncle in a middle-class Zambian family brings some difficult truths to light in Rungano Nyoni’s surreal second feature.

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Mia Wasikowska in an orange shirt and brown skirt walks in front of a school campus building with students behind her.
Review

Club Zero review – leaves a sour taste

by Hannah Strong

Jessica Hausner’s drama about a teacher who begins a troubling diet club at an elite high school is a poorly-judged slog to sit through.

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What is the truth about digital projection?

by Carlos José Jijón Jurado

Dismissed as inferior by dedicated print enthusiasts yet a mainstay of cinemas around the world – we talk to cinema workers about the pros and cons of digital as a format.